Tension filled the recent budget hearing for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the coming year after the event went viral due to the absence of Vice President Sara Duterte. The deliberation, which took place under the House Committee on Appropriations, was quickly overshadowed by controversy as Duterte failed to personally defend her … Read more
According to a report by the Commission on Audit (COA), the Department of Education (DepEd) fell significantly short of its 2023 target for constructing classrooms. Out of the 6,379 classrooms planned for the year, only 192 were completed. Additionally, 4,391 classrooms are still under construction, while 550 are awaiting various stages of procurement. The COA … Read more
Former President Rodrigo Duterte has been advised to consider running for vice president in the 2028 elections, potentially forming a tandem with his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte. This suggestion was revealed by former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo during a press conference in Quezon City on Saturday. Panelo, who remains in close contact with … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte has inadvertently contributed a new “word of the year” with her response during the House of Representatives hearing on the Office of the Vice President (OVP) budget. The term “Shimenet” emerged from her interaction with Representative Arlene Brosas, and it quickly trended on social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), following the … Read more
The term “shimenet” seems to have taken on a life of its own after being uttered by Vice President Sara Duterte during a heated hearing in the House of Representatives regarding the 2025 proposed budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During this hearing, Representative Arlene Brosas questioned VP Duterte about the OVP … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte has become the center of controversy after Rep. France Castro revealed the alleged spending of P125 million in confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) within just 11 days in 2022. These details were based on a report from the Commission on Audit (COA), which was submitted to … Read more
A budget hearing in the Philippine Senate on August 20, 2024, turned tense as Vice President Sara Duterte faced questions from Senator Risa Hontiveros regarding a P10 million budget request from the Office of the Vice President (OVP). The budget is intended to fund the printing and distribution of a children’s book titled “Isang Kaibigan”, … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte has announced her resignation from her dual roles as Education Secretary and Vice Chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), effective immediately. This decision, disclosed by the Presidential Communications Office, marks a significant shift in the Duterte administration’s cabinet composition. However, Duterte will continue to … Read more
Veteran lawyer Estelito Mendoza has been enlisted by Vice President Sara Duterte to defend her in three certiorari petitions filed with the Supreme Court. Concerning the controversial P125 million confidential fund allocated to her office in 2022. Mendoza, 94, boasts a distinguished career, having served as Solicitor General under former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. from … Read more
The Department of Education (DepEd), including its Central Office and 12 Regional Offices, has yet to remit a total of P5.55 billion deducted from the salaries of teachers and other personnel for taxes, insurance contributions, and loan payments as of the end of 2022. According to reports, the largest portion of this amount, P4.47 billion, … Read more