As the world celebrates National Women’s Month, vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday honored Filipino women and underscored their contributions to society. “Let us honor women who chose the pathway to empowerment. Let us honor women who are our source of strength, inspiration, and love. Let us honor the women in our lives who made us who we are today — for all the lessons and the blessings that they left us. Let us honor ourselves,” Duterte said. Speaking during the online Women 2022 Entrepreneurship Summit of the non-profit organization “Go Negosyo” through the Philippine

Aksyon Demokratiko was embarking on a “negative and hateful campaigning” against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the presidential aspirant’s camp has claimed Friday. The statement comes after the political party sought clarification from the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) about the status of the Marcos family’s alleged PHP203 billion unsettled estate taxes. “The penchant for issuing reckless statement by Aksyon Demokratiko on the pretext of knowing the factual antecedents of the matter and having in their possession document or at the very least, a supporting paper to back their claim, when there is none should be abhorred,” said Marcos’ chief

While full seating capacity in universities has been allowed in areas under Alert Level 1, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said school administrators have the discretion to limit the volume of students attending in-person classes. The Inter-Agency Task Force, through Resolution No. 164, allowed fully vaccinated students and teachers to attend limited face-to-face classes for higher educational institutions (HEIs) in areas under Alert Level 1. “[K]ahit na 100 percent ang allowed na capacity, kung sa palagay ng mga pamantasan ay mas maganda ‘yung sistema na mas konti ‘yung papapasukin at gagawing salit-salit ang klase, pinapa-ubaya natin ‘yan sa mga

Drug enforcement teams of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have seized PHP1.026 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two suspects in separate operations here in the past two nights, police reports showed. On Friday, operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) apprehended a resident of Barangay Tangub during a buy-bust in Purok Matahum around 9:30 p.m. The suspect was identified as Joebert “Kulot” Carian, 41, who sold PHP1,000 worth of the prohibited substance to an undercover policeman. Tagged as a high-value individual, Carian yielded 11 plastic sachets and one knot-tied plastic bag of shabu, weighing 81 grams, valued

After two years, the “Kaamulan” Festival in Bukidnon will resume from March 23 to April 23. In a phone interview on Saturday, provincial tourism officer Butch Anthony Melendez said the month-long festival will deviate from previous celebrations due to the continuous threat of Covid-19. Bukidnon is under Alert Level 2 at least until March 15, along with Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao. “We only have limited activities, especially those that have physical distancing,” Melendez said. There will be no street dancing parade, motocross, booth exhibits, and horseback-riding competition which are among the

The national government continues to provide financial and livelihood assistance to workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Saturday. Lawyer Maria Karina Perida-Trayvilla, Director IV of the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC), said they continue to provide the flagship programs of the department such as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged or Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP), Abot-Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP), and other programs that will allow them to start their own business. “The TUPAD program is for the informal sector. We provide a minimum wage