DOJ chief on calls for resignation: ‘It will not happen’

“I will not comment anymore on other issues there, but it will not happen,” Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said as declined the general public’s demand for his resignation due to the drug-related allegations against his son, Juanito Jose Diaz Remulla III. 

Small Details Matter: Bridging Rainbows

Progress. Community. Freedom. These are but a few of the words etched into the mind of a young transferee upon entering the walls of Ateneo for the first time. The courtyard had assemblies of trees, and the classrooms had top-of-the-line equipment. The one thing that caught their eye? The all-gender bathrooms on the second floor of the senior high building.

Suspected gunman in Percy Lapid killing surrenders

By Nikolai Ordoña The suspected gunman in the shooting of veteran broadcaster Percy Lapid has given himself up and is now under police custody, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)  announced on Tuesday, October 18.  In a press briefing held at the National Capital Region Police Office, DILG Sec. Benjamin Abalos Jr. presented…

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DepEd allows distance, blended learning for private schools

The Department of Education (DepEd) released DepEd Order (DO) No. 44 series of 2022 on Monday, October 17, stating that private schools have the option to choose between implementing full in-person classes, blended learning, or full distance learning modality.  

PBBM appoints Paul Soriano as adviser for creative comms

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assigned film director Paul Soriano as the Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications on Monday, September 17.
Cheloy Garafil, Office of the Press Secretary Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary, informed the public that Soriano will take his oath in Malacañang Palace on the same day.

Five Years Hostaged by the State

In the morning of October 9, Sunday, former senator Leila De Lima survived an attempted hostage-taking at the Camp Crame Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP), where she has been detained since 2017.

The PNP revealed the hostage-taker to be detainee Feliciano Sulayao Jr., who, just prior to taking De Lima hostage, attempted to escape the facility with fellow detainees Arnel Cabintoy and Idang Susukan. The group stabbed a policeman in the facility as they tried to escape, although Cabintoy and Susukan were shot to death by another officer upon witnessing this scene. Just like his companions, Sulayao was later shot dead. “After being told by the hostage-taker that since his two other companions were already dead, he’s certain he would also be killed and he might just as well also kill me,” De Lima shared in a statement, speaking about the supposed motives of the perpetrator.

In-Recap: Top Stories of the Week

A commentator from radio station DWBL was shot dead on Monday night, October 3, at 8:30 pm.
The broadcaster was shot at the Santa Cecilia Gate of the BF Resort Village in Talon Dos, Las Pias, by a suspect riding a motorcycle, according to an incident report from the Southern Police District (SPD).

STEM Beyond: Strand Career Exploration Talk

Grade 11 and Grade 12 students of the Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering (STEM) Strand participated in the first major project of its Projects Committee: the STEM Beyond last September 15 and 16, 2022.

President, Not Leader: A Look into the Events of August 21, 2022

Roughly two months into his reign, it is still unclear how President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. aims to achieve the national unity he strongly advocated for during his campaign. If anything, one may say that many of his actions and decisions thus far—or lack thereof—have caused more neglect and division than oneness.