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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: Arvin Naeem Taguinota II of Pasig City and Sophia Rose Garra of Malabon City collected their third gold medals Monday in the Batang Pinoy National Championships at the Ramon V. Mitra Jr. Sports Complex pool here. Taguinota triumphed in the boys’ 12-13 200-meter backstroke event with a time of 2:19.88, surpassing competitors Behrouz Mohammad Mojdeh of Parañaque City and Titus Rafael Sia of San Juan City. This victory adds to his previous wins in the 100m and 200m freestyle events. According to Philippines News Agency, Garra secured her gold in the girls’ 12-13 200m backstroke event with

MANILA: The Philippines and Sweden have formalized a government-to-government financial and development cooperation agreement, which will enable Manila to access grants aligned with Stockholm’s priority programs. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Financial and Development Cooperation was signed by Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson at the Department of Finance (DOF) office in Manila on November 22. According to Philippines News Agency, this agreement provides a framework for the Philippine government to secure technical assistance, concessional official development assistance, and/or blended financing from the Swedish government for its priority programs and projects. Among the

Manila: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday underscored the importance and urgency of the fight to end Violence Against Women (VAW). Gatchalian made this remark as the agency joined the government’s 18-day campaign to end VAW on the 20th anniversary of the signing of Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 with the theme ‘VAW Bigyang Wakas, Ngayon na ang Oras (End VAW, Now is the Time!)’. According to Philippines News Agency, the DSWD, as the lead of the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and their

MANILA: Leaders of the House of Representatives have declared that Vice President Sara Duterte should be held accountable for her recent public outburst. In a series of statements, they expressed their full support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s comments regarding death threats allegedly made by the Vice President, calling her behavior criminal and destabilizing. According to Philippines News Agency, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker David Suarez, and Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe have all voiced their concerns, stating that Duterte’s actions are unbefitting of her high office. Gonzales emphasized that threatening the President’s life is not

Manila: The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded bids for Treasury bills (T-bills) at slightly elevated rates during Monday’s auction. The 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day T-bills recorded average rates of 5.647 percent, 5.882 percent, and 5.905 percent, respectively. According to Philippines News Agency, these rates represent a slight increase from last week’s rates of 5.631 percent for the 91-day, 5.862 percent for the 182-day, and 5.871 percent for the 364-day T-bills. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort noted that the T-bill auction yields rose for the eighth consecutive week. The increase is attributed to a potential rise