Did you know that Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte has a long running annual taekwondo tournament? (Photo from www.pulongduterte.com) Apparently, the sport also had a lot to do with molding the character of the 47-year-old, second-term congressman. The Pulong Taekwondo...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Central Gym (RCG) Strikers Tagum bagged the overall crown in the 10th Pulong Duterte Taekwondo Championship at the SM Annex in Ecoland here on Sunday, Nov. 20. TWO young taekwondo jins compete in the 10th Pulong Duterte Taekwondo Championship in Davao City. (Photo via...
Over 1,800 cases of abuse against children have been reported to the Department of Education (DepEd) from 2019 to 2022, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 24, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As of October 2022, DepEd’s Learner Rights and Protection Office...
The Department of Education (DepED), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, has strengthened further its efforts to protect learners from abuse, violence, and exploitation. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) “Child protection is really close to my heart,”...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
Recognizing the role of librarians in shaping the minds of learners, Vice President Sara Duterte has assured them that her office will always get their backs. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of the OVP) “Our librarians in the Philippines will always have a friend in the Office of the...
After being paraded through the streets of Angono, Rizal, the town’s “higantes” will soon be seen in Davao City festivals. This is after Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio expressed her willingness to bring to Davao the giant papier-mâché puppets that amazed her during the Higantes Festival...
P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon wants the Department of Education (DepEd) to explain where it spent its budget on special education or SPED programs for 2022. P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon This, after Guanzon claimed on Twitter that DepEd "only spent 1.13 of SPED budget this as of...
To strengthen awareness of climate change adaptation and mitigation, the Department of Education (DepED) will hold the 6th National Climate Change Conference (NCCC) this week. (Courtesy of DepED FB Page) DepED, through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), has partnered with...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris was reportedly impressed by the work of her Filipino counterpart, Vice President Sara Duterte, as the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said. US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) meets with Vice...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, November 21, said he is in favor of the Commission on Audit (COA) summoning members of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to shed light on the non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine procurement. As chairman of...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday stressed the importance of art and education in developing the future of children as she joined the Rizaleños in celebrating the Higantes Festival, the first physical celebration of the festival since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the Philippines over two years...
