These are among the top stories this Friday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2022.
The Bicameral Conference Committee meeting to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House versions of the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget has started. And it was of the general sentiment among the lawmakers that this task will be dispatched with easily, and the 2023 appropriations measure could be presented for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signature before Christmas.
Meanwhile, the President turned his attention on the status of the country’s healthcare system as he pushed for stronger tie-up between the public and private sectors, as well as more scholarships for nurses and other medical workers, to shore up any deficiency in the system. The Bureau of Corrections has started burying the unclaimed remains of persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison , starting with 60 bodies.
REMEMBERING FVR – Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio and Cristy Ramos, daughter of the late former president Fidel V. Ramos, unveil the special stamps honoring the 12President of the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at the Philippine Post Office. Ramos, who was also a columnist of the Manila Bulletin, was an avid stamp collector, and had issued Proclamation 494 in 1994, declaring November as National Stamp Collecting Month.
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Kris Aquino prepares for ‘more than 18 months of diagnosis and treatment’“Pang case study daw ako (I’m meant for a case study) – one person with multiple autoimmune conditions and over 100 known allergic or adverse reactions to medication,” Kris shared in a new health update on her Instagram on Thursday, November 24.
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NLEX-SLEX Connector’s early completion fast gaining supportThe NLEX-SLEX Connector is approximately an eight-kilometer, four-lane, all elevated tollway which extends the alignment of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) from Caloocan City to Santa Mesa in Manila – and is supposed to link up with Skyway Stage 3 READ:
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Early completion of NLEX-SLEX link to boost PH economy, says urban dev’t advocateAn urban development advocate has joined calls for the early completion of the North Luzon Expressway and South Luzon Expressway connector, sharing the belief that it would substantially boost the country’s economy. | JMangaluzINQ
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Early enactment of 2023 budget eyed, possibly before ChristmasHouse leaders have guaranteed the enactment of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 before the end of the current year, possibly even before Christmas.
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Standard News Editor among 22 picked for US journalist programShe will join 21 other participants from 19 countries for the three-week fellowship from Nov. 26 to Dec. 18 that will begin in Washington DC before moving to Baltimore in Maryland, St. Petersburg in Florida, San Diego in California, and Chicago in-- READ:
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