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Before his term ends, President Rodrigo Duterte will award additional incentives to some 400 athletes and their coaches who won medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games.

Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco has accepted her appointment as the next chief of the Department of Tourism under the Marcos administration.

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said electric cooperatives must start thinking about how to bring down electricity rates in their franchise areas.

Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar expressed confidence that Duterte and his Cabinet will step down from office "with flying colors," given their fulfilled vow to serve the people with "real courage and compassion."

Scattered rains are expected to fall throughout a large portion of the country as a result of the low pressure, the weather bureau said.

The Department of Education is now getting ready for the Duterte-Carpio transition and the Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones hopes to continue one program from the outgoing administration.

Infrastructure projects are said to be one of the hallmarks of the Duterte administration that will conclude in a month.

The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte did not leave anyone behind in its thrust for a more developed country and progressive economy, Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said.

The country is eyed to improving trade and investment between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to "build back better" after the pandemic.

The Philippine Olympic Committee will celebrate the medalists from the recent Southeast Asian Games in addition to announcing the distribution of their financial incentives.