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THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recognized Cagayan de Oro as the second highly urbanized city in the country with the highest basic literacy rate, based on the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (Flemms).
DAVAO City — The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) held a three-day training session titled “Uncovering the Depths: A Training on West Philippine Sea Reporting,” from May 26 to 28 at Rogen Inn, here.
THE Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), along with fisherfolk and allied groups, called for a national mass action on May 31, National Fisherfolk’s Day, to protest decades of policies they say have marginalized small-scale fishers and degraded the environment.
THE United States government is currently reviewing its travel advisory for the Philippines following a strong condemnation from Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, who expressed concern over warnings advising Americans against visiting certain areas of the country.
PROGRESSIVE youth group Anakbayan, along with more than 100 other youth organizations, submitted a unity statement to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 27, calling for the disqualification of the Duterte Youth party-list over alleged misrepresentation of the youth sector, abuse of state resources, and violations of election laws.
THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has publicly voiced its support for Secretary Juan Edgardo 'Manalang 'Sonny' Angara’s leadership at the Department of Education (DepEd), urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to consider reinstating him amid calls for continuity and stability in the country’s education sector.
COMMANDER Bravo, also known as Sultan Abdullah Macapaar, commander of the North West Mindanao Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), on Wednesday, May 21, expressed his intention to support detained MILF members in availing themselves of the government’s amnesty program.
Rodriguez even welcomed the recent signing of a defense pact between the Philippines and Germany, which took place at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Berlin.
FORMER Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Executive Vice President Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call for courtesy resignations from cabinet officials, describing it as a “mere political maneuver rather than a genuine effort to address the nation’s pressing issues.”
SERVICE members from the United States, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom will kick off Exercise Kamandag 9 on May 26, conducting training across the Philippines to enhance multinational military readiness, interoperability, and regional defense capabilities.
AS the midterm election campaign enters its final stretch, an environmental watchdog group is urging national and local candidates to comply with Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and keep the polls “basura-free.”
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday claimed that five high-ranking government officials are facing cases before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs’ probe into alleged injustices against former President Rodrigo Duterte.