BANGKOK — Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, a symbol of grace, charity, and royal influence who helped modernize the image of the Thai monarchy after World War II, has died at the age of 93, the Royal Household Bureau announced Saturday.
Sirikit had largely withdrawn from public life since suffering a stroke in 2012.
She was the wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand’s longest-reigning monarch, who ruled for 70 years until his death in 2016. Throughout his reign, she was a constant presence by his side, earning admiration for her humanitarian work and timeless elegance.
During state visits abroad, she captivated the world’s media with her poise and fashion. In 1960, during a U.S. tour that included a state dinner at the White House, Time magazine described her as “svelte” and “archfeminist,” while France’s L’Aurore called her “ravishing.”
Born Sirikit Kitiyakara in 1932, the same year Thailand shifted from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy, she was the daughter of Thailand’s ambassador to France. While studying in Paris, she met the young Bhumibol, who was then living in Switzerland. “It was hate at first sight,” she once joked in a BBC interview, before admitting that “then it was love.”
The two became engaged in 1949 and married a year later, when she was 17. Known for her impeccable taste, Sirikit collaborated with French designer Pierre Balmain to create elegant gowns using Thai silk. Her advocacy for traditional weaving helped revive Thailand’s silk industry and promote it on the global stage.
For more than four decades, she traveled with King Bhumibol across rural Thailand to support development programs for the poor, their visits frequently broadcast nationwide. In 1956, she briefly served as regent when the king entered a Buddhist monastery for two weeks, a rite of passage in Thai culture.
In 1976, her birthday, August 12, was declared Mother’s Day and a national holiday, cementing her image as the “mother of the nation.”
Her son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, known as Rama X, ascended the throne after Bhumibol’s death. Upon his coronation in 2019, Sirikit received the formal title of Queen Mother.
Although the monarchy is officially above politics, Sirikit occasionally took positions that were seen as political. In 1998, she publicly urged Thais to unite behind then-Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, a move that weakened the opposition. Later, she was linked to the royalist People’s Alliance for Democracy, which helped topple governments allied with former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
In 2008, she attended the funeral of a PAD protester killed in clashes with police, signaling sympathy for the group’s cause.
To many Thais, Queen Mother Sirikit will be remembered not for her rare political gestures but for her compassion, cultural influence, and lifelong devotion to public service.
She is survived by her son, King Vajiralongkorn, and her three daughters.
MAYNILA — Posibleng sa kulungan na magdiwang ng Pasko ang ilang opisyal at kontraktor na sangkot umano sa maanomalyang flood control projects sa bansa, ayon kay Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon.
“Sa tingin ko, sa kulungan na sila magpa-Pasko niyan,” tugon ni Dizon nang tanungin kung kailan inaasahang maaaresto ang mga akusado sa flood control scam.
Ayon sa kalihim, ang mga unang posibleng maaresto ay kabilang sa mga kasong isinampa sa Office of the Ombudsman noong Setyembre. Kabilang dito sina dating DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara, dating Bulacan 1st District assistant engineer Brice Hernandez, at contractor na si Sarah Discaya ng St. Timothy Construction Corporation.
Binanggit ni Dizon na base sa pahayag ni Ombudsman Boying Remulla, ang kasong inihain noong Setyembre 13 ang unang magbubunga ng pag-aresto. “Kasama po d’yan ‘yung mga notorious na taga-First District of Bulacan… sina Alcantara, Hernandez, at si Sarah Discaya,” aniya.
Dagdag pa ng kalihim, mabilis umanong umuusad ang proseso mula nang maupo si Remulla. “Tingin ko baka linggo na lang ho ang binibilang d’yan… kaunti na lang po. Sunud-sunod na po ito,” sabi ni Dizon.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Families in Gaza are enduring a painful search for missing relatives as Israel returns nearly 200 Palestinian bodies under a ceasefire arrangement that also includes the exchange of hostages.
Among them is Wahiba Shabat, who recognized her 34-year-old son, Mahmoud, only after tracing a scar on his skull. His decomposed body was returned without clothing, his hands tied behind his back. Shabat said her son’s jaw was broken and his ankles bore marks of restraint. “It is Mahmoud. It is my son,” she cried as she confirmed his identity.
The body of Mahmoud Shabat was one of 195 returned by Israel over the past 10 days. The handover is part of an ongoing exchange in which Hamas has also released the remains of 15 of 28 hostages. Israel said the Palestinians handed over were combatants, but relatives of several of the dead disputed that claim.
Because DNA testing materials are not allowed into Gaza, families must identify loved ones through photos and visible marks. Many of the remains are damaged or decomposed, and some appear to show signs of being bound. Israel said its military “operates in accordance with international law.”
Stephen Cordner, a forensic medicine expert from Monash University in Australia, reviewed some of the images and described the situation as “an international forensic emergency.” He said the apparent binding of bodies “would be unusual” and should be investigated.
Health officials in Gaza said the returned bodies included those killed during the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Thousands of Palestinians crossed the border that day, some joining the attacks, others looting homes, or simply drawn by curiosity after years of blockade.
Thousands remain missing, with families still uncertain whether their loved ones are among the dead. The Gaza Health Ministry said Israel is also believed to be holding the bodies of Palestinians who died in custody, including doctors detained from Gaza.
At Nasser Hospital, one of the few facilities with working morgues, families crowd around printed photographs and video screens, searching for faces they might recognize. Many images show bodies covered in mud or ice, with disfigured or missing features.
“For mothers and fathers to remember what their child was wearing two years ago is almost impossible,” said Ahmed Massoud of the Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared.
For Wahiba Shabat, the search at least brought closure. Three days after confirming Mahmoud’s identity, her family buried him.
“Thank God, I’ve now buried my son,” she said softly. “May every mother in Gaza find the same peace.”
MAYNILA — Mahigit isang buwan matapos simulan ang imbestigasyon sa umano’y anomalya sa mga flood control project, ibinunyag ng Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) na may mga proyektong “ibinibenta” at hinahati-hati umano sa mga sangkot sa pagpapatupad nito.
“The project is sold down the line. Somebody will sell the project and they select the engineer and the contractor, everybody happy,” ayon kay ICI chairperson Andres Reyes Jr. sa isang press conference matapos bisitahin ng ICI ang detention facility kasama ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Inirekomenda na ng ICI sa Office of the Ombudsman na kasuhan ng graft at malversation ang karamihan sa mga district engineer na sangkot umano sa mga iregularidad. Ayon kay Reyes, tanging mga opisyal na may Salary Grade 27 pataas lamang ang maaaring kasuhan sa Sandiganbayan, samantalang ang mga district engineer ay may Salary Grade 25.
Nang tanungin kung may mas mataas pang opisyal na maaaring ma-implicate, sinabi ni Reyes na maaga pa para tukuyin, ngunit tiniyak niyang ang lahat ng kaso ay ibabatay sa ebidensya.
“We will make sure that our evidence is based on assessment. We will observe due process. We will prosecute and not persecute,” aniya.
Nilinaw naman ni ICI Commissioner at dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson na hindi tungkulin ng ICI ang magpakulong ng mga opisyal, kundi ang tuklasin lamang ang mga katotohanan sa likod ng mga proyekto.
“I know that our people, the taxpayers are very agitated kasi gusto nila may makulong agad. Sana maintindihan ng ating mga kababayan na ang ICI ang hindi siya nagpapakulong,” paliwanag ni Singson bilang tugon sa panawagan ng publiko na agad arestuhin ang mga sangkot.
Dagdag pa niya, maaaring hindi sapat ang detention facility na may 108-cell capacity ngunit kayang tumanggap ng hanggang 1,000 detainees, sakaling dumami ang mga makasuhan.
Sa ngayon, iniimbestigahan ng ICI ang nasa 421 umano’y ghost flood control projects sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa.
BANGKOK, Thailand — Dalawampu’t limang Pilipino ang kabilang sa 167 na biktima ng human trafficking na matagumpay na nakatawid mula Myanmar patungong Thailand kagabi, ayon sa mga mapagkukunan ng rescue network.
Sa kabila ng operasyon, marami pa ang nananatiling nakakulong sa Myawaddy habang hinihintay ang clearance mula sa mga militia na kumokontrol sa lugar.
Batay sa ulat, kabilang sa mga nailigtas ang isang buntis. Sila ay kasalukuyang nasa isang shelter na pinamamahalaan ng Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) sa Myawaddy. Bahagi sila ng mas malaking grupo ng mga biktima ng trafficking na umaasang makaligtas nang tuluyan papasok ng Thailand.
