SENATE. Reorganization in the Senate committee memberships and even the seating arrangements will follow immediately after Liberal Party (LP) senators were stripped off of their key positions on Monday, February 27.

WOMEN. The Australian government has allotted $1 million to strengthen women's roles in the Bangsamoro on peace building and conflict resolution.

CLASH. Government security forces have killed a suspected kidnap-for-ransom-group (KFRG) leader and captured of his followers in a clash in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a top police official announced Tuesday, February 28.