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2 days ago
- General
- GMA Network
Traffic advisory for 127th Independence Day celebration
Soldiers participate in the flag-raising rehearsal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park in Manila on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in preparation for the 126th Philippine Independence Day on June 12. DANNY PATA The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Monday announced several road sections will be closed on June 12, 2025 as part of the celebration of the country's 127th Independence Day. In a press conference, the NHCP advised motorists to prepare for heavy traffic in the following road sections from June 8 to 12. • No road closure • Heavy traffic along Roxas Boulevard and Kalaw Avenue June 10-11, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. • No road closure • Heavy traffic along Roxas Blvd, Kalaw Ave and Burgos Drive June 11, 8 p.m. • Partial closure of Roxas Blvd (Kilometer Zero) • Full closure of Katigbak Road, Independence Road, South Road June 12, 5 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Full Closure of Roxas Blvd. Both sides from Burgos Rd to Buendia Ave • Full Closure of Bonifacio Dr., both sides from Burgos Rd to Anda Circle • Full Closure of Katigbak Rd, Independence Rd, and South Rd • Full Closure of Kalaw Ave and Burgos Rd from Roxas Blvd. to M. Orosa Street • Full Closure of Vicente Sotto both sides from M. Jalandoni to Roxas Blvd • Use of various roads as parking for visitors. (Roxas Blvd Service Rd, CCP Complex, etc.) Kalayaan 2025 The NCHP also unveiled the following activities to mark the country's Independence Day. May 28 - June 10 Flag in Stamp Exhibition at NHCP Central Office June 6, 6 p.m. Musikalayaan, with the performance of uniformed personnel at Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium June 8, 8 a.m. Parada ng Pag-anyaya at Rizal Monument and Roxas Blvd June 10 - 11, 9 a.m. Mga Pampamahalaang Programa at Serbisyo at Rizal Park, where more than 100 government agencies and the private sectors offer basic services. June 10, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Klikikalayaan at Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium, where the public may get free medical services June 12, starting at 7 a.m. Simultaneous flag-raising and wreath-laying at various areas in the country, such as the Rizal Monument in Manila; Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite; Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan; Andres Bonifacio National Monument in Caloocan; and Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine in San Juan City. June 12, starting at 7:30 a.m. Parada ng Kalayaan 2025 along Roxas Blvd from KM Zero to CCP complex Independence Day Concert at the Metropolitan Museum The Philippines' independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898, with the unveiling of the Philippine flag at the house of Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
27-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Comelec seeks amendments to party-list system law
The representatives of 52 party-lists pose for a photo during the proclamation by the Commission on Elections in Manila on Monday, May 19, 2025. In front and center are the three nominees of top vote-getter Akbayan, all of whom will enter the House of Representatives. DANNY PATA The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday it is hoping that Republic Act 7941 or the 'Party-List System Act' will be soon amended to clear the computation of available seats to be allotted to party-lists during elections. 'Sabi nga namin, sana dumating na sa punto na magkaroon na ng amendments sa Republic Act 7941. Nang sa gayon hindi na ang Korte Suprema ang gumagawa ng formula kung hindi ang mismong batas na ang magsasabi papaano ba talaga ang distribution,' said Comelec spokesperson Rex Laudiangco in Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing. (As we said, I hope it comes to the point where there will be amendments to Republic Act 7941. So that it will no longer be the Supreme Court that makes the formula but the law itself that will dictate how the distribution should be.) The Comelec official cited the basis for the computation of the seats for winning party-list groups was the BANAT vs. Comelec ruling, or the so-called 'Carpio formula.' Under Section 5, Article VI of the Constitution and the Party-List System Act, party-list representatives shall constitute 20% of the total members of the House including those under the party-list, giving them 63 seats. If party-list groups with 2% and higher votes are not able to fill up all the 63 seats, the next-in-line groups with the closest number of votes to 2% will get to secure one seat each until all party-list seats are filled. 'Una, ang tinitignan natin yung nakakamit ng 2% ng total partylist votes…hindi lang yung botong tinanggap…Sinong nakakuha ng 2%, automatic may guaranteed seats na sila…Sa unang latag po niyan, nakita natin na mayroong kaagad na anim na nakakuha,' said Laudiangco. (First, we are looking at those who achieved 2% of the total party-list votes…not just the votes received…Whoever achieved 2%, they automatically have guaranteed seats…In the first round, we saw that there were immediately six who achieved the threshold.) 'Dahil hindi nga po napunuan yung ating 63 pa, ginamit natin yung 'Carpio formula' kung saan ang basis niyan ay natitirang number of seats, yung total number of party-list votes, nagkaroon ng second round of distribution,' he added. 'Nung nakita natin na mayroong pang kulang, mayroon pang natitira, sa BANAT vs. Comelec, kailangan mapuno ang lahat ng ito. So nagkaroon ng third round ng computation.' (Since the 63 seats were not filled, we used the 'Carpio formula' where the basis is the remaining number of seats was the total number of partylist votes, and there was a second round of distribution,' he added. 'When we saw that there were still seats to be filled missing, we cited the BANAT vs. Comelec. So there was a third round of computation.) The Comelec was supposed to proclaim 54 groups, but it suspended the proclamation of Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon party-lists, which won three and one seats in the House of Representatives, respectively. Akbayan Party-list, which received the most number of votes in the party-list race, secured three seats in the House of Representatives in the upcoming 20th Congress, along with Tingog Party-list. But the Comelec clarified that the suspension of the proclamation of the two party-list groups does not nullify their victory in the polls. —RF, GMA Integrated News For more Eleksyon 2025 related content and updates, visit GMA News Online's Eleksyon 2025 microsite.
GMA Network
20-05-2025
- Health
- GMA Network
Landmark global pandemic agreement adopted by WHO members
A minor is inoculated against COVID-19 in Taguig City on November 2, 2021. DANNY PATA GENEVA — Members of the World Health Organization adopted a landmark agreement on Tuesday on how to prepare for future pandemics following the COVID-19 outbreak, which killed millions of people between the years of 2020 and 2022. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact was adopted by the World Health Assembly in Geneva. WHO member countries welcomed its passing with applause. The pact is widely seen as a victory for members of the global health agency at a time when multilateral organizations like the WHO have been battered by sharp cuts in US foreign funding. "The agreement is a victory for public health, science and multilateral action. It will ensure we, collectively, can better protect the world from future pandemic threats," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The treaty faced a late challenge on Monday when Slovakia called for a vote, as its COVID-19 vaccine-skeptic prime minister demanded that his country challenge the adoption of the agreement. One hundred and twenty-four countries voted in favor, no countries voted against, while 11 countries, including Poland, Israel, Italy, Russia, Slovakia and Iran, abstained. — Reuters
