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EDUCATION Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara on Tuesday said the Commission on Audit (CoA) could investigate Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that the budget of the Department of Education (DepEd), under her stewardship, had been mishandled.
A MEASURE seeking to mandate random drug testing for all public officials has been filed in the House of Representatives, but some lawmakers criticized it «for pushing a specific agenda.»
EDUCATION Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara on Tuesday said the proposed P50,000 increase in the entry-level salary of public school teachers was «doable» if the government's fiscal condition improves.
(UPDATES) THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday filed a diplomatic protest over the reported harassment of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) patrol aircraft when Chinese pilots dropped flares in the path of the PAF plane.
MANILA, Philippines — The lone councilor who opposed the granting of permit to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Bamban, Tarlac will take over as acting town mayor following the removal of Alice Guo from office and the suspension of the vice mayor who was supposed to be the next in line of succession.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday appealed to the government's economic team to be cohesive in its strategy as she remarked that the current plans of the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, and the National Economic and Development Authority appear "disjointed and disconnected."
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, who was recently proclaimed an adopted son of Alfonso, Cavite, and already recognized as an adopted son of CALABARZON with familial roots from Batangas through the Tesoro clan, inspected the Super Health Center in the town on Monday, August 12.
THE Commission on Audit has denied a petition from former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHILSOC) president Jose Cojuangco Jr. and three other officials seeking relief from liability over the P27.22 million disallowed fund transfers from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in relation to the 2005 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).