What is usually a day of celebration for World Teachers’ Day (WTD) turned into a rain-drenched protest as teaching and non-teaching staff in various schools walked out of their classes on Friday, October 3, to denounce corruption, low wages, and government neglect of the education sector. Led by...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to maintain the key policy rate at five percent throughout 2025 but anticipates the central bank will reduce it by another one percentage point (ppt) to four percent in 2026. Based on MUFG’s Sept. 24 report,...
Marking a historic step in the country’s education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) convened on Friday, October 3, for the first-ever Joint National Management Committee (ManCom)...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has backed the call to create a monument for the late Ilongga Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was known as the “Iron Lady of Asia.” Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia sponsored a resolution urging the administration of Mayor Raisa Treñas to build a statue or...
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Teofilo Guadiz III got an unlikely ally following the call from seven major transport groups for him to resign allegedly over slow progress of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) and other issues concerning public...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, October 3 said there is no need for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to rush the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly-enacted Konektadong Pinoy (KP) Act. Marcos pointed this out as she described the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be implementing a massive revamp of its district office heads following reports of underperformance, especially in meeting the timeline for license plate distribution and in conducting aggressive campaign against motor vehicles with expired registration....
The newly signed law creating an annual ₱20-billion fund to strengthen the competitiveness of the local livