Angara laments DepEd budget cut as Marcos vows a ‘remedy’

Dempsey Reyes, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promised to address the significant budget cut for the Department of Education (DepEd) in 2025, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Sunday. Angara, a former senator, expressed disappointment over…

Marcos responds to VP Sara rant: Don’t use tokhang against truth

Dempsey Reyes, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 11/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, lashed back at Vice President Sara Duterte’s latest rant, which he described as a diversionary tactic to stifle Congress’ search for truth on her office’s use of confidential…

Opposition bares Sona wish list

Julie M. Aurelio, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III sought an explanation of what the government intends to do with the prices,…

LTO chief now says DIY plates against the law

Jane Bautista, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 04/28/2023

A day after saying that car and motorcycle owners could “create” their temporary plate numbers to address a looming supply shortage by June and July, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Arturo Tugade on Thursday clarified that…

Teves slams ‘zarzuela’ to persecute him

Julie M. Aurelio, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 04/23/2023

Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Saturday slammed what he described as a “zarzuela,” or stage drama, designed to persecute him for the killings of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight supporters. Appearing in…

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