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Grab Philippines and motorcycle taxi platform MOVE IT have teamed up with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to roll out #RideToVote, a two-phase campaign combining digital outreach and transport support for Filipino voters.

In a landmark display of interagency cooperation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) have jointly launched a 24/7 Threat Monitoring Center aimed at preserving the integrity of the upcoming 2025 midterm elections.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has mandated energy sector stakeholders to swiftly remove obstructions from power infrastructure nationwide, especially illegal campaign materials, as part of preparations for the 2025 National and Local Elections.

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday addressed widespread misinterpretations of newly released national literacy figures, stating that claims suggesting 18.9 million Filipino high school graduates are functionally illiterate are “inaccurate and misleading.” DepEd cited the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which recorded a 70.8% functional literacy rate among Filipinos aged 10 to 64. This figure includes all individuals in that age range—not solely students or recent graduates.

Senatorial candidate and Makati Mayor Abby Binay has renewed her commitment to advocating for the tax exemption of overtime pay and bonuses like the 13th month pay to promote financial security among government and private sector workers and their families.