The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 16, confirmed the resignation of five high-ranking officials ahead of Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara's anticipated takeover as the new Secretary of Education. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff...
By Hannah L. Torregoza The Senate’s probe into Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) may soon train the spotlight on former President Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Risa Hontiveros intimated on Monday, July 15. This, if his ex-economic adviser Michael Yang is proven to have ties to...
By BETHEENA UNITE Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo claimed that Senator Risa Hontiveros' intention in linking former president Rodrigo Duterte to a controversial pharmacy anomaly and illegal Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) is to gain relevance for her future political...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, July 15, that the turnover ceremony to pave the way for the new leadership will take place later this week. The DepEd Central Office in Pasig City (DepEd file photo) In an advisory, DepEd announced that the turnover rites will be held...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang photo, Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIO Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has called out the Duterte family for its apparent penchant for deflecting or diverting from serious issues...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIO Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is hoping that President Marcos would certify as urgent the...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – More than 200 families displaced by a fire here on Saturday, July 13, received immediate assistance from Davao City Rep. first district Rep. Paolo Duterte. The lawmaker’s son, Rigo, led the distribution of food packs, bottled waters, and hot porridge to 545...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes has thumbed down the "toxic politics" that he associated with Vice President Sara Duterte's "bad joke" regarding President...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 14 said he will still ask Vice President Sara Duterte for any advice on how to manage the problems hounding the Department of Education (DepEd). The incoming DepEd secretary said he expects a meeting with the former DepEd chief before...
A dinner with her staff at the Department of Education’s (DepEd) was one of Vice President Sara Duterte’s last agendas as she is scheduled to step down as department chief later this week. Vice President Sara Duterte and her staff at the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Education...
Former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, July 14 said he sees the necessity for Congress to refile and expedite the passage of the “Designated Survivor” bill to prevent a possible leadership vacuum and a constitutional crisis once something happens to the head of state. Lacson...
"Kung biro man yan ay napakasamang biro." (If that was a joke, it was an absolutely bad one.) This was Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros' reaction to Vice President Sara Duterte's "designated survivor" remark after the latter confirmed that she won't attend President Marcos’ third...
