President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has relieved Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III after barely three months in office, marking the shortest term for a PNP chief, Executive
Despite being mandated by the 1987 Constitution to give education the “highest priority”, the Philippines continues to fall short of global standards in funding this sector. Business leaders and education
A stopwatch. A scoreboard. A stat sheet. This is how sport is supposed to decide winners. But in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, victory is being measured not
Janelle Mae Frayna, the Philippines’ first Woman Grandmaster, swept the ladies’ blitz crown during the 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, slicing through 120 opponents from 24 countries with a
As the Philippines commemorate the National Heroes Day on the last Monday of August, we honor the valor and sacrifice of selfless men and women who battled for the freedom
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gives its full support to Local Government Units (LGUs) that are actively providing free medical services to their residents. In a
Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s plan to deploy new lawyers in every school division office earns praise from the Department of Education–National Employees Union (DepEd–NEU) on August 22. Angara said the
To further strengthen the welfare of overseas Filipino domestic workers, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced on August 22 an increase in minimum wage, annual medical checkups, and other
Ten more campuses are being pushed to open under the Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS) to accommodate more students who qualify for admission to the country’s premier science high
When we speak of pahinga, the Filipino word for rest, we often imagine a mere pause—an intermission in the relentless march of life. Yet for Filipinos, rest has never been