Noong Oktubre 23, nagsagawa ang DKBA ng malawakang operasyon laban sa mga scam compound sa loob ng KK Park, isa sa pinakamalaking sentro ng online scam operations sa rehiyon. Kasabay ito ng mga pagsalakay sa Cambodia matapos lumabas ang pangalan ng negosyanteng si Chen Zhi, o mas kilala bilang Vincent, 37, founder at chairman ng Prince Holding Group (Prince Group), na umano’y nagpopondo sa mga scam network sa buong Southeast Asia.
Ayon sa ulat ng AFP, umabot sa 677 katao ang tumakas mula sa KK Park at tumawid sa Moei River patungong Thailand noong Huwebes ng umaga.
Ang 25 Pilipinong nailigtas ay nakatawid umano ng ilog kahit walang pasaporte. Ang kanilang pagtakas ay isinagawa sa tulong ni dating Philippine Embassy Police Attaché Colonel Dominador Matalang at Jay Kritiya ng Civil Society Network for Human Trafficking Victims Assistance (CSNHTV), na nagbigay ng mga tagubilin at navigation maps upang matiyak ang kanilang kaligtasan.
Have you ever focused on the heart of the matter and still found yourself distracted on unimportant things, nonetheless? What if you have wrongly thought that these small things are unimportant?
Kung may kinikilala at sinusundan akong pampublikong intelektwal at nadagdagan siya ng plataporma mapa online o pisikal, marapat lamang na sundan ko rin siya doon. Ganoon ang dating sa akin ng pagtanggap ko sa paanyaya ni Ms Venus na magsulat sa espasyong ito humigit kumulang 125 linggo na ang nakalilipas; pagdaragdag ito ng makabuluhang lalim sa tinig ng isang guro sa humanidades at komunikasyon gaya ko, at may pagkakataon pang mapalakas ang pundasyon ng Inside Academe bilang higit pa sa isang personal o propesyonal na pagmumuni-muni. Isa itong gawaing nakaugat sa komunidad, batay sa adbokasiya na nakaayon sa mga pangunahing prinsipyo ng komunikasyong pangkaunlaran: pakikilahok, pagbibigay-kapangyarihan, at pagbuo ng kaalaman mula kanayunan hanggang kaitaasan o kapatagan.
Sa Inside Academe, ganap na sinasalamin ang koneksyon ko sa mga bumubuo ng Tutubi.ph, ang aking paniniwala sa participatory development, at ang aking ilang piling tungkulin sa pagtataas ng lokal na pamamahayag at adbokasiyang sugpuin ang krisis sa di-pagkatuto (miseducation or learning crisis) sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng mundo lalo na sa Pilipinas.
Medyo tahimik man ang propesyon ng pagtuturo sa pamantasan, may konting makabuluhang pag-iingay din para sa mga natutulog sa pansitan.
Making the voice stand out
Some of my colleagues in various institutions of learning use a portable amplifier during teaching to make their voice stand out because sometimes there is noise in the class or the surroundings. (BTW, bravo to learning management systems which have a built-in noise suppression.) It’s a good strategy. Teachers and professors may have a similarly tough situation outside the classroom, and they also want to make their voice stand out, but what if there are forces that try to silence them?
Nang sabihin ng kalihim ng edukasyon sa kanyang post sa social media noong ika-10 ng Oktubre na “kasinghalaga ng magagandang grado ang malusog na isipan” at “alagaan natin ang ating isipan, gaya ng pag-aalaga natin sa ating mga pangarap” bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng World Mental Health Day, minarapat kong tingnan ang mga komento sa kanyang post na pawang puro magaganda. Pero meron ding hindi, katulad ng sa tatlong ito (bagama’t wala namang pagkontra sa layuning pang-mental health).
