Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday, July 22 called for stronger coordination among national government agencies, local government agencies, schools, communities and the private sector to address child stunting and malnutrition in order to ensure that the country’s education reform programs would...
Public schools can now move forward with the staffing of newly created counselor positions after the Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved the qualifications for the posts under a law strengthening mental health services for students. The approved qualification standards (QS) cover Schools...
Nadine Lustre has long been one of the most outspoken stars of her generation, never shying away from speaking up on issues that matter. Now, the award-winning actress has another victory to celebrate, one that extends far beyond show business. Lustre revealed that a court has sentenced the social...
Quezon City police want sellers of secondhand cellphones to secure police verification before any sale, under a proposed amendment to a local ordinance aimed at stopping stolen devices from circulating. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the measure seeks to amend Ordinance No. SP 1679,...
A suspected "Bahala Na Gang" member was arrested for allegedly collecting bets for the numbers game known as "Basketball Ending" during a police anti-gambling operation in Barangay Masambong, Quezon City, late Tuesday night, July 7. Police said the suspect, identified only as alias "Enrico," 26,...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
Why file plunder charges against Senator Rodante Marcoleta if the alleged P75 million came from private donors instead of public funds? The question has been repeatedly raised by netizens in the comment sections of news reports following the Ombudsman’s announcement that it was preparing to file...
The Philippines has called on the international community to reaffirm the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the legal framework governing the world 's oceans, as the country marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. Speaking...
Police arrested a housekeeper and her live-in partner in Barangay UP Village, Quezon City, after allegedly stealing P150,000 cash and household items from her employer’s residence. The suspects were identified as alias “Jocelyn,” 52, the victim’s housekeeper, and her partner alias...
Senator Joel Villanueva has commended the establishment of additional medical schools across the country saying this would help boost Filipinos’ access to healthcare and ensure every community will have access to a doctor and quality medical services. Villanueva made the remark following the...
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson thus rejected on Tuesday claims of "undeclared martial law" by some minority senators to the security survey and inspection (SSI) of the Senate premises by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection, assisted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Senators on Monday, June 15 urged the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to look into the plight of a widow who allegedly was forced to cough up P1-million by a hospital as a deposit for her husband who needed immediate surgery but eventually died unable...
