MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has expanded its Kaagapay Program nationwide to equip more parents, guardians, and caregivers with practical tools to act as co-educators — preventing bullying, fostering positive discipline, and reinforcing values among students. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed the program’s significance when he and Education Secretary Sonny Angara

TAGBILARAN CITY— A brass bell, believed to be over a century old, has been recovered after police traced it to a scrap-metal buyer in Bohol who paid P17,000 for it. The bell, reportedly made in 1914, was stolen from Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church (popularly known as Loboc Church) in Loboc town, and discovered

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A La Union high school has denied reports circulating online about an alleged shooting threat on its campus, saying its verification and investigation found no basis for the claim. In a Tuesday advisory, the administrators of Don Eulogio de Guzman Memorial National High School in the La Union town of

DAVAO CITY—Vice President Sara Duterte told journalists here on Tuesday that her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, had advised her to “come home” and leave national politics to her brother, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, the city’s incumbent mayor. Duterte made this revelation at a press conference during which she denied accusations that she received money stuffed in suitcases from

MANILA, Philippines—The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) on Tuesday welcomed the conviction of two individuals for the 2019 murder of broadcaster Eduardo “Ed” Dizon, calling the Quezon City court’s ruling a significant step toward justice for his family. “While no court decision can restore the life that was lost, holding perpetrators accountable is