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Iloilo 1st district representative Janette Garin has changed her stance on the effectivity of the Department of Health’s (DOH) dengue prevention program called the Enhanced 4S Strategy. From promoting it as “key” strategy against the spread of dengue when she was still health secretary, Garin now thinks the strategy has minimal effect.

Since the last PTI trust rating survey in 2017, trust in the church declined to 90 percent. Confidence in government went down to 76 percent. But the decline was sharper for media, which fell to 69 percent from 78 percent.

Twenty-seven-year-old fashion entrepreneur Prince Jimdel Ventura has not bought “new” clothes for five years. He hopes that his company “Wear Forward” will help others do the same, especially in light of the global call to address the problem of climate change.

From calling President Rodrigo Duterte a coddler of the New People’s Army (NPA), retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr., who was convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention, now “believes” Duterte is the only president who can “end” the communist insurgency in the country.

“Alam mo na maayos kitang trinato at maayos ang ating samahan nung nakaraang mahigit dalawang taon. Panay pa ang papuri at pakikiisa mo noon sa pakikipaglabanan natin para sa tama. Kahit walang pera ang oposisyon, tibay ng loob at paninindigan naman ang capital natin sa labang ito.

The final IRR is expected to be released this month and the law will then be fully implemented one year after.

A series of exhibitions on the art and life of Santiago Bose (1949-2002), entitled Santiago Bose: Painter, Magician, has been set in motion by Silverlens Galleries, Makati. The first phase, Bare Necessities, is focused on Bose's artistic language and how it is used to produce a distinct form and critical discourse. It is on view until 14 September 2019. The gallery plans to have an annual exhibit on Santiago Bose in the next four years.

The aborted release of convicted rapist, former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez, has opened a container of worms that smell of corruption, so abominable that the President and his men are scrambling to find all means to divert the issue.

The Department of Justice concluded Friday the preliminary investigation of the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 others as it denied the motion of the Office of the Solicitor General to submit additional evidence.

A video that has gained over 130,000 views fused together facts with false and misleading information regarding the ongoing vote recount between Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will resume on Sept. 6 the preliminary investigation on the multiple charges the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 others.

Inflation is expected to remain below 2 percent the rest of the year as more imported rice enter the market, slashing down the prices of the staple food, said Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Senior Research Fellow Roehlano Briones.

Removing houses and other structures to prevent further habitation in the landslide-prone areas along Kennon was suggested by DPWH-Cordillera Administrative Region Director Tiburcio Canlas.

Science and environment writer Tristan Mañalac’s feature article on fruit bats was cited in SciShortform, an online publication that highlights standout science writing.

Journalists Patricia Evangelista of Rappler and Christian Esguerra of ABS-CBN bagged the top awards in the 2019 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism announced after a seminar conducted by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Thursday.

A debate on the implementation of a law that increases the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) of prisoners ensued after the earlier reported pending release of convicted rapist-murderer former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez. The Justice Department and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) initially identified Sanchez as among the 11,000 inmates who may walk free from prison in the next two months.

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A Chinese association, in an apology sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the June 9 incident where a Chinese vessel sunk a Philippine fishing boat, is wrong in saying Reed Bank, locally known as Recto Bank, is part of the Nansha Island Group.

Sen. Imee Marcos is wrong in saying the “only” measure filed in Congress that aimed to officially proclaim Jose Rizal a “national hero” was by then Bohol 1st District representative and now Vice Governor Rene Relampagos in 2014.

Self-professed former communist rebel Alvin Turero's statement that students from the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) will not be able to graduate from their respective universities unless they join rallies is baseless.

The anguish of the Filipino comfort women has not stopped.

The PH-China Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development, considered a breakthrough in the jagged relationship of the Philippines and China, is expected to move forward when the two governments submit the names who will compose the Working Group during the bilateral meeting of President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on Thursday.

Contrary to this popular belief, the NCCA says the country has no “official” national hero.

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In his fourth State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte contradicted his past pronouncements when he said he has no wealthy friends while dismissing allegations that he ordered the six-month closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island for their benefit.

A netizen’s month-old online post endorsing papaya leaf juice paints an incomplete picture of its effectivity as a “cure” for dengue.

President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed 11 bills approved by the previous Congress, including two of his campaign promises.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating charges of sedition, cyberlibel, harboring a criminal, and obstruction of justice against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 other personalities.

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(Second of two parts) Since the Philippines regained its independence on July 4, 1946, those who were elected president accepted the death penalty as a matter of course. Except for Manuel Acuña Roxas, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, and Ramos, all the other presidents reckoned with the fate of convicts up for execution. The telephone in the execution chamber supposedly with a direct line to Malacañang came to symbolize the looming power of the president over a convict’s life. The president at the very last minute could order a reprieve or commute a sentence.