SICT revokes Magnicharters certificate; definitive closure

New system for teachers

Alfonso Cepeda Salas, national leader of the SNTE, asked Mario Delgado Carrillo, head of the SEP, to specify the mechanism that will definitively replace the USICAMM. The objective is to guarantee transparent processes that respect the labor rights of teachers.

During the meeting, the teacher leader requested to maintain the route so that the Federal Government initiative is presented in the next legislative period.

Pension reform and local problems

Cepeda Salas also proposed a reform of the pension system. The union has a proposal supported by actuarial studies that demonstrate financial viability to improve retirements. He considered an analysis table with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit to be a priority.

The sectional secretaries exposed local problems such as benefit arrears in Tabasco, Nayarit and Michoacán, as well as delays in basifications and reinstatements.

Mario Delgado endorsed the institutional will to serve the teaching profession and recognized the legitimacy of the SNTE leadership. Regarding pensions, he stated that the government is not evading the situation and invited the union to participate in the construction of a public insurance company for retirement. In addition, he requested collaboration for the consultation that will begin in the coming weeks in public schools, in order to design the mechanism that will replace the USICAMM.

The problems presented reflect the current situation of the teaching profession in several entities, where debts and delays directly affect education workers.

Financial pressure on the IMSS

The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) warned that spending on retirements and pensions represents severe pressure on its finances. In its most recent report to the Permanent Commission of Congress, the institution urged the implementation of strict spending control and optimization measures to guarantee its viability.

The document points out demographic and labor factors such as informality, the aging of the eligible population and the increase in chronic-degenerative diseases. The red lights are concentrated on the Health and Maternity Insurance, specifically on medical expenses for pensioners.

Given this, the IMSS proposed migrating towards home care schemes, reasoned prescription of cost-effective medical supplies and rigorous supervision of disabilities. It will also seek mandatory budget compensation mechanisms with the Ministry of Finance.

Digitalization will be key. Platforms such as the Digital Health Ecosystem and the Harmonized and Transparent Finance system will allow spending to be tracked and improved collection. The objective is to protect institutional liquidity without affecting coverage.

Results against extortion in Michoacán

Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), stated that extortion is a central objective of Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. In a conference from Morelia, Michoacán, he detailed the actions of the Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice.

In the last month, 16 operations were carried out. The authorities seized 246 explosive devices, machine guns, 39 long weapons and more than 17 thousand cartridges. García Harfuch stressed that these results do not mean that the task is completed, but rather that the efforts are reinforced.

“The instruction of the president of Mexico is clear: maintain the presence of the Security Cabinet in Michoacán; strengthen the units of local authorities with greater intelligence and investigation capabilities to combat, among other crimes, mainly the crime of extortion; sustain focused operations with cabinet and field work; attention to complaints, and the strengthening of 089 to continue promoting complaints.”

Since the beginning of the current government, 1,300 people have been arrested for high-impact crimes. They have also seized 1,400 firearms, 35 tons of drugs and dismantled 30 clandestine laboratories for the production of methamphetamines. The secretary assured that these actions affect the logistical capacity of criminal groups that operate in the entity to extort.

The official reiterated the presidential instruction to redouble efforts. “Fighting extortion in Michoacán is a priority for the president of Mexico, therefore, the institutions of the federal Security Cabinet maintain close and permanent coordination with the government of Michoacán with the aim of stopping those who generate violence, protect citizens and guarantee that there is no impunity,” he concluded.