The president Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the murder of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, after having held a meeting with the Security Cabinet, yesterday Sunday morning. “I condemn with absolute firmness the vile murder of the municipal president of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo. I express my most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the people of Uruapan in the face of this irreparable loss.” Sheinbaum explained that the municipal president of Uruapan had the support of federal forces. “The territorial Defense and National Guard commands maintained communication with the mayor and had federal protection. The Security Cabinet will hold a press conference to transparently report the progress in the investigation of this case,” added the president. It should be remembered that the murder of the independent municipal president, Carlos Manzo, occurred during the night of Saturday, November 1, during the celebration of the Candle Festival, referring to the Day of the Dead.
LAURA ITZEL CASTILLO, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, REPORTED THAT THIS WEEK THE LAW TO PREVENT, INVESTIGATE AND PUNISH EXTORTION WILL BE DISCUSSED
The Senate of the Republic is getting ready to analyze, discuss and approve this week the draft decree that seeks to issue the General Law to Prevent, Investigate and Punish Crimes Related to Extortion. This was announced by the president of the Senate, Laura Itzel Castillo Juarezwho explained that on October 28, the minutes sent by the Chamber of Deputies were sent to the United Commissions of Justice and Legislative Studies. The senator added that this week the Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena González Escobar, will also appear before the Energy Commission. “It is important,” he added, “to report on everything that has been done regarding energy in our country, starting from the reforms that were carried out around Pemex and the Federal Electricity Commission to return them to the people of Mexico, as well as the energy transition and what policies are being made for the development of this industry that is so important for our country, which has the goal that at the end of the six-year term, 99 percent of the population will have electricity.”
KENIA LÓPEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESENTS FIRST WORK REPORT
The president of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, Kenia López Rabadánreported on his work as a popular representative and in his first activity report he highlighted the presentation of 14 of his own initiatives and the support of 342 more legislators from different political forces on issues such as health, safety, environment, care, open parliament and equal opportunities. “This first legislative year has been one of intense work, of listening to the people and of defending with conviction the causes that move me: the common good, justice and human rights, always under the doctrine and principles of my party, the PAN,” he stressed. He highlighted that he also proposed actions to strengthen institutions, combat corruption, guarantee access to information and stop political violence. Among the most relevant, he highlighted, are the creation of the Women’s Secretariat in the mayors’ offices, to guarantee effective equality policies, as well as the regulation of work on digital platforms, recognizing labor rights and access to social security for those who participate in the digital economy. Likewise, it promoted the incorporation of the best interests of girls, boys and adolescents in the General Tourism Law, protecting their well-being against tourism development, and promoted adjustments to the Mobility Law and the Federal Firearms Law, always with the objective of improving people’s safety.
DEPUTY ALFONSO RAMÍREZ CUÉLLAR CELEBRATES PROGRESS BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIELD OF CARE
Did you know that according to the International Labor Organization (ILO), women carry out 76.2% of unpaid care work, spending 3.2 times more time than men. Furthermore, it is estimated that by 2030 the number of people who will require care will rise to 2.3 billion, driven by population aging and the growth in the number of girls and boys between 6 and 14 years old. Given the importance of this activity, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Care and Support, every October 29. In this framework, the federal deputy Alfonso Ramirez Cuellar recognized the commitment of the Government of Mexico in the creation of the National Care System, a fundamental public policy to guarantee the right to care, reduce gender inequalities and strengthen social cohesion. The legislator pointed out that the Government of Mexico has taken firm steps towards the consolidation of a comprehensive care system, which is reflected in the Draft Federal Expenditure Budget (PPEF) 2026, where for the first time the creation of Transversal Annex 31 is contemplated, which concentrates an amount of 466 thousand 674.9 million pesos, equivalent to 1.21% of the GDP.
SENATOR IGNACIO MIER WILL ASK THE SRE FOR INFORMATION ON US MILITARY OPERATIONS NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST
Morena’s vice coordinator in the Senate, Ignacio Mier Velazco expressed its concern about the recent military operation that the United States carried out near the Mexican coast, in international waters off Acapulco, where vessels allegedly linked to drug trafficking were bombed. The Morenoist legislator reported that he will consult Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente to find out the details of said action. Likewise, he noted that the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Commission, Alejandro Murat, will be in charge of coordinating the meeting with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Yes, there is concern, but we have to wait for the information we have,” said Mier, who announced that the Senate will analyze whether the United States exceeded international territoriality agreements with this operation. We will be attentive.
