God, give me work till my life shall end— and life till my work is done.

The Liberal Party led expressions of grief on Thursday, January 30, over the death of its president Rep. Edcel Lagman Sr. (Albay, 1st District), remembering the veteran lawmaker a tireless rights defender who guided the organization through its most challenging periods.

Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay, 1st District) passed away at 5:01 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, due to cardiac arrest.

Malaysia’s House of Representatives Speaker Johari Abdul, is calling for more unity and cooperation among the 11-member nations/states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN, which comprises almost 700 million people.

The House of Representatives passed on second reading a bill amending the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act to lower the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) premium rate from 5% to 3.5% on Tuesday, January 28.

A bill proposing a P200 daily wage increase for private sector employees is scheduled for second reading at the House of Representatives.