ILOILO CITY – The Office of the Vice President has bestowed the Pasidungog Award to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) for providing livelihood programs to the poor. DOLE-6 Director Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr. (second from right) receives the Pasidungog Award...
"If you are not accepted, just choose happiness." That's what Vice President Sara Duterte told members of the LGBTQI+ community as her office celebrated, on Friday, Pride Month. Noting that some lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people, particularly the younger ones, were not...
Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday more efforts are needed to be done to advance the promotion of the LGBTQI+ community, particularly in the business sector, amid the "systemic discrimination" its members are facing. At the reception of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Pride, Duterte...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore were recognized by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte for their valuable contributions and sacrifices to give better lives to their families in the Philippines. Vice President Sara Duterte addresses the crowd of Filipinos gathered at...
Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met with Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, with whom they discussed the two countries’ “strong bilateral relations” and expressed willingness to work together on regional developments. (From left) Vice...
Vice President Sara Duterte went to the bird park of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, where Sambisig and Geothermica, the very first pair of Philippine Eagles in Singapore, can be found. Vice President Sara Duterte at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) Duterte,...
(Unsplash) Citing the country’s costly Internet services, solons led by Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte are pushing for the institutionalization of a refund mechanism that customers can turn to when their telecommunications and Internet service providers (ISPs) fail to deliver. The...
A Grade 8 student from Bacolod City was the second learner to be a part of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) “You Can be VP” as she joined Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte in her recent visits to Brunei and Singapore. Grade 8 student Naomi (left) from Bacolod City...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte went to Singapore as part of her observation tour to learn from best practices in the education system of Southeast Asian countries. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore (Inday...
DAVAO CITY – As the Marcos Jr. administration allows US access to military bases in the country under an existing defense agreement, former President Rodrigo Duterte warned that the Philippines may become a “battleground” if the tension between the US and China progresses to war. FORMER...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, June 13, commended Brunei’s use of technology in their curriculum as she met with its Minister of Education Dr. Romaizah Mohd Salleh during her visit to the country. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Minister of Education...
As president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), Vice President Sara Duterte visited two schools in Brunei, where she observed the country’s best practices in education. Vice President Sara Duterte visits Sekolah Rendah Pusar Ulak, a public school in Brunei, on...
