VP Sara wanted intel funds for mandatory ROTC revival — Ex-Pres. Duterte

Zacarian Sarao 10/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte said that his daughter, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was planning to use her offices’ proposed confidential funds for the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps…

Sara Duterte: People who attack confidential funds have ‘insidious motivations’

Jean Mangaluz 10/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte again defended her proposed confidential funds’ use for security, this time saying that anyone who attacks the said funding has “insidious motivations.” Duterte said during the 122nd Police Service Anniversary…

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…

COA urged to investigate Davao City’s P2.697 billion confidential fund

Angeline Marcelino 09/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Representative France Castro has called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to thoroughly investigate the spending of the P2.697 billion Davao City confidential funds. The said…

Sen. Hontiveros – VP Sara feud over secret funds escalates

Julie Aurelio, Marlon Ramos 09/16/2023

Sen. Risa Hontiveros is not backing down on her call for Vice President Sara Duterte to come clean on the disbursement of P125 million in confidential funds that her office received in December 2022. Speaking to journalists in Iligan…

Hontiveros tells Sara: I don’t need your respect, just your accountability

Charie Abarca 09/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said she’s not begging for Vice President Sara Duterte’s respect, making it clear that she just wants the latter’s accountability especially in handling public funds. In a statement on Thursday,…

Sara Duterte calls criticisms vs secret fund lies; thanks backers

Jean Mangaluz 09/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte has again lambasted opposition leaders questioning her proposed confidential funds, calling these criticisms lies. Her fury was particularly directed at Senator Risa Hontiveros and ACT Teachers…

Sara Duterte vows to end ‘palakasan’ in DepEd hiring system

Carla Gomez 09/10/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced she would end the culture of “palakasan” in the hiring system of the Department of Education (DepEd). Speaking before 3,425 teachers and personnel of the…

Teachers’ group to VP Duterte: Use DepEd funds for shortages, not red hunt

Jane Baustista, Marlon Ramos, Melvin Gascon 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The funds of the Department of Education (DepEd) are better used for addressing shortages in classrooms and armchairs than for spying on students and educators with supposed communist links, The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said…

DepEd bares new perks for public school teachers

Faith Argosino 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will be granted 30-day rest period with no volunteer work  in between at the end of academic year 2023-2024, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday. Duterte said…

VP Sara Duterte busy in Cebu visit

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has been quite busy during her Cebu visit in the last week of August 2023. On Sunday, August 27, the day of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2023 in Carcar…

VP Sara Duterte to celebrate National Heroes’ Day in Lapu-Lapu, police finalizing security measures

Futch Anthony Inso 08/26/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Vice-President Sara Duterte will celebrate National Heroes’ Day in Lapu-Lapu City on Monday, August 28, 2023. In line with this, the Lapu-Lapu City police are now finalizing their security preparations to secure the…

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