Five Vietnamese women who were allegedly forced to work as prostitutes by two foreign nationals were rescued during an entrapment operation conducted by members of the Southern Police District-Special Operation Unit (DSOU) in Paranaque on Friday, Nov. 25. Brig. Gen. Kirby John Brion Kraft, SPD...
BORONGAN CITY – As Surf in the City 2022, the biggest sporting event in Eastern Visayas opens, the Philippine National Surfing Team trained more than 60 aspiring young athletes in the Groms Grassroot Program for young surfers here from Nov. 24 to 25. “Grom” is short for the slang term...
Filipino children must stop bearing children of their own. (Unsplash) This was the simple yet poignant message of Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez in her recent privilege speech at the House of Representatives on the occasion of National Children's Month this November. "Adolescent...
Senators are in agreement that the country’s health workers deserve to receive a higher salary and be paid their benefits for their role in the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response. But lawmakers cannot say if the government has sufficient funds to agree to their demands of a monthly minimum...
DepED / MB Visual Content Group The Department of Education (DepED) underscored the important role and contribution of Filipino youth to nation-building in this year’s celebration of National Students' Day (NSD). DepED Acting Secretary of Youth Affairs and Special Concerns Dexter A. Galban said...
The bicameral conference committee on Friday, November started tackling the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 of the Marcos administration, including the proposals for the realignment of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), that are lodged under the Office of the Vice President (OVP)...
The Department of Education (DepED), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, has strengthened further its efforts to protect learners from abuse, violence, and exploitation. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) “Child protection is really close to my heart,”...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Thursday, Nov. 24 warned the Executive branch that it would chop off the controversial confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the 2024 national budget if there is mismanagement in the 2023 national budget. ‘’Let me reiterate my position when...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, approved one new project funded through official development assistance (ODA), and also changes on five ongoing projects. According to the agency’s report issued on Thursday, Nov. 24, the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday said he expressed his reservation on the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 which the Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday night, November 23. Although he still voted for the approval of House Bill No. 4488, or the...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla, representing the Philippine Senate, acted as the civilian host Thursday morning, November 24 to a high-powered delegation from Vietnam at the Rizal Park and in Intramuros in Manila. Padilla and Vuong Dinh Hue, chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, were...
