Who’s fake? Sara Duterte touts achievements as DepEd chief
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Friday highlighted the progress in the Department of Education (DepEd) despite being called a “fake education leader.”
Day: March 31, 2023
After contentious US visit, Taiwan’s president heads to C.America
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen began a visit to Guatemala and Belize on Friday to shore up ties with dwindling allies following a trip to the United States that angered China.
S. Korean dictator’s grandson offers apology for 1980 massacre
The grandson of former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan apologised Friday for a massacre committed in the 1980s, a move hailed by victims and analysts as symbolic and significant.
President ‘outraged’ by his impeachment trial
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso said he was “outraged” after the constitutional court allowed his impeachment trial to proceed.
Kick out Russian ambassador, journos: Biden tells Russia to release US reporter
President Joe Biden on Friday called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held on espionage charges, while rebuffing a call from the paper’s editorial board to expel Russian journalists from the United States.
After pizza and prayer, Pope set to leave hospital Saturday
Pope Francis is expected to return home on Saturday after what will have been three nights in hospital with bronchitis, and will attend Palm Sunday services, the Vatican said.
Reporter’s arrest shows global media threat: US broadcasting chief
Russia’s arrest of a US reporter shows that threats to journalists worldwide are surging, the head of the US agency that oversees government-funded media including Voice of America said Friday.
Tapos na mga Teves? Arnie’s brother unlikely to run in 2025, says lawmaker may be out of politics for a decade
The Teveses’ political future has become uncertain in the wake of the allegation that Negros Oriental Rep. Arnie Teves may be involved in the March 4 killing of provincial governor Roel Degamo.
‘Pre-departure’ na: Pryde Teves tells who could convince Arnie to return to PH
Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnie Teves has resisted efforts even by his family to return to the Philippines to face the criminal charges against him, his brother, former governor Pryde Henry Teves said.
European maritime transport okays Filipino seafarer’s certificate
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday (March 31, 2023) said it will continue to recognize seafarer certificates issued by the Philippines, one of the world’s largest maritime labor supplying countries.
