ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has questioned the sincerity of the Marcos administration's plan to offer amnesty to rebel fighters, including members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said on Saturday, Sept. 16, that he highly trusts that Vice President Sara Duterte can implement the programs of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) without wasting any public funds. This in relation to the OVP's confidential...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Screenshot from Zoom, Facebook) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro says she respects the Office of the Vice President (OVP), but not Vice President Sara Duterte. "Ang...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook, Rep. Castro's office) Stop hurling pot shots and just answer the issues directly. This, in a nutshell, was House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list...
“I have no respect for them.” This was what Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when asked why she singled out ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros when she issued an earlier statement against those...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) A ranking House member has rejected Ombudsman Samuel Martires' proposal to not publish the Commission on Audit's (COA) audit observation memoranda (AOM). "I think that the practice of...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro A teacher-turned-congresswoman is eyeing a "thorough investigation" on the reported three-million decrease in the number of enrollees for school year (SY) 2023-2024. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, a...
DOTr Undersecretary Timothy Batan (Screenshot from YouTube live) An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) admitted before the House Committee on Appropriations Monday, Sept. 4 that the government has "severely under-invested in transport...
PNP members (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) There are way fewer police officers involved in shenanigans and abuses this year compared to last year. Thus, said Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. during the 2024 budget...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to support a proposal to increase the salary of public school teachers, should there be one. "Definitely we will be supporting the proposal for increasing [salary of] teachers, but is has to...
“There was nothing irregular or unauthorized” on the use of the 2022 confidential funds (CF) as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has already complied with the required accomplishment reports for them, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Aug. 30. (From...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) Is the national government's socialized housing program really meant for the poor? This question begs to be answered following the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development's (DHSUD)...