AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAsian Games, sports & national pride: Ernest John Obiena defended his pole vault throne, clearing a Games-record 5.91m in rainy Nagoya to win gold, while Victoria Bossong grabbed bronze in the women’s 800m and Jayuard Alciso added a surfing bronze after an all-Filipino shortboard medal match. Culture & heritage through sport: The Philippines’ women’s sepak takraw team made history with a silver in doubles, their best-ever finish in the discipline. Education & public services: The Commission on Audit flagged DepEd’s school-building delays, saying only 2% of targeted classrooms for 2025 were completed and many funded classrooms from 2021-2025 remain unbuilt due to site and approval issues; DepEd also issued new disaster-resilient, PWD-accessible building standards for new schools starting FY 2027. Governance & rights: The UP Diliman committee condemned NTF-Elcac red-tagging and harassment of students and staff, warning it creates a chilling effect. Migrant worker protection: The CHR welcomed Mary Jane Veloso’s absolute pardon, stressing how overseas workers—especially women—face vulnerabilities and barriers in foreign justice systems. Family policy push: Senate President Pro Tempore Tito Sotto urged creation of a central agency for Filipino families via a “Filipino Family Act,” proposing “Family Mainstreaming” and “Family Impact Assessment.”
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