Senate Reorganizes Committee Heads After Leadership Change

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Today is May 19th. Our top story: The Senate committee chairmanships have been reorganized. This follows the recent change in the Senate leadership. The following is the list of senators and the committees they will be heading: Loren Legarda, Culture and Arts Pia Cayetano, Ways and Means Bong Go, Health Joel Villanueva, Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Jinggoy Estrada, National Defense and Security Bong Go, Sports Pia Cayetano, Sustainable Development Goals Loren Legarda, Basic Education Rodante Marcoleta, Public Services Robin Padilla, Public Information and Mass Media Robin Padilla, Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs Jinggoy Estrada, Games and Amusement Pia Cayetano, Energy The chairmanship of major committees such as the Blue Ribbon and Finance have yet to be assigned. Read more: https://tmt.news/2346704 Seven out of ten Filipinos continue to trust the Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP. They are also satisfied with the performance of the AFP. That’s according to a survey by OCTA Research. The survey showed that 72 percent of adult Filipinos trust the AFP. Only 11 percent distrust it. The survey also showed that 70 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the performance of the AFP. Only 14 percent expressed dissatisfaction. OCTA says the results showed that the AFP continues to enjoy broad institutional legitimacy and public confidence. The survey had 1,200 respondents and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent. Read more: https://tmt.news/2346772 President Marcos is planning to discuss stronger security cooperation with Japan. The president will meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in his upcoming state visit to Japan. In his roundtable interview with the Japanese media, Marcos pointed out how the Philippines and Japan experienced the same difficulties with coercive acts in the South China Sea. The president cited Japan’s participation in the recently held Balikatan 2026 exercises. Japan’s involvement, Marcos said, is a significant development in th