A recently filed measure in the 19th Congress seeks to establish a P10-billion fund to finance the treatment and care of indigent cancer patients. The measure, House Bill (HB) No.7687, was filed by Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Dutere, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Party-list...
The End-of-School-Year (EOSY) Rites for the current school year will be held from July 10 to 14, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed DepEd Order No. 009 series of 2023 entitled “An Order Updating the Multi-Year Implementing...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has distributed relief goods to residents of Verde Island, who were affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. In a statement, the OVP-Disaster Operations Center (OVP-DOC), with the help of the Batangas Provincial Government, Batangas Vice Governor’s Office,...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT),which is linked to the militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives, criticized and taunted Vice President Sara Duterte in a thorny statement Thursday, March 30, going as far to call her a "fake" education leader. "The [ACT] Philippines, with its...
To ensure that they are not “burdened” with non-work related matters, the Department of Education (DepEd) is not allowing teachers to engage in community service or extracurricular activities during school hours. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte issued DepEd Order No. 008...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Here's another attempt from solons to lure more young Filipinos into agriculture. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has led the filing of House Bill (HB) No.7572, or the proposed Act granting free tertiary agricultural education, and other related courses to all dependent children of...
Have an open mind and drop your habit of red-tagging. Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro directed this advice to the Department of Education (DepEd) amid what she described as serious, persisting problems in the education sector. "Our call for hiring 30,000 new teachers and...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
DAVAO CITY – The City Council of Davao passed a resolution on Tuesday declaring March 28 of every year as a day of celebration to acknowledge the “great and continuing contribution” of former President Duterte to this city and the Philippines. Authored by Second District Councilor Diosdado...
For President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his only wish for former president Rodrigo Duterte, who turned 78 on Tuesday, March 28, was to “relax” and “take it easy.” In his birthday message, Marcos assured his predecessor that he will continue his “good work” during his six-year...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has two wishes for former president Rodrigo Duterte on the latter’s 78th birthday. Romualdez wrote these wishes on his Facebook on Tuesday, March 28 for everyone to see. "Happy 78th Birthday, Former President Rodrigo Duterte!" wrote the Leyte 1st district...
