The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's request to suspend its ongoing investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. In a decision dated March 27, 2023, the ICC Appeals Chamber denied Manila's plea "in the absence of persuasive reasons in...
Former Cabinet officials, relatives, and friends of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte sent him greetings on Tuesday, March 28, his 78th birthday. Duterte, who is a lawyer, served as Davao City mayor and congressman before becoming the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Known as...
A group pushing for the hiring of more teachers and the construction of more classrooms expressed disappointment with the response given by the Department of Education (DepEd) to its demands. In a statement issued Monday, March 27, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines reiterated that...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 27, claimed that the recent call of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) for the Department of Education (DepEd) to hire 30,000 additional teachers per year to resolve the problematic teacher-student ratio was just a tactic to...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte likened the New People’s Army (NPA) to pests after rebel attacks led to the suspension of face-to-face classes in Masbate. Her comments came during her speech for the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) "Bagong Anyo ng Buhay (Banyuhay)" Class...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Dapitan is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the success of its hosting of Ironman 5150 Dapitan on Sept. 10. A delegation from Dapitan led by Mayor Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos flew to Davao City to observe the conduct of the Ironman 70.3 Davao on Sunday, March...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday vowed to work with the country's military in increasing its capability as she took an oath as honorary member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). Now an adopted member of PMA's Bagong Anyo ng Buhay (Banyuhay) Class of 2002, Duterte paid tribute to the...
Classes in Gulod National High School-Mamatid Extension in Cabuyao City were suspended on Friday, March 23, after some of the students were hospitalized due to heat exhaustion after joining an unannounced fire drill. “To ensure that all learners are given time to rest and recover, classes were...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte led the top government and cabinet officials who received "high" approval and trust ratings in the March 2023 nationwide survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). Based on the results of the “Boses ng...
Vice President Sara Duterte is hoping for a lasting peace in Mindanao and in the world as she joined the Filipino Muslim community in observing the holy month of Ramadan. [In a video...
The Department of Education (DepEd) assured the affected learners, as well as their parents and guardians, that learning will continue despite the “alarming rate” of communist rebel activities in Masbate. DepEd, in a statement issued Thursday, March 23, vehemently condemned the “terrorist...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of the Vice President is creating satellite offices in Antique province. VICE President Sara Duterte-Carpio (right) and Gov. Rhodora ‘Dodod’ Cadiao of Antique. (OVP) Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao revealed that Vice President Sara Duterte will establish two offices,...
