MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., and Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday led an inspection of Brigada Eskwela activities at Kapitbahayan Elementary School, highlighting the administration’s efforts to improve campus safety and strengthen literacy programs ahead of the opening of classes. Joined by Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Marcos toured the school
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UP law prof: Impeachment is truth-telling, not a judicial process
MANILA, Philippines — Impeachment trial should remain focused on uncovering the truth rather than becoming a highly technical legal battle, according to a constitutional law expert. University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Associate Dean and Assistant Professor Paolo Tamase on Tuesday warned against efforts to “over-judicialize” the proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Legarda to bolster DepEd, modernize Adopt-a-School, face literacy crisis
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, has led the push for education reforms. That is in hopes to finally allow the optimization and rationalization of Schools Division Offices, and modernization of the Adopt‑a‑School program to draw stronger private sector and community support. She also
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Cayetano answers Raffy Tulfo’s challenge to appear in Senate
MANILA, Philippines — Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday shot back at Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s dare to show up at Wednesday’s session by turning his challenge around and urging the latter senator to prove his “independence” if he is not, as he put it, a coward. In another Facebook live, Cayetano directly addressed Tulfo’s
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NCRPO: P1.02-M shabu seized, 1 nabbed in Manila buy-bust
MANILA, Philippines — Suspected shabu worth P1.02 million was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Manila on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of an individual, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said. Acting on a valid authority to operate from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Manila police arrested the suspect along Sta. Maria Street
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Raffy Tulfo Says Minority Bloc Invites Majority Senators Except for Alan Peter Cayetano: “Steady ka lang diyan”
Sen. Raffy Tulfo Speaks on Senate Pres. Alan Peter Cayetano after SP’s 2-Day Absence in Session RAFFY TULFO – The Senator claimed that the minority bloc invites the majority senators except for Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to join them. The Senate recently had a change in leadership after 13 senators voted to declare all ... Read more
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