The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) continues to expand its membership as four more congressmen and 10 mayors joined the political party on Tuesday, July 19. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (left) swears in Davao congressmen Isidro Ungab (center), Alan Dujali (2nd from right),...
Did Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab just secure the chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee? From left to right: Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte, and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab (Facebook) Such question was left on...
Making school uniforms non-mandatory isn’t enough to make education accessible as students also need financial aid, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel said. File photo of college students roaming around the campus before the pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This, after...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte wants President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to simply call her “Inday Sara” after the latter was jokingly confused about whether to call her “VP-Secretary” or “Secretary-VP.” Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook...
Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, July 18 said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should decide once and for all on what it wants to do with the Philippines on alleged human rights violations “so the Philippines can react properly.” “We cannot react to a...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, July 18 said he is adamant that he will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on its investigation into the bloody drug war under former President Rodrigo Duterte saying that the international body have already shown their bias....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte remained firm that there should be “no segregation, no discrimination” among the vaccinated and unvaccinated students who will start attending face-to-face classes in November this year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Ali Vicoy /...
Despite the government’s pronouncement that classes for the incoming school year will start next month, a teachers’ group once again appealed to Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to reconsider the school opening date set on Aug. 22. (NOEL PABALATE /...
With the government’s plans to implement full face-to-face classes in basic education by November, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte urged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on Thursday, July 14,...
For a group of education workers, the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) for the resumption of face-to-face classes are “unacceptable” for lacking any substantive health measure that would protect teachers and students. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Alliance...
Former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, July 14 said the Duterte administration was not interested in pushing through with proposals to rightsize government operations. Sotto said he had filed a bill in the 17th and 18th Congress but the past administration was not interested in...
The budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) will prioritize the key areas that have been identified to contribute to the problem of quality of education in the country, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on...
