The Marcos Chronicles

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sends his warmest greetings to the entire Filipino nation as we celebrate Labor Day.

In his message, PBBM honors Filipino workers as the backbone of our Republic and reaffirms the administration’s commitment to defending the dignity of every Filipino through more and better jobs, stronger worker protection, and broader pathways for all to succeed toward a more hopeful Bagong Pilipinas.

Automatic na ang lifeline subsidy para sa mga pamilyang kabilang sa 4Ps. Libre din ang unang 50 kilowatt-hours ng konsumo nila sa kuryente.

Mas mababa ang bayarin bawat buwan at mas may natitira para sa pagkain, gamot, at iba pang pangangailangan ng pamilya.

Ito ang uri ng pamahalaang ating itinataguyod. Hindi dapat ang Pilipino ang maghabol sa tulong. Ang tulong ang dapat lumapit sa Pilipino.

FRANCE CASTRO, SATUR OCAMPO BUTATA SA COURT OF APPEALS

The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the criminal conviction of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Teachers) Rep. France Castro for child abuse over the trafficking of 14 minors from Talaingod, Davao del Norte, in 2018.

In a decision, the appellate court upheld the ruling of Tagum City Regional Trial Court Branch 2, which sentenced Castro and Ocampo to imprisonment of 4 to 6 years for violation of RA 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.

This stemmed from the trafficking charge filed against them and 17 others for allegedly holding minors during their solidarity mission in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte, in November 2018.

A group joined by Castro and Ocampo and 72 others was conducting a National Solidarity Mission in Talaingod to give aid to Lumad schools and teachers in the area and investigate cases of human rights violations after the paramilitary group ALAMARA forcibly padlocked the Salugpongan Community Center.