REPRESENTATIVE MAGDALENA NÚÑEZ MONREAL ENDORSES CONGRESS’S COMMITMENT TO DESIGN A LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENT DOCTORS
The deputy Magdalena Nunezsecretary of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, had a very active weekend as she participated in the National Forum: Dignity and human rights of resident doctors, where together with the deputies Fernando Castro Trenti and Reginaldo Sandoval, The legislator endorsed the commitment of this Chamber to design a new legal framework so that the training stage of doctors occurs in conditions of respect for human rights, and recognition of their contribution to the public health system. For his part, Congressman Reginaldo Sandoval Flores, coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of the Labor Party (PT), warned that doctors residing in Mexico face precarious working conditions, insufficient salaries and institutional violence, which is why the Legislative Branch must promote urgent reforms to guarantee their rights. “The situation of doctors residing in Mexico is serious: there is a widespread pattern of workplace and sexual harassment, psychological abuse, discrimination and abuse of power by professors and hospital authorities,” denounced Sandoval. According to the legislator, resident doctors lack adequate breaks, face high levels of stress, anxiety, depression and risk of suicide, in addition to the lack of effective mechanisms to report injustices in hospitals.
IN ROME, ITALY, SENATOR ANA LILIA RIVERA RECEIVES RECOGNIZATION FROM THE TLAXCALTECA METEPANTLE
At FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, Senator Ana Lilia Rivera The metepantle received recognition as an Important World Agricultural Heritage System. There, the legislator trusted that this action will lay the foundations for Mexico to move towards a national policy that recognizes and protects its agricultural heritage as part of its food sovereignty. Before directors of the FAO, where the senator represented the men of the countryside, she recognized the role of the Tlaxcaltecan peasants in making possible the validation of the metepantle as World Agricultural Heritage. At the time, he pointed out that the recognition of the metepantle demonstrates that, even in the absence of national coordination mechanisms, political will and social commitment can pave the way to protect their agricultural heritage as part of their food sovereignty.
CRIME BY THE MAYOR OF URUAPAN SHOWS THE DEGREE OF IMPUNITY THAT EXISTS IN MEXICO: ALEJANDRO MORENO
The murder of the municipal president of Uruapan, Michoacán, Carlos Manzo, reflects the degree of impunity that exists in the country, accused the national leadership of the PRI who warned that life in Mexico “is worth nothing.” The national leader of the PRI, Alejandro Moreno He maintained that Manzo’s execution “was not the first” and unfortunately it will not be the last. “Because sadly, life in our Mexico is worth nothing,” he stressed. The tricolor leader asserted that it is not easy to confront power and organized crime at the same time because this can cost one’s life. “It is not a simple decision: demanding, questioning, asking for explanations can cost us our lives,” he said. However, he maintained that one cannot stop fighting or believing that Mexico can be a better country and that is why he called on people not to let themselves be defeated and keep up the fight.
RICARDO MONREAL, MORENA COORDINATOR IN SAN LÁZARO ANNOUNCED THAT THE GENERAL WATER LAW CONTEMPLATES SANCTIONS
The coordinator of the Morena bench in the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo Monreal, reported that the General Water Law will contemplate new economic and even prison sanctions. On Saturday in San Lázaro, Ricardo Monreal explained that he met with the head of the National Water Commission (Conagua), Efrain Morales López, to review the scope of the initiative. “We talked about the serious problem that the country has with the concentration and hoarding of water and how concessions that are granted for agricultural uses are being used for other purposes of industrial development, real estate, and housing, but not intended for what the concession was issued for,” Monreal said. They also talked about “the hoarding and sale of water or the illegal use of clandestine wells that are not authorized and do not have a concession. We are reviewing all of this now and it is part of what in the next legislations we are going to try to foresee and regulate.”
JORGE ROMERO, LEADER OF THE PAN ASKS FOR ZERO IMPUNITY IN THE MURDER OF THE MAYOR OF URUAPAN
The national president of the PAN, Jorge Romero Herrera, joined the voices of strong condemnation of the murder of the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, Carlos Manzo, “who was the victim of a new episode of violence that reflects the serious crisis of insecurity that the country is going through,” and demanded that justice be done and there be no impunity. “We strongly condemn the murder of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo. Once again, a murder against those who raise their voices for the kidnapping of our country. Once again, against those who asked the government for help and were not heard. From Acción Nacional we call for justice. Mexico deserves to live in peace!”, expressed Romero Herrera. The national PAN leader stressed that the murder of the mayor is not an isolated event, but a reflection of the abandonment and indifference of the State in the face of the violence that affects thousands of Mexican families.
TRUMP THREATENS NIGERIA FOR “MURDER OF CHRISTIANS”
The president of the United States, Donald Trump threatened to send military forces to Nigeria if Africa’s most populous country does not stop what he described as the “murder of Christians” by Islamist “terrorists.” “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the murder of Christians, the United States will immediately cease all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go to that now disgraced country ‘with a rain of fire’ to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these terrible atrocities,” he said on his Truth Social platform. The Republican leader said he asked the Pentagon to draw up a possible plan of attack, after warning that Christianity was “facing an existential threat in Nigeria.”
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