A new wage hike bill will be filed in the 20th Congress and may be passed into law faster than the last failed proposal, Senator Risa Hontiveros said.

Teachers and schools will be allowed to put-up visual aids and posters on classroom walls for school year 2025 to 2026 as the Department of Education (DepEd) said they do not pose a distraction from students’ learning, a contrast to Vice President Sara Duterte’s previous order of leaving classroom walls bare.

Filipino travelers can still visit Taiwan without a visa up to next year.