DepEd Shifts School Gardens to Drought-Resistant Crops Amid El Niño Threat

Vegetable plots and a bamboo trellis beside a walkway at a public elementary school in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija

Schools will plant munggo, okra, malunggay and other hardy crops and use water-saving methods to keep the School-Based Feeding Program supplied during the dry spell The Department of Education (DepEd) is shifting public school vegetable gardens to drought-resistant crops and water-saving farming methods as the country braces for a possible Super El Niño, according to … Read more

EDCOM 2 Urges DepEd to Link Daycare, Kinder and Grade 1 Lessons as Reading Gap Widens

Education Secretary Sonny Angara visits San Jose National High School in Tacloban

Three in four Grade 1 learners were tagged as struggling readers at the start of School Year 2026-2027, the commission said The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to strengthen and connect the early childhood and primary school curricula, after DepEd’s own assessment showed that 75 percent … Read more

Lacson to Authorities Hunting Bato dela Rosa: ‘SSSHHH’

Sen. Panfilo Lacson raising hands during his proclamation as senator-elect in 2025

The former PNP chief says secrecy is key in tracking down high-profile fugitives as the manhunt for the senator intensifies Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has a short message for authorities chasing Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa: keep quiet. In a post on X on Sunday, November 1, 2026, the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief … Read more

House Prosecutors Ready to Share VP Sara Duterte Tax Documents With BIR

Official portrait of Vice President Sara Duterte in a green Filipiniana dress

The prosecution panel says it will hand over financial records from the impeachment trial that could support possible tax evasion cases SARA DUTERTE TAX DOCUMENTS – The House prosecution panel is ready to turn over tax and financial documents involving Vice President Sara Duterte and companies linked to her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to the … Read more

Gatchalian to DepEd: Don’t Let El Niño Class Suspensions Worsen Learning Loss

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian at the Senate session hall

The Senate President pushes for localized, not blanket, class suspensions as schools brace for the looming super El Niño MANILA – Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Sunday, November 1, 2026, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make sure its protocols for the looming super El Niño keep students safe without deepening learning loss, … Read more

Watchdog Groups to Sit In on 2027 Budget Bicam as Lacson Vows ‘No Exceptions’

Senate Finance Committee chairman JV Ejercito in an official 2025 portrait

Civil society organizations will observe the livestreamed bicameral talks on the proposed 2027 national budget, while senators say no lawmaker’s insertions will be spared 2027 BUDGET BICAM – Civil society organizations will be allowed to sit in and observe the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. … Read more

Duterte Waives Appearance at ICC’s Last Status Conference Before Trial

The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands

Former president lets his lawyers handle the November 2 hearing as the crimes against humanity trial nears its November 30 start DUTERTE ICC STATUS CONFERENCE – Former President Rodrigo Duterte will not be present when the International Criminal Court (ICC) holds the fifth status conference in his crimes against humanity case on Monday, November 2, … Read more

Army Flags AI-Generated Photo of Soldiers Backing Bato dela Rosa as Fake

Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa inside the Senate session hall in May 2026

10th Infantry Division says the viral image of troops holding a pro-Bato banner was fabricated and misrepresents the military’s neutrality ARMY AI IMAGE BATO DELA ROSA – The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry (Agila) Division has branded as fake an image spreading on social media that shows its soldiers openly supporting fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela … Read more