The Department of Education (DepEd) is poised to accelerate major education reforms in 2026 after the Senate approved a significantly higher budget for the agency, signaling strong support for DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and the Marcos administration’s push to improve learning outcomes...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed that education remains a top priority for the current administration, citing President Marcos’ recent visits to Albay and Pasig City as examples of the government’s commitment to learners’ welfare, disaster preparedness, and youth development. In...
On the second day of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) anti-corruption rally on Monday, November 17, Senator Imee Marcos took the stage and claimed her brother President Marcos, his wife, Liza and their children of having used illegal drugs. The senator, a known ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte...
Vice President Sara Duterte said the Marcos administration is intimidating critics by filing sedition raps against them, similar to what they did with her and Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. “Ginagamit nilang panakot (They are using it to intimidate),” she said on Friday, Nov. 14, when asked about...
A group of teachers on Thursday, November 13, criticized the administration of President Marcos for its continued inaction on alleged corruption in public infrastructure projects, even as thousands of typhoon-hit schools across the Philippines remain damaged by recent disasters. Citing data from...
Emphasizing that solving the country’s literacy challenges requires adequate and consistent investment to uphold every Filipino learner’s right to quality education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, November 4, renewed its call for the full and sustained funding of all education...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged the Marcos administration not to be “selective” in its corruption probe, pointing out that it should investigate corruption issues from all past administrations and not just that of her father’s. In a media interview in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Oct. 15,...
The Marcos administration suffered a decline in approval ratings on most key national issues from June to September 2025, with corruption and inflation emerging as the public’s top concerns, the latest Ulat ng Bayan survey by Pulse Asia Research showed. According to the survey in September 2025,...
Each day, Filipinos scroll, swipe and click through endless streams of information. But in the same speed that facts spread, so do lies. Lies and disinformation remain among the biggest threats to public trust and national unity. That is why the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,...
The Senate will push for zero unprogrammed funds in the proposed 2026 national budget, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Monday, October 6. Sotto said this is part of the government’s bid for a transparent budget in light of the controversy in flood control projects. The...
Five bills that are being pushed by Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has been included in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Marcos administration during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting. As such, Ejercito expressed his full...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 29, lamented that “nothing (is) happening” in the country as politics and self-interest seemed to consume government officials under the Marcos administration. In a press conference, the official criticized the present administration for the...
