‘Duterte-linked firm got 49 service contracts from Davao gov’t offices’

Inquirer.net - Sep 22, 2026

[Updated Sept. 22, 2026, 3:58 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines – Forty-nine food services contracts were awarded by government offices in the Davao Region to a corporation linked to Vice President Sara Duterte, a Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) official said on Tuesday. PhilGEPS Electronic Government Procurement Operations Division chief Rendell Sopeña said a total of

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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — In the wake of school violence erupting across the country, including the September 18 shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, the Mimaropa police have improved school-oriented policing.  The regional police set up 9,319 Police Assistance Desks in schools, deployed 4,071 personnel tasked to handle school-related activities, and

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Malacañang dismisses Sara Duterte’s criticism on school shootings

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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it cannot force anyone to understand the country’s situation regarding a series of school shooting incidents if that person is “unwilling” or simply unable to do so. The remark was in response to Vice President Sara Duterte’s criticism of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration over the recent school shootings,

Knife seized from student as Koronadal schools tighten security

Sep 22, 2026

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KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A knife was confiscated from a student at Marbel 7 National High School here Tuesday morning as schools tightened security following a city-wide safety assessment, triggered by last Friday’s shooting in nearby Banga town that left three students dead and six others wounded. The discovery came as classes resumed after

Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Jojo Ang for graft

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Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Jojo Ang for graft

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has ordered the 90-day suspension of Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. Jojo Ang, who faces 14 counts of graft in court. The resolution was promulgated by the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division on Sept. 21 but was only furnished to the media on Tuesday. “The Court hereby orders the SUSPENSION pendente

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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense counsel on Tuesday refused to disclose who will lead the team on the oral arguments involving the voting threshold for conviction before the Senate impeachment court. This comes after the presiding officer and Senator-Judge Francis “Chiz” House asked the prosecution panel directly who Duterte’s representative will be

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MANILA, Philippines — Two siblings face criminal charges after sending online threats to target a school in Lipa City, Batangas, with police recovering gadgets now under examination. “It started back in August. A particular school in Lipa City kept receiving online threats — specifically, threats to wipe them out,” said PNP public information office chief

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MANILA, Philippines — Heavy to intense rains due to localized thunderstorms may continue to prevail over Metro Manila and several parts of Luzon on Tuesday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In a thunderstorm advisory issued at 2:50 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said intense to torrential rains with

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Sep 22, 2026

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COTABATO CITY – As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) transitions from an interim regional government to a regular parliament, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) said it has enacted 94 laws since 2019. The BTA Media Affairs Office said Tuesday the 94 Bangsamoro Autonomy Acts (BAAs) have provided the legal framework for the

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