By Omar Fernando
DAVAO CITY—Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rexlon Gatchalian’s claim that all referrals from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) are accommodated has been branded “inaccurate and misleading.”
This, according to Director for Operations Norman Baloro, on Tuesday, exposing a critical gap in the narrative.
By Omar Fernando
DAVAO CITY – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said the Filipino people are the fitting judges for former President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s (FPRRD) anti-illegal drugs campaign.
The statement came in response to the ongoing investigations at the Lower House, which he observed to demonize FPRRD’s anti-drug campaign seemingly.
A former indigenous peoples’ (IP) party-list group nominee challenged the integrity of Sulong Katribu, accusing it of fabricating conflict with Epanaw Sambayanan to shield its own misdeeds.
“Katribu’s calculated and premeditated response against Epanaw Sambayanan is more than expected,” Datu Jomorito Goaynon said in a recent interview.
“They are aware that Epanaw Sambayanan will use the electoral platform to expose Katribu’s nefarious activities that victimize indigenous communities and ancestral domains,” he added.
The recent arrest of Porferio Tuna, Jr., a former National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant during the 2016 peace talks, and the potential revival of formal negotiations between the Government of the Philippines and the NDFP have brought renewed attention not only to the peace process but also to a long-standing Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) tactic aimed at rescuing their prominent leaders from incarceration.
Former Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno gave a fiery critique of the government's budget decisions, particularly regarding PhilHealth and the reversion of P89.9 billion in unspent funds to the national treasury.
Magno, an economics professor at the University of the Philippines, said Department of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is spinning a new press release about why PhilHealth was ordered to return the unused health funds supposedly to create jobs and pump up the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) head Royina M. Garma has been criticized for seemingly orchestrating a diversion with her affidavit and statementsin Friday’s Quad Committee hearing at the House of Representatives.
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said Garma’s tactics are nothing more than a smokescreen to obscure the grave allegations surrounding her alleged involvement in a murder plot.
“Malicious and unsubstantiated statements should have no place in any credible investigation,” Go said in a statement on Saturday.
The launch of the Gender Action Plan of the Philippines’ Nationally Determined Contribution 2024-2030 aims to celebrate and raise awareness of this landmark framework, demonstrating the Philippines’ deep commitment to gender equality and climate action.
The Hakbang ng Maisug is pinning its hope on Atty. Vic Rodriguez to be its voice in the Senate.
Rodriguez accepted Maisug’s challenge in a statement he issued before supporters in a lightning rally near the Manila Hotel after filing his certificate of candidacy.
