In the previous school year, the Department of Education recorded 254 suicides and 1,492 suicide attempts among students in basic education. The numbers were higher than the 198 suicides and 941 attempts recorded in school year 2022-2023. At the hei
super jili EDITORIAL - Total POGO ban
2024-12-04Remember the POGOs? The intensifying political turbulence has edged out Alice Guo and the illegal activities that prompted the government to finally impose a total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators and their state-sponsored versionsuper ji
As Vice President Sara Duterte expected, an impeachment complaint was filed against her yesterday. The landmark complaint was filed by various sectoral groups as well as relatives of several victims of drug killings, and endorsed by Akbayan party-li
The COVID pandemic is over, but another virus continues to debilitate and claim lives worldwide, with new infections on the rise in the Philippines. Last month, the Department of Health reported an increase in the number of newly diagnosed Advanced
okebet EDITORIAL - Politicized
2024-12-03The Duterte camp is saying that the Marcos administration is throwing everything including the kitchen sink at Vice President Sara Duterte. Government agencies, on the other hand, maintain that ongoing investigations involving the Vice President are
With the approach of the 2025 midterm elections, candidates and their supporters are not the only ones being gunned down. In less than a week, two election officers have been shot dead in Mindanao. Last Saturday afternoon, John Nico Allan Pandoy, as
Criminal charges were filed yesterday and counter-charges are expected to be filed as the feud continued to heat up between the clans of the two highest officials in the land. For the first time, an incumbent Vice President and key members of her se
happy day EDITORIAL - Eyes on the bicam
2024-12-01The last time the bicameral conference committee of the legislature hammered out the reconciled version of the General Appropriations Act for 2024, a provision was inserted to finance the latest incarnation of the congressional pork barrel, the unpr
benz game EDITORIAL - Political noise
2024-12-01Economic managers are putting on a brave face amid the political turbulence that has swept the country. Its business as usual, and the impact of the ongoing political noise on the economy is minimal, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ars