NATIONAL
VP Sara denies links to a detainee
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY — Vice President Sara Z. Duterte denied on Monday, December 22, allegations linking her to a detained individual, saying she has no personal relationship or communication with him and dismissing the claims as baseless. The vice president issued the statement following public remarks by Ramil Madriaga’s lawyer, Raymund Palad, who...
REGIONAL
Davao City Council approves incentives for city employees
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Council approved the supplemental budget on Tuesday, December 23, which provides gratuity pay and service recognition incentives to city government employees, following its third and final reading. The 21st City Council approved Supplemental Budget No. 3, which allocates a total of P187.324 million sourced from the city’s General Fund...
OPINION
Drilon raises the red flag Drilon raises the red flag (THE THIRD EYE by Carlo Manubag)
Former Senator Franklin Drilon pointed out a troubling and unprecedented development in the country’s budget process: a sitting President openly siding with one chamber of Congress during budget deliberations. The President’s statement favoring the restoration of the ₱45-billion cut from the DPWH budget goes beyond concern or preference. It constitutes direct intervention in a process...
BUSINESS
Kernels of Hope
In Photo: Chella Baraquel operates a food cart that offers freshly boiled corn, peanuts, and buttered corn kernels, each product telling the story of her hard work and homegrown success. Like the kernels of corn that endure heat, pressure, and time, yet remain full of potential to grow tall and strong, Chella Baraquel, a corn vendor...