Senate seeks to strengthen municipalities with international cooperation

PRI deputy Emilio Suárez Licona presented an initiative to extend paternity leave from five to 15 paid work days. The reform proposes to modify article 132 of the Federal Labor Law.

The proposal establishes that employers must grant paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The objective is to strengthen the participation of parents in family care.

“Current legislation creates inequality by granting only five days of leave to fathers, while mothers have 84 days of maternity leave,” said the legislator.

Suárez Licona stated that the initiative seeks to guarantee more time for the comprehensive care and development of families. He recalled that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has established criteria to advance in the approval of parental leave under the principle of the best interests of the child.

The deputy highlighted that countries such as Spain, Sweden and Norway have expanded paternity rights with models of greater family equality. In Mexico, the use of these licenses remains limited, so the reform aims to promote greater parental participation.

The national leader of Morena, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, responded to criticism from the governor of Chihuahua, María Eugenia Campos Galván, who accused the ruling party of using the Baja California case to clean up its image. The conflict escalated after the broadcast of audios about the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, and her possible link with FBI agents.

Crossed signs

Campos Galván published a video on social networks where he stated that the National Palace attempted to involve Chihuahua to divert attention. He demanded that the federal government “break the pact with crime” and said that the defense of the homeland must be above partisan interests.

In response, Montiel assured that Campos “does not have the moral authority” to talk about sovereignty. He accused her of having allowed the intervention of foreign agencies in security during her administration, mentioning joint operations with US authorities in Chihuahua.

Tension between parties

The Morenista leader maintained that the governor should not give lessons on national security. The exchange occurs in a context of disputes between Morena and opposition state governments over security issues and links with foreign forces. So far, there are no additional official statements.

Marx Arriaga Navarro, former general director of Educational Materials of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), denounced that the agency has not paid his severance pay since his departure, which occurred more than six months ago.

Through messages on the social network X, the former official assured that the lack of resources forced him to sell part of his assets to cover financial commitments. Among the assets that he said he was auctioning were work tools and a home in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

Arriaga indicated that he prefers to get rid of his properties before banks recover them for accumulated debts. The financial situation, he stated, is directly due to the fact that the SEP has not given him the corresponding compensation.

The former director was a key figure in the educational policy of the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He participated in the redesign of the Free Textbooks and in the implementation of materials linked to the New Mexican School.

His departure from the SEP occurred at the beginning of this year, after administrative differences with educational authorities. So far, the agency has not issued a public position on these allegations.