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MANILA, Philippines — As lawmakers and various groups suggested that President Marcos pick a real educator to head the Department of Education (DepEd), the Chief Executive went on with his usual activities yesterday, handing over P158 million to local governments in the Caraga region hit by El Niño.
MANILA, Philippines — A group of former officials during the Duterte administration and members of the academe restarted a federalism campaign to push for amendments to the 1987 Constitution through constitutional convention (con-con).
MANILA, Philippines — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a call yesterday with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo to discuss China’s “escalatory” actions to stop the delivery of food and supplies to a Philippine military outpost on BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal early this week.
MANILA, Philippines — There’s no way the “barbaric” Chinese can provoke Filipinos into firing the first shot that could ignite a deadly confrontation at sea or worse, Philippine Navy spokesman Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Teachers have rallied behind the call for the next Department of Education secretary to be capable of rising above the political fray to make education reforms work — which one political science professor said has been difficult under the “divisive” term of outgoing education secretary Sara Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines — Former Vice President Leni Robredo may be eyeing to run for the mayoral post of Naga City in the 2025 elections, according to Liberal Party President Edcel Lagman.
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero expressed deep concern on Thursday over the escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Ayungin Shoal, and called for a comprehensive briefing from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to address the intensifying conflict.
MANILA, Philippines — Liberal Party spokesperson Leila De Lima on Thursday questioned the claim that Vice President Sara Duterte is the new face of the opposition, describing her breakaway from the president’s Cabinet as a new political maneuver rather than a move based on principles.