Public school teachers, DepEd employees get free accident insurance

Jane Baustista 10/06/2023

Teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) are now covered with personal accident insurance of up to P100,000, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced during the celebration of World Teachers’ Day on Thursday.…

VP Sara Duterte: Secret funds’ critics ‘enemies of the people’

Dempsey Reyes, Krixia Subingsubing 10/06/2023

Amid the uproar over her use of confidential funds as former mayor of Davao City and as the second highest official in the country, Vice President Sara Duterte tried a familiar tack used by her father, former…

Drag queens, LGBTQ+ allies rally behind Pura Luka Vega

Abby Boiser 10/06/2023

LGBTQ+ advocates and drag performers condemned the arrest and detention of Pura Luka Vega, the performer who had angered many Catholics and had been declared persona non grata by more than a dozen local governments for his…

Rats! COA report bares ‘lack of cleanliness’ of DSWD warehouse

Dempsey Reyes 10/05/2023

The Commission on Audit (COA) discovered that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has failed to maintain the cleanliness of the warehouse where it stores relief goods, causing it to be infested with rodents and cockroaches…

Be careful with ‘AI yearbook’ trend —NPC

Alden Monzon 10/05/2023

Exercise caution when joining the “AI yearbook” trend. This is the advice of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, about the latest social media craze. “While the AI yearbook trend itself may seem…

Gilas Pilipinas beats China, makes Asian Games finals

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 10/04/2023

Gilas Pilipinas pulled off a huge upset,  coming back from 20 points down to stun host China, 77-76, in the Asian Games men’s basketball semifinals on Wednesday night, October 4, 2023, at the Hangzhou Olympic Centre Gymnasium…

Arroyo lawyer says former President is innocent of any wrongdoing

Dempsey Reyes 10/04/2023

Former President, now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is innocent of any wrongdoing over the disbursement of P38 billion of the Malampaya funds during her presidency, her lawyer said on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. According to Ferdinand Topacio,…

Gilas enters quarterfinal, crushes Qatar in Asian Games

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 10/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas made good on its promise to get back in the thick of the Asian Games medal race on Monday, Oct. 2, picking apart Qatar, 80-41, at Zhejiang University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Gilas came…

Fuel prices update: Gasoline to go down, diesel to increase

Mag J. Adonis 10/02/2023

MANILA—Prices of gasoline and kerosene will again decline while price of diesel will increase on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The price of gasoline will drop by up to P2 per liter while kerosene by 50 centavos per…

P13.4-B cash aid coming for 2.5M rice farmers

Nestor Corrales 10/01/2023

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a total of P13.4 billion in financial assistance to rice farmers to help sustain their productivity amid the El Niño phenomenon and other challenges faced by the…

VP Sara’s secret funds as Davao mayor also draw scrutiny

Julie Aurelio 10/01/2023

A Makabayan lawmaker on Saturday asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to thoroughly investigate the P2.697-billion confidential fund allocations for Vice President Sara Duterte when she was mayor of Davao City from 2016 to 2022 and demand the…

DENR suspends deal with Surigao del Norte ‘cult’

Dexter Cabalaza 10/01/2023

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended an agreement that allows the controversial Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) to use over 300 hectares of protected land in Surigao del Norte. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia…

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