April 23, 2026 – TheNationWeek

FIRING LINE: DepEd’s new calendar: Reform or experiment?

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FIRING LINE: DepEd’s new calendar: Reform or experiment? By Robert B. Roque Jr. | April 23, 2026 Summer vacation is in. But what’s very much around the corner is a big change in School Year 2026–2027, as the Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing full steam ahead with its proposed three-term school calendar. For those…

Sandiganbayan Issues Hold Departure Order Against Romualdez

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2026April 23, 202609 mins

Sandiganbayan Issues Hold Departure Order Against Romualdez By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | April 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division has issued a Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO) against former Speaker and current Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez, effectively barring him from leaving the country. The order, dated April 22, 2026,…

VP Sara Duterte: “Real thieves don’t put money in the bank—but in suitcases”

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2026April 23, 202605 mins

VP Sara Duterte: “Real thieves don’t put money in the bank—but in suitcases” By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | April 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has forcefully denied explosive allegations made by former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV during a House Justice Committee hearing on April 22, refuting claims that she and…

Supreme Court Orders Marcos Jr. to Respond on Fitness, Drug Test Petition

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2026April 23, 202606 mins

Supreme Court Orders Marcos Jr. to Respond on Fitness, Drug Test Petition By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | April 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a landmark legal development poised to reverberate across the political landscape and ignite fervent public debate, the Supreme Court En Banc has issued a decisive order compelling Malacañang to respond…

A Web of Irony: Extradition of Whistleblower Amid Corruption Allegations

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2026April 23, 202605 mins

A Web of Irony: Extradition of Whistleblower Amid Corruption Allegations By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | April 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a development observers are calling deeply ironic, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has announced the impending extradition of former lawmaker Zaldy Co, the individual who previously claimed Marcos was the architect of…

Romualdez Faces Plunder, Travel Ban Amid Kickback Scandal

Bing JabadanApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026010 mins

Romualdez Faces Plunder, Travel Ban Amid Kickback Scandal By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | April 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – Allegations of systemic corruption are intensifying in the Philippine political landscape, as former Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and former Senate President Chiz Escudero find themselves at the center of a burgeoning scandal. The Office of…