The latest news from the Philippines, as reported by Shirley Escalante. Image: President Noynoy Aquino III (AP - Aaron Favila)
Topics for today's report include: The Senate says Congress' overriding President Aquino's veto of the bill seeking to raise the SSS pension is slim; a signature campaign is launched to raise the SSS pension; the Senate re-investigation into the Mamasapano encounter found no new angles and evidence on the incident; the Justice Department is set to release its resolution on its investigation on the Mamasapano incident; the Japanese Emperor visiting Manila will honor the dead in two war memorials; customs officials investigate two employees who opened Japanese diplomatic pouches.
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