The House of Representatives casts 215 votes in favor of the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on Feb. 5, referred to the Senate for trial after the midterm elections break.
In light of the proposed Tuition and Other Fees Increase (TOFI), the Letran Financial Affairs Division (LFAD) led the Tuition Fee Adjustment Consultation, along with department heads and representatives at the Balagtas Hall on Jan. 30.
The House of Representatives (HOR), in its final reading with 200 lawmakers in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and three abstentions, approved House Bill (HB) No. 11214 known as the Private Basic Education Vouchers Assistance Act which seeks to expand financial and training assistance to private school teachers and students.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to reject a bill granting Philippine citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang on Jan. 28, because of his alleged connections to offshore gambling financiers and a Chinese spy who is presently being held in Thailand.
As part of the Letran Student Council’s (LSC) efforts for transparency and accountability, the organization hosted its first State of the Students Address (SOSA), on Jan. 28 at the Student Center Auditorium, tackling successful initiatives and action plans for Academic Year 2024-2025.
The Colegio’s National Service Training Program (NSTP) conducted its three-day Volunteerism Fair from Jan. 22 to 24 with the theme ‘SALOK: NSTP Volunteerism Fair Week’. Organized with the Letran Community Volunteers (LCV), the event series promoted the importance of volunteerism, the value of community service, and encouraged volunteers and students to engage in efforts to uplift local development.
Senator Risa Hontiveros, the principal author of the bill preventing teenage pregnancy, appealed to give the amended version of Senate Bill No. 1979 also known as the Prevention of the Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023.
A survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) displays a decline in public satisfaction with the Congress, Supreme Court, and President in the last quarter of 2024, its lowest since the inauguration of Marcos administration.
With about four million four million devotees present, the annual Sinulog festival was nothing short of incredible as Filipinos from various regions flock to Cebu City for the celebration on Jan. 19.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, dubbed the “monster ship,” moved away from the Zambales coastline on Sunday, Jan. 18, only for another large Chinese vessel to approach the area.