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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s new spokesperson, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., on Wednesday dismissed the claim that he was appointed to counter Palace Undersecretary Claire Castro, whom he described as “hard to take seriously.” “I have no intention of responding to every statement she makes because we only need to address criticisms that

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with more than 170 institutions in various fields as part of its effort to make senior high school (SHS) students job-ready after graduation. “Our graduates must enter the workforce with genuine hands-on experience and real competencies. By sitting down directly with our industry leaders, we are

MANILA, Philippines — In response to the widespread flooding that prompted the declaration of a state of calamity in Pangasinan, Manila Water Non-East Zone operating units Calasiao Water and North Luzon Water, in partnership with Manila Water Foundation (MWF), provided safe drinking water to evacuees in the municipalities of Calasiao, Malasiqui, and Sta. Barbara. Through

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte can testify before the Senate Impeachment Court if the local government had dealt with companies where his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, is listed as a stockholder, a member of the prosecution panel said on Wednesday. In a press briefing after the Wednesday’s impeachment discussions, counsel for the

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has “the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment,” four retired Supreme Court justices stressed that constitutional provision as they gave their legal opinions as amici curiae on Wednesday, the 26th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. In a prosecution statement, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers,

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — “The struggle for the development and improvement of our homeland, the upliftment of the lives of our people, and the struggle in the path of Allah continues.” This was the defiant declaration of former assemblyman Froxy Macarambon, the first nominee of the Moro Ako Party, as he thanked supporters who

MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Wednesday that China has no right to demand the removal of the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. “They have no right to say that. So, it is beyond their jurisdiction and beyond any form of intervention

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City government has started distributing free school supplies to public elementary school students through its Eduk-Ahon program. The ceremonial turnover for Eduk-Ahon, dubbed “Sabay-sabay Tayong Aahon,” was held Wednesday, September 16. The initiative aims to provide assistance to learners in the city. Mayor Thadeo Jonkie Ouano, Congresswoman Emmarie Lolypop

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has placed its enforcement units on heightened alert against illicit vape and tobacco products as consumer activity picks up during the “Ber” months and ahead of the Christmas season. “We are receiving intelligence and market information on the increased risk of illicit vape and tobacco products entering

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s newly-appointed spokesperson Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. on Wednesday warned that lowering the 16-vote threshold for conviction could allow the sitting government to manipulate the outcome of her impeachment trial. In an ambush interview on Wednesday, Panelo said, “Maaaring kapag ang denominator, itong 16, ay pwedeng babaan, iniimbitahan mo