1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (350+ words) Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday presented the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposed P975.96-billion budget for 2027 before the House Committee on Appropriations, while seeking an additional P145.19 billion to fund academic recovery and other critical programs. Under the proposed National Expenditure…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday accused authorities of harassing and intimidating her family, claiming that the presence of policemen near her mother and children was tantamount to “child abuse.” In a statement, Duterte said she was particularly alarmed by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (244+ words) Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Saturday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that she was harassed by authorities while dealing with an arrest warrant over three counts of grave threats. Duterte posted P360,000 bail on Sept. 5 at the Quezon City Hall…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) Testifying as a hostile witness on the 21st day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, Poa made the admission as House prosecution counsel Benjamin Tolosa Jr. fielded questions over the liquidation of DepEd’s confidential funds. “Unang-una, hindi kailangan na…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has proposed a P51-million allocation for travel expenses next year, slightly lower than its allotment of P56 million for the same item this year. During Wednesday’s deliberations of the House committee on appropriations on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) Former Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Michael Poa has maintained that he was unaware of the rather unusual names appearing on the acknowledgment receipts used to account for the agency’s confidential fund expenses. On Day 21 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (245+ words) Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday questioned Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Col. Magtangol Panopio on whether he and other official, Col Carlos Sangdaan Jr. copied each other’s work as he cited similarities in their separate documents. During the impeachment…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (441+ words) Two military officers are scheduled to take the witness stand in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte this week, as part of the House prosecution panel’s efforts to prove the alleged misuse of confidential funds. At the request…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (311+ words) House Deputy Speaker and La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega V expressed confidence that truth, evidence, and accurate information will drown out misinformation about the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. While the House prosecution panel respects the Senate impeachment…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (243+ words) A University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas organization urged Sen. Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, to return to the Philippines and face graft and plunder complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman. In a statement on…...