The Department of Education (DepEd) has assessed nearly 24,000 aspiring school principals over the weekend to address the long-standing shortage of school heads in public schools. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said a total of 23,994 examinees took the Fiscal Year 2025 National Assessment for School...
Senator Pia Cayetano was elected on Wednesday, May 20, as the new chairperson of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who was the panel 's previous chair, has yet to conclude the panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control scandal in the...
Malacañang on Wednesday, May 20, said the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa remains valid after the Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping its enforcement. Presidential Communications...
Low- and middle-income Filipinos deserve mental healthcare, too. With this in mind, House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos filed a bill establishing a Mental Health Voucher System under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in order to help lesser...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos highlighted the deepening friendship between the Philippines and Japan ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s upcoming state visit to Tokyo, following a dinner hosted by Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 20, the First Lady...
President Marcos’ newly appointed budget chief vowed a sweeping crackdown on fiscal leaks and corruption during his first official address on Wednesday, May 20, drawing a hard line against the repeat of recent infrastructure funding controversies that have plagued public infrastructure spending....
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 20, denied the plea of Senator Ronald “Bato” M. dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the execution by law enforcers of the arrest order issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was not known immediately if the...
President Marcos inspected the ongoing drainage improvement project along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City as part of the government’s intensified flood mitigation campaign under “Oplan Kontra Baha.” During the inspection, the President emphasized the importance of continuous drainage...
When technology fails, the Narcotics Detection Dogs (NDD) comes in barking, delivering and producing remarkable results in major interdiction operations nationwide. From July 1, 2022 to April 30, 2026, the K9 teams of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) were part in 546 anti-drug...
Who says the government doesn 't have money to help aspiring doctors get through medical school? According to House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan, the government has set aside P186 million this year for a national scholarship program aimed at helping...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved the inclusion of a total of 141,724 units of passenger jeepneys and UV Express in the list of beneficiaries for the P10 per liter discount fuel subsidy program. LTFRB Chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II said all the details of...
TOKYO, May 20--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver a speech to the Diet, Japan 's parliament, on May 28, it was learned Wednesday. Executives of the steering committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, decided Wednesday to schedule the speech in...
