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Congress has earmarked P40.5 billion this year to cover the tuition of underprivileged students enrolled in private high schools due to the lack of Department of Education (DepEd) schools in their communities or the overcrowding of existing public schools, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo announced. “The P40.5 billion is allocated in the 2025 national budget,” […]
Senator Win Gatchalian encouraged senior high school (SHS) learners in the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track to take advantage of the free assessment for national certification (NC), which could improve their chances of finding employment. This comes after the Department of Education (DepEd) recently released DepEd Order No. 003 s. 2025, outlining the guidelines for implementing quality-assured assessments […]
Senator Grace Poe sounded the alarm over the cases of deaths and injuries due to road mishaps as she bats for the urgent passage of a transportation safety bill she filed in the Senate. “Lives are lost and injuries are sustained daily by motorists for reasons that could have been prevented in the first place. […]
Adopted son of Occidental Mindoro Senator Bong Go addressed barangay leaders from the province during the 2025 Liga Ng mga Barangay (LNB) Congress at Royce Hotel Pampanga, stressing the pivotal role grassroots leadership plays in fostering meaningful and transformative governance. “Hindi po ako naiiba sa inyo. Matagal po akong nagtrabaho sa City Hall ng Davao City […]
Senatorial aspirant Kiko Pangilinan, who was once the presidential assistant for food security and agricultural modernization, promised to bring down rice inflation if he gets elected to the Senate. In a speech in Dumaguete City on Saturday, March 22, the former senator took pride in having lowered rice inflation to less than 1% during his […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said that the recent Senate hearing into the circumstances surrounding the administration’s arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte had uncovered various violations and irregularities. “Pero gano’n pa man, ako’y nagpapasalamat pa rin sa hearing na ginawa ni Senator Imee dahil at least, […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa slammed the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as he echoed the legal opinion of Atty. Alexis Medina that the constitutional rights of former President Rodrigo Duterte were violated when authorities surrendered him to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Binulag ng pulitika ang pamantayan ng pamahalaang ito sa pagkilala […]
Former congressman and Civil Service Commission chairperson Karlo Nograles stressed the role of establishing more community day care centers in Davao City to increase employment opportunities for women, especially those who are outside the labor force because of unpaid care work. “We should not neglect our working mothers. It is easier for families to overcome […]
House Deputy Majority Leader Francisco Paolo Ortega V and Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong assured the public that preparations of the House prosecution team for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial are in full swing. While not directly part of the prosecution panel, Ortega expressed confidence in the team’s readiness, and in the […]
In an executive session during the recent visit of Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Governor Sharee Ann Tan highlighted the banner programs of the Province of Samar, particularly those aimed at youth development. Tan expressed her vision for Samar to be recognized not only as a youth-friendly province but also as a community that […]