APPROVED. The bicameral conference panels of the Senate and the House of Representatives successfully agreed Tuesday on the P3.3-trillion national budget for 2017.
PEACE TALKS. Despite conflicting positions on the Marcos burial, the release of political detainees and the ceasefire, among several issues, the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front, will push through as planned.
MISS UNIVERSE. It was an exciting but peaceful visit to the southern Cebu town of Oslob for some Miss Universe candidates, but one of their activities made waves for a different reason.