“DepEd should have a combo of psychologists and Guidance counselors. GCs in DepEd carry significant responsibilities in designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive guidance and counseling programs that address the academic, career, personal, and social development of learners within the unique context of each school and community. However, the complexity of these duties requires the collaborative support of psychologists, whose expertise ensures that programs are grounded in sound psychological principles and evidence-based practices. Psychologists play a vital role in strengthening the capacity of guidance counselors through training and technical assistance, particularly in the areas of mental health assessment, research-based program evaluation, and the use of statistical analysis to interpret and utilize data effectively. This collaboration enables the continuous improvement of guidance and counseling services, ensuring that interventions are data-driven, contextually responsive, and aligned with DepEd’s commitment to the holistic development and well-being of all learners …Moreover, teachers need psychosocial services too.” (Netizen 1)
“Paano ang isang guro makapagbigay ng support sa mental health ng bata, eh sya mismo need nya yan dahil sa ECP, madami makakarelate jan before a teacher can provide support to mental health of learners, the department must provide support for their mental health first …” (Netizen 2)
“Sana po unahin ang mental health naming nga guro,we cannot give to our learners what we do not have…until you protect, give importance to your teachers…don po mas mapapangalagaan namin ang mga kabataan…Mahal po namin ang pagtuturo sa kabila ng lahat ng kakulangan,teachers kami sa classroom lahat po ginagawan namin ng paraan…give us more and we can share more..We don’t have to mention the little things we do to ensure that our learners get the best…Ako,bilang guro naniniwala ako sa lahat ng aking kapwa guro na maraming tinutulungan sa kabila ng aming kahirapan po, sir Sonny Angara.” (Netizen 3)
Katahimikan muna, bago tayo manghusga. Sa katahimikan, gawin natin ang pag-aanalisa ng sitwasyon.
Gaya ng paulit-ulit na obserbasyon, nasa atin na ang napakaraming batas pero laging nahahanapan ng butas. Parating may problema sa implementasyon.
Meron na tayong Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act (R.A. 12080, December 06, 2024). Agad itong nagawan ng Implementing Rules and Regulations, salamat sa CSC, DBM, DepEd, at PRC. Pero anim na beses nabanggit dito ang CHED o Commission on Higher Education kaya malaki ang papel nito sa ikasusulong ng pambansang adhikaing pang-mental health.
Umaasa na lamang tayong unti-unting mapararami ang tatanggaping aplikanteng psychologists at guidance counselors. Narito ang bahagi ng IRR kung saan nakalagay ang posisyon nila at sistema sa pasahod:
Training our hearts to listen
Let us promote greater collaboration among students, their guardians/parents (through PTA in K-12), teachers, professors, administrators, and other academic personnel, including DepEd and CHED officials. Although silence is sometimes a solution, let’s value each other’s voices. At some point, we have proven, and it has been engraved in history, that it is better to be afraid while having a dialogue than to be afraid because of not having a dialogue. If consultation processes are flawed, how can leadership and management be effective?
Finally, it is important to ask: After the September 21 rallies, has anyone been jailed for the flood control scam? When the 2028 elections come, will people still be angry about this unabated corruption, or will they vote again for trapos (traditional politicians)?
MAYNILA – Sinampahan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ng reklamo sa Office of the Ombudsman ang 22 opisyal ng ahensya at ilang kontratista na umano’y sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects sa La Union at Davao Occidental.
Ayon kay DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, ang mga kaso ay malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents kaugnay ng mga proyektong natuklasang substandard at ilan ay “ghost projects.”
Kinilala ni Dizon ang St. Timothy Construction Corporation at ang may-ari nito na si Sarah Discaya bilang kabilang sa mga kinasuhan.
“Twelve people were charged, plus the Silverwolves Corporation for the La Union case. Nine for the Davao Occidental case, plus St. Timothy Corporation and Sarah Discaya,” pahayag ni Dizon sa isang press briefing.
Nagsimula ang kaso matapos ang mga inspeksyon ng DPWH sa ilang flood control structures na nagbunga ng mga nadiskubreng iregularidad.
Noong Setyembre 16, personal na ininspeksyon ni Dizon ang dalawang flood mitigation projects sa Bauang River Basin sa La Union, na nagkakahalaga ng tig-P89.7 milyon at parehong nai-award sa Silverwolves Construction Corporation.
Ayon kay Dizon, parehong substandard ang dalawang proyekto kahit na nabayaran na ito nang buo ng pamahalaan.
Sa Davao Occidental, natuklasan naman ng DPWH na “ghost project” lamang ang flood control structure na nagkakahalaga ng P96.5 milyon, na nai-award sa St. Timothy Construction noong Enero 2022.
Giit ni Dizon, tuloy-tuloy ang imbestigasyon ng ahensya upang masiguro na mapapanagot ang lahat ng sangkot at maprotektahan ang pondo ng bayan laban sa katiwalian.
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin remained defiant on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies in an effort to pressure the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine. The move sent global oil prices surging by 5 percent.
According to Reuters, Chinese state oil companies have temporarily halted purchases of Russian crude following the sanctions, while Indian refiners, the largest buyers of Russian seaborne oil, are expected to sharply cut imports.
The sanctions target energy giants Rosneft and Lukoil, which together produce more than 5 percent of the world’s oil output. The decision marks a major reversal for Trump, who just last week said he planned to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss ending the conflict.
While the immediate economic impact on Moscow is expected to be limited, the sanctions signaled Washington’s intent to squeeze Russia’s finances and push the Kremlin toward a peace deal in its nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
Putin dismissed the sanctions as an “unfriendly act,” insisting they would not significantly hurt the Russian economy. He also warned that cutting oil supply would drive up prices globally, hurting countries like the United States.
“This is clearly an attempt to pressure Russia,” Putin said. “But no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever decide anything under pressure.”
Asked about Putin’s remarks, Trump told reporters, “If that’s how he feels, that’s fine. Let’s see how he feels about it six months from now.”
As Ukraine continues to seek long-range missiles from the United States and Europe, Putin warned that Moscow’s response to any attacks deep into Russian territory would be “very serious, if not overwhelming.”
Trump, in another reversal, announced that the planned summit with Putin had been canceled, saying it “just didn’t feel right” and would not lead to the outcome he wanted. “It didn’t feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get,” Trump said. “So I canceled it, but we’ll do it in the future.”
Putin responded that Trump likely meant the summit had only been postponed. The two last met in Alaska in August.
As the conflict raged on, European Union leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels to discuss long-term funding for Kyiv. EU leaders agreed to meet Ukraine’s financial needs over the next two years but stopped short of endorsing the use of frozen Russian assets as collateral for large loans after objections from Belgium.
Moscow warned that it would deliver a “painful response” if those assets were seized.
Zelenskiy welcomed Trump’s sanctions as “very important” but said stronger pressure was still needed to push Moscow toward a ceasefire.
Following his August meeting with Putin, Trump had dropped his call for an immediate ceasefire and embraced Moscow’s preference for negotiating a comprehensive peace agreement. In recent days, however, he reverted to backing an immediate ceasefire — a position Kyiv supports but Moscow continues to reject.
Russia maintains that a ceasefire would only serve as a temporary pause, allowing Ukraine to rearm while Russian forces currently hold the advantage on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Lithuania, a NATO and EU member, said two Russian military aircraft briefly violated its airspace on Thursday, prompting a formal protest and NATO’s response. Russia denied the incident.
In a separate move, the European Union approved its 19th package of sanctions against Russia, banning imports of Russian liquefied natural gas and targeting Chinese refiners and Central Asian banks.
Since the conflict began in 2022, the EU has reduced its reliance on Russian energy by roughly 90 percent. Still, it imported over 11 billion euros’ worth of Russian energy in the first eight months of this year, with LNG now accounting for the largest share.
Russia’s oil and gas revenues, down 21 percent year-on-year, continue to account for about a quarter of its national budget, the key funding source for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Analysts suggest that the impact of the latest sanctions may be mitigated by Russia’s high taxation on production rather than exports, thereby cushioning state finances in the short term.
Tinanggihan ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang hamon sa hurisdiksyon na inihain ng mga abogado ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, na kasalukuyang nakakulong sa The Hague Penitentiary dahil sa mga kasong crimes against humanity kaugnay ng mga pagpatay at tangkang pagpatay sa ilalim ng kanyang kampanya kontra droga sa Pilipinas.
Sa 32-pahinang desisyon na pirmado ng tatlong hukom ng Pre-Trial Chamber I, ibinasura rin ng korte ang hiling ng depensa na ipagpaliban ang paglalabas ng desisyon hinggil sa kanilang hamon.
Ayon sa ICC, may hurisdiksyon pa rin ito sa mga kasong isinampa laban kay Duterte sapagkat nagsimula ang preliminary examination ng prosekusyon bago pa man inihain ng Pilipinas ang written notification of withdrawal mula sa Rome Statute, at bago pa man ito maging epektibo.
Binanggit ng depensa ni Duterte, sa pangunguna ni Nicholas Kaufman, na hindi umano natugunan ang mga rekisito para sa paggamit ng hurisdiksyon ng ICC nang pahintulutan ng Pre-Trial Chamber ang pagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon noong Setyembre 15, 2021. Giit ng depensa, epektibo na ang pagkalas ng Pilipinas sa Rome Statute noong Marso 17, 2019, kaya’t dapat ay walang bisa ang mga hakbang ng ICC matapos ang petsang iyon.
Ngunit nilinaw ng mga hukom ng ICC na nananatili ang bisa ng jurisdictional regime sa ilalim ng Part 2 ng Rome Statute, kahit umatras na ang Pilipinas. Binanggit nila ang Article 127(2), na nagsasabing hindi dapat maantala o maapektuhan ang anumang kaso na nasimulan na bago pa maging epektibo ang pagkalas ng isang estado mula sa tratado.
Matatandaan na iniurong ni Duterte ang Pilipinas mula sa Rome Statute noong 2018, matapos magsimula ang preliminary probe ng ICC sa kanyang war on drugs. Naging epektibo ang pagkalas noong 2019.
Gayunman, iginiit ng ICC na may hurisdiksyon ito sa mga krimeng naganap noong miyembro pa ng tratado ang Pilipinas, partikular mula 2011 hanggang 2019. Maging ang Korte Suprema ng Pilipinas ay nagpahayag na obligadong makipagtulungan ang gobyerno sa ICC sa ilalim ng parehong probisyon.
Sa desisyon noong Oktubre 23, binigyang-diin ng mga hukom na nagpatuloy pa rin ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa ICC kahit epektibo na ang pagkalas nito.
Tinukoy ng korte na noong Nobyembre 2021, humiling ang Pilipinas ng deferral ng imbestigasyon, at noong Marso 12, 2025, inaresto at isinuko si Duterte sa mga awtoridad ng Pilipinas upang dalhin sa The Hague.
Ayon sa ICC, ang patuloy na pakikilahok ng Pilipinas sa mga proseso ng korte ay patunay na nanatili ang hurisdiksyon ng ICC sa mga kasong isinasaalang-alang bago pa man tuluyang inalis ang bansa sa tratado.
Dagdag ng ICC, habang iginagalang ng Statute ang karapatan ng isang estado na umurong, tinitiyak din nitong hindi magagamit ang pag-atras upang makaiwas ang sinuman sa pananagutan sa mga kasong nasa ilalim na ng imbestigasyon.
Si Duterte ay dinala sa The Hague matapos arestuhin noong Marso 11, at ikinulong sa Hague Penitentiary Institution dahil sa kasong crimes against humanity kaugnay ng mga extrajudicial killings sa kampanya kontra droga.
Noong Setyembre, isiniwalat ng ICC na si Duterte ay kinasuhan sa 49 insidente ng murder at attempted murder habang siya ay alkalde ng Davao City at kalaunan ay pangulo ng Pilipinas, “bagaman mas malawak umano ang aktuwal na bilang ng mga biktima.”
Si Duterte, na nakilala bilang matapang at prangkang alkalde ng Davao, ay nahalal na pangulo noong 2016 sa pangakong wawasakin ang ilegal na droga at korapsyon sa loob ng tatlo hanggang anim na buwan.
Ngunit kalaunan ay umamin siyang hindi niya natupad ang naturang pangako, habang patuloy ang mga operasyon ng pulisya sa ilalim ng Oplan Tokhang na nagresulta sa pagkamatay ng libu-libong Pilipino, karamihan ay mahihirap.
Ayon sa mga ulat ng pamahalaan, humigit-kumulang 6,000 ang nasawi sa kampanya kontra droga, ngunit ayon sa mga human rights group at mga taga-usig ng ICC, mas mataas pa umano ang tunay na bilang ng mga biktima.
MAYNILA — Ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ipasa sa mga lokal na pamahalaan ang responsibilidad sa pagpapatayo ng mga silid-aralan sa buong bansa, sa halip na sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Ayon kay Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro, iniutos ng Pangulo na idiretso ang pondo sa mga local government unit (LGU) upang mas mabilis na matugunan ang kakulangan sa mga silid-aralan.
Binigyang-diin din ng Pangulo ang pangangailangang madaliin ang pagkumpleto ng mga proyekto upang matiyak na may sapat na classrooms para sa mga mag-aaral.
Batay sa planong memorandum of agreement, ang mga LGU ang mangangasiwa sa konstruksyon habang mananatiling tagamasid at tagapagsubaybay ang DPWH at Department of Education (DepEd).
Tinatayang 200 silid-aralan ang matatapos bago matapos ang taon, at karagdagang 822 classrooms naman ang target na makumpleto sa ikalawang quarter ng 2026.
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