‘Duterte-linked firm got 49 service contracts from Davao gov’t offices’

MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is encouraging the youth to speak up and seek assistance when they feel bullied, harassed, or are experiencing problems that may affect their well-being.  Seeking help, according to NCRPO, is an important early intervention among concerned institutions to ensure school safety following the recent school-related

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Second District Rep. Gerville Luistro is the House lead prosecutor for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This Tuesday, Luistro leads the prosecution team’s direct examination of witness E-Government Procurement Operations Division Chief Rendell Sopeña from the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGeps). Luistro, prior to being the lead

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s admission that he was unaware that his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, holds an interest in GenCorp Industries Inc. amounted to a “confession.” That’s according to private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan who on Tuesday also argued that it showed his failure to exercise “due diligence.” GenCorp Industries

MANILA, Philippines — Around 131 classrooms will be built for last-mile schools next year, following the passage of a law that institutionalizes support for geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (Gida), according to a lawmaker on Tuesday. During the House sponsorship and plenary deliberations on the proposed budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) for next

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday raised the possibility that the increase in Vice President Sara Duterte’s net worth could not have come from the 18 companies linked to her and her husband, Manases Carpio, if they recorded losses. Gatchalian made this observation after perusing the summaries of corporations that were prepared and submitted to

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Lito Lapid’s recent questioning of a witness in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte — said to be his first — has renewed attention on the legislative work of celebrities who became politicians. But for Dr. Alicor Panao, data scientist for Inquirer and associate professor at the University of

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte should have known that she needed to divest from businesses upon assuming office as vice president,  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Company Registration and Monitoring Department Director Gerardo del Rosario told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. Del Rosario cited the Constitution, which prohibits the president, the vice

TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested Eastern Visayas’ top regional anti-drug priority target and his alleged cohort in a buy-bust operation in Tolosa, Leyte, on Monday, recovering about 117 grams of suspected shabu valued at P795,600. Personnel of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 8 (RPDEU-8) and the Tolosa Municipal Police Station conducted the operation in Barangay

MANILA, Philippines – Among Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers before the Senate impeachment court is Roberto Narvasa Batungbacal. Batungbacal is a partner of Bodota & Batungbacal Law Offices, which he manages with fellow defense counsel, lawyer Ralph Bodota. He is also the grandson of the late former Chief Justice Andres Narvasa. WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) supports two Senate-approved measures seeking to strengthen safeguards for children in schools and online, amid concerns over campus violence and digital threats. In a statement on Tuesday, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the proposed Comprehensive School Safety Act and Sagip Bata Act will reinforce efforts to

MANILA, Philippines – Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Company Registration and Monitoring Department Director, lawyer Gerardo Del Rosario, says during Day 28 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, that he has no personal knowledge or competence to determine whether Duterte has substantial stockholdings or interests in the corporations linked to her, stressing that his

MANILA, Philippines — The father of the student behind the school shooting in a South Cotabato high school has been relieved from his post at the Department of Education (DepEd), agency officials said on Tuesday. During the House of Representatives’ plenary discussions on DepEd’s proposed budget for 2027, Davao de Oro Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora gave