Win Gatchalian: No 'allocation fund' offer received from TESDA

GMA Network - Oct 25, 2026

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said he had not received any offer of an “allocation fund” from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), similar to the one claimed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

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Veteran journo held for libel, ‘unaware’ of case in Davao

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MANILA, Philippines — Following his Saturday morning arrest, veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. remains in the dark about who is behind the cyberlibel complaint lodged against him and what triggered it, with his lawyer saying he was not given due process. Human rights lawyer Dino de Leon, who is representing Lustre in the case, confirmed

SC initiative gives support to grassroots lawyers

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MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court is formally extending support to public interest lawyers and organizations to help them in their missions while promoting grassroots lawyering as a viable career path. The Supreme Court on Friday released rules promulgated on Aug. 26 for the formal recognition of organizations and legal practitioners devoted to developmental and

5 heat-related ailments may also be compensated – ECC

Oct 25, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Fainting, heat rash and kidney injury are among five additional heat-related conditions that may qualify workers for compensation under expanded guidelines issued by the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) amid the looming threat of El Niño. “We came out with a resolution that reiterates the coverage of heat-related diseases while also recognizing the

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MANILA, Philippines — Four Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were killed after two SF-260 aircraft crashed during a training flight in Batangas on Friday, the Air Force confirmed on Saturday. The PAF has described the incident as an “aviation accident” and could not immediately confirm if what had happened was a collision. Both aircraft went

Tesda chief denies P5-M ‘allocation’ for Lacson

Oct 25, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) denied authorizing a P5-million allocation for Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson. “As Tesda Secretary, I did not authorize anyone to offer any allocation or one amounting to P5 million to Senator Ping Lacson,” Tesda Director-General Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez said in a

2 Coast Guard personnel slain in Cotabato City shooting

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MANILA, Philippines — Two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel have died following a shooting incident in Cotabato City, the agency confirmed as it mourned their deaths and vowed to pursue justice. In a statement on Saturday, the PCG identified the fatalities as Seaman First Class Reniel Agpalo and Seaman Second Class Louther Jhon Vitor, both

Higaonon youth of Agusan del Sur turns coffee waste into cascara tea

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SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — For the past four decades, the coffee groves tended by the indigenous Higaonon tribe in Sitio San Jose, Barangay Maasin, in Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur, yielded a steady harvest of cherry beans for tribal communities in the area. However, the steady dose of caffeine these coffee plants

This week’s milestones: Oct. 25 to Oct. 31

Oct 25, 2026

Oct. 26, 1521 The remaining crew of the expedition once led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan dropped anchor at “Biraham Batulach,” known today as Barangay Batulaki, to take shelter from a violent storm. In the detailed account of the voyage, Antonio Pigafetta, a Venetian scholar and explorer, also wrote that Sebastian el Cano had

Novel idea: Thailand, Vietnam take books on the road in reading drive

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Tran Dai Thang spotted two young people who had picked up their drinks at a pop-up cafe beside his travelling bookstore and were about to leave, so he called them over. One of them said they did not read books, Thang recalled. But he kept the conversation going and eventually persuaded the visitor to buy a book for 10,000 dong (US$0.40) – heavily discounted from its original price of 45,000 dong. For Thang, an artist and publisher, the small sale mattered far less than the fact that someone who...

Before the Philippines even had a name, it had gold

Win Gatchalian: No 'allocation fund' offer received from TESDA

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Veteran journo held for libel, ‘unaware’ of case in Davao

SC initiative gives support to grassroots lawyers

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4 PAF pilots killed in Batangas crash

Tesda chief denies P5-M ‘allocation’ for Lacson

2 Coast Guard personnel slain in Cotabato City shooting

Higaonon youth of Agusan del Sur turns coffee waste into cascara tea

This week’s milestones: Oct. 25 to Oct. 31

Novel idea: Thailand, Vietnam take books on the road in reading drive

Before the Philippines even had a name, it had gold

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