Bautista co-accused arraigned in new graft case
MANILA, Philippines — Former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista’s co-accused in a new graft case pleaded not guilty during their arraignment before the Sandiganbayan yesterday.
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Sara: No cracks in UniTeam
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said her working relationship with President Marcos has not changed, even if there has been a sudden change in tune about the Philippines’ cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is set to investigate her father’s drug war.
DepEd records 1,700 abused children in student safety hotline
MANILA, Philippines — Over 1,700 reports of children experiencing abuse at school and at home have been recorded by the Department of Education in its student safety hotline, according to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte.
Sara appealing to DOJ: Don’t cooperate with ICC
MANILA, Philippines — While maintaining that President Marcos’ foreign policy decisions should be followed, Vice President Sara Duterte said she would urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to cooperate in the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s investigation of the bloody war on drugs during the administration of her father.
Public schools to plant 236,000 trees nationwide
MANILA, Philippines — Public schools in the Philippines will plant 236,000 trees on Dec. 6 as part of the Department of Education (DepEd)’s Christmas project, according to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte.
DepEd sets Fridays for mastering reading, critical thinking
MANILA, Philippines — Starting next year, Fridays in all public schools will be spent mastering reading and critical thinking as part of the Department of Education’s measure to improve the quality of learning, according to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte.
DHSUD activates shelter teams in quake-hit areas
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) activated over the weekend its shelter cluster teams to respond to the regions in Mindanao which were affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Friday.
Enrile ex-aide denies bribes, ‘pork’ papers
MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Jessica Lucille “Gigi” Reyes, the former chief of staff of presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, said yesterday she neither received bribes nor signed endorsements for non-government organizations (NGOs) as implementing agencies of the former Senate president’s priority development assistance fund (PDAF) or pork barrel.