The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a major policy shift on the medium of instruction (MOI) for Kindergarten to Grade 3, officially ending the mandatory use of the Mother Tongue in early-grade instruction nationwide. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara signed DepEd Order No. 20, series of 2025,...
Smart Parenting, the leading online parenting resource in the Philippines, successfully concluded its much-anticipated Mother 's Day Fair, held last May 11, 2025, at Robinsons Galleria, Main Atrium. The event, dedicated to honoring mothers and strengthening family bonds, drew a significant...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte dismissed speculations on Monday, May 12, that national or political issues were discussed during their private family gathering on Mother’s Day. The Vice President said the occasion was purely familial. FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte. “We did...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, May 11, paid homage to mothers for their bravery, resiliency, and unconditional love for their children and loved ones. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) In a video message for Mother’s Day, Duterte expressed her...
President Marcos paid tribute to all mothers on Mother 's Day, thanking them for their incomparable love. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos took to social media to greet all mothers on Sunday, May 11. "Mothers are the quiet strength...
The Duterte siblings—Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao Rep. Paolo Duterte, and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte—are scheduled to meet for a Mother’s Day dinner with their mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, in her home. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and his ex-wife Elizabeth Zimmerman with...
Every mom deserves more than just a moment. She deserves a whole week to shine, sparkle, and feel the love she selflessly gives. This is why for Mother’s Day, SM Supermalls is rolling out the pink carpet for “It’s Mom-me Time”–a week-long celebration dedicated to pampering, spoiling, and...
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Every year, it is a bold, beautiful celebration of the incredible women who raised us, loved us fiercely, and taught us how to face the world with courage. For everything mom has done and continues to do, she deserves a treatment fit for a queen. So don’t...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list nominee Redd de Guzman (Facebook) Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list nominee Redd de Guzman is up in arms over Pasig City congressional candidate lawyer Christian Sia's alleged “disrespectful and offensive”...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas highlighted over the weekend one of his pending bill in the 19th Congress that promotes the use of local dialects in public service communications...
Describing it as a "significant setback" in the pursuit of quality education, teachers' groups lamented the passage of a law that discontinues the use of the mother tongue in Kindergarten to Grade 3. (DepEd file photo) In separate statements, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Contributed photo) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is up in arms over the lapsing into of Republic Act (RA) No.12027, which discontinues the mandatory use of the Mother...
