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• P26.7 billion inserted in 2024 DSWD budget allegedly used for Cha-Cha drive

Senators are dumbfounded after they found during a hearing on February 13 that some P26.7 billion ‘magically’ appeared in the approved 2024 budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

• Seeing no more signs of life, Davao de Oro landslide rescuers shift to retrieval

Responders to the landslide in Maco town, Davao de Oro province, transition from rescue efforts to the retrieval of the dead. This, as the Office of Civil Defense says, ‘There are no more signs of life.’

• End of Senate-House row? Zubiri, Romualdez agree to stop word war

The 100th birthday celebration of Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile brings together Senate President Migz Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. This, as the two chambers of Congress continue to be in a word war over proposals to amend the Constitution.

• Zuckerberg told: Explain potential abuse content hidden behind Instagram ‘warning screen’

United States senators demand an explanation from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding an Instagram ‘warning screen.’ They say potential child sex abuse material may appear behind it.

• Filipino tattoo artist Whang-Od awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confers the Presidential Medal of Merit on 106-year-old Kalinga tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od on Wednesday, February 14. – Rappler.com