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House cancels Tuesday plenary, shifts committee work online

Manila, Aug. 18 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday cancelled its plenary session scheduled for the day, but retained its work-from-home arrangement and the online conduct of Committee meetings... Read More


Acosta: VP Sara ordered release of P125-M confi funds to Lachica

Manila, Aug. 17 -- Vice President Sara Duterte personally ordered the release of the entire PHP125 million in confidential funds under the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to security officer Col. R... Read More


P125-M confi fund plan has no specific ops, numerical targets - Acosta

Manila, Aug. 17 -- The Office of the Vice President's physical and financial plan (PFP) for its PHP125-million confidential fund in the final quarter of 2022 placed the entire allocation under a broad... Read More


Ex-OVP special disbursing officer declared hostile witness

Manila, Aug. 17 -- The Senate impeachment court on Monday declared Gina Acosta, Vice President Sara Duterte's former special disbursing officer at the Office of the Vice President, a hostile witness i... Read More


2-year suspension of law on property valuation, assessment sought

Manila, Aug. 17 -- Marikina 2nd District Rep. Miro Quimbo on Monday filed a measure seeking a two-year suspension of the implementation of key provisions of the Real Property Valuation and Assessment ... Read More


Higher education stakeholders urged to tackle AI use in schools ASAP

Manila, Aug. 17 -- Higher education stakeholders in the country should convene as soon as possible to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) among students, a member of the House Committee on... Read More


More Filipino families now able to meet their daily needs - DSWD

Manila, Aug. 17 -- The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing a decline in the number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor indicates that more households can provide for thei... Read More


Relief augmentation for LGUs affected by Luis, Maymay continues

Manila, Aug. 14 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to provide additional relief augmentation to local government units (LGUs) affected by the combined effects of the ... Read More


Gag order could open floodgates for fake news - House prosecutors

Manila, Aug. 14 -- Restrictions on public discussion of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could create an "information vacuum" that may be filled by fake news, misinformation and di... Read More


SWS survey shows 600K families now food secured; hunger declining

Manila, Aug. 13 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday said 600,000 beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) reported significant improvemen... Read More