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It's very apt that news about teaching sex education to young children is the headline of newspapers near the Feast Day of the Santo Nino on January 19, 2025. This is a clear message to lawmakers to respect divine law that is above human law.

Much has been said and written about the 2025 national budget, but none of the relevant questions have been answered.

The more I read reports about the 2025 budget, the more angry I become.

The headline “Laws signed for evacuation sites, deferred student loan fees” (Dec. 7, 2024) highlights the importance of policies that curate efforts to “address the long-standing issue of schools being used as evacuation centers” and “allows the disaster-affected students and their families to have a breathing space as they recuperate and rebuild their lives.

So, what kind of Christmas and New Year celebration can ordinary Filipinos look forward to when the country is lost, with political infighting occupying the mind and precious time of our leaders with an eye on political dominance, with no one paying serious attention to the ailing economy?