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Lucas Bersamin’s ascent to the position of Executive Secretary in September 2022 was not greeted with applause but with suspicion—and rightly so. The so-called “Little President,” a post that demands unimpeachable integrity and absolute public confidence, was handed to a man whose judicial record has long been tainted by politicalContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is calling for a nationwide total ban on vape products, warning that the devices—often marketed as safer, trendier, and even “nicotine-free” alternatives to cigarettes—pose serious and long-term health risks. In a statement, the DOH slammed vape advertising campaigns that portray the productsContinue Reading
The Philippines is losing its farmland at a pace and scale that now threatens the country’s long-term food security. New figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show a steep decline in the land devoted to food production, underscoring a decades-old policy failure: the absence of a coherent national landContinue Reading
MANILA – Once a fixture behind the Malacañang podium, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque now in the Netherlands, fighting to stay in Europe as Philippine authorities push for his deportation. The man who once defended controversial policies under the Duterte administration is now the subject of an Interpol Red NoticeContinue Reading
The Department of Agriculture’s plan to launch FMR Watch, an online platform for monitoring farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, signals a familiar move in the government’s attempt to clean up agencies long plagued by corruption. Like the transparency tools rolled out earlier by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), the country’s largest network of evangelical denominations, publicly endorsed the “Trillion Peso Assembly Against Corruption” on November 30, calling for deeper investigations into alleged large-scale corruption and urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prioritize long-pending reforms. In a statement signedContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Twenty rescued child laborers, once burdened by work in farms, markets, and garbage dumpsites, are now being given a chance to return to school after receiving cash aid and school supplies from the Bangsamoro government over the weekend. The children, each granted ₱15,000 in assistance plus educationalContinue Reading
