Angara: Schools May Tap MOOE for Electric Fans; Must Notify LGUs on Heat Suspensions DEPED EL NIÑO – Public schools can tap their Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to buy electric fans as the country braces for Super El Niño, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after visiting Lakan Dula … Read more
Teodoro Chairs 20th ADMM in Cebu, Urges Peaceful South China Sea Settlements as Ministers Adopt Five Initiatives ADMM CEBU – ASEAN defense ministers adopted five new cooperation initiatives on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, as Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. chaired the 20th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Cebu and called for regional unity and peaceful … Read more
In Mindanao, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro Says Marcos Has No Role in VP Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial: ‘Due Process, Managot ang Dapat Managot’ CLAIRE CASTRO – Malacañang on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, again denied that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has any hand in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as Palace … Read more
‘Don’t Panic’: President Marcos Vows to Defend the Peso ‘As Hard As We Possibly Can’ After It Breaches ₱64 to the Dollar PESO RECORD LOW – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, asked Filipinos not to panic after the Philippine peso sank to a new all-time low, breaching the ₱64 to … Read more
Senate President Gatchalian Says VP Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial Will Likely Cross Into December as Senate Juggles 2027 Budget SHERWIN GATCHALIAN – Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will likely run into December, as the Senate tries to fit the defense’s presentation … Read more
CHED, Malaysia’s EMGS Sign Letter of Intent on ASEAN GEMS+ Scholarships, Research Grants and EduPHIL Student Visa Portal CHED SCHOLARSHIPS – Filipino students, faculty and researchers are set to get wider access to scholarships and research funding across Southeast Asia after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Education … Read more
Thousands of Plantilla Items Created as Sulu Schools Move Under DepEd Region IX DEPED SULU – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has cleared the creation of 3,627 teaching and teaching-related positions for the newly formed Schools Division Office (SDO) of Sulu, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The … Read more
Lacson Tells Cayetano He Cannot Tie Marcos’ Hands on Who Replaces Sara Duterte as Vice President SEN. PING LACSON – Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, doubled down on his rejection of Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s call for senator-judges to promise that they will not accept the vice presidency if … Read more
DepEd Unveils 4H Heat Protocol to Keep Schools Safe and Classes Running as a Strong El Niño Looms DEPED – The Department of Education (DepEd) has rolled out nationwide guidelines to keep learners and teachers safe, and lessons going, as a strong to very strong El Niño threatens to bring extreme heat and water shortages … Read more
Cayetano Asks Fellow Senator-Judges to Follow Escudero and Swear Off the Vice Presidency ALAN PETER CAYETANO – Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, urged his fellow senator-judges to set aside personal political ambitions in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, asking them to commit that they would not … Read more