Expanding the education voucher program strategically could significantly reduce overcrowding in public schools operating on double and triple shifts, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). During a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 21, announced that it has finalized a new memorandum of agreement (MOA) with local government units (LGUs) to accelerate the construction, repair, and improvement of public school classrooms nationwide under the 2026 national budget. In a...
The Senate has transferred custody of Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, DOJ personnel fetched Alcantara from the Senate detention facility....
A total of 2,000 laptops were turned over by the Mandaluyong City local government to its public schools to be used in its information and communication technology (ICT) laboratories on Monday, Jan. 19, as part of the city government 's expanded efforts in helping its teaching personnel in...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that it is not proper for Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste to explain the contents of the so-called Cabral files. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Jan. 19, Marcoleta said that the neophyte lawmaker is "not competent"...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez and Engineer Jaypee Mendoza were taken into custody by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night. The arrests followed the issuance of warrants of arrest and hold departure...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official on Monday, Jan. 19, admitted that the validation of alleged ghost flood control projects will have to restart after inspectors were found to have gone to incorrect locations, raising concerns over further delays in resolving the cases. ...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered an independent third-party safety check of the stalled Aganan Flyover in Iloilo City to ensure the structure’s integrity before it is opened to motorists. Dizon said a foreign consultant will conduct the evaluation....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, Jan. 19, lashed out at detractors of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, bluntly telling them to “Shut the f… up!” as he opened the panel’s eighth public hearing on the alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Saturday, Jan. 17, said that the so-called "allocables"--at least those motivated by commissions and kickbacks--are no better than planned or attempted robbery. Lacson says this is why it is important for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has confirmed signing and issuing subpoenas for former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, former Congressman Zaldy Co, and other personalities allegedly involved in corruption linked to flood control projects. Sotto...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – A fire gutted the second floor of the old public market here on Thursday morning, destroying several stalls and displacing vendors, authorities said. Acting Fire Senior Insp. Roy Bonoan said the fire started on the western side of the market and was reported to the Bureau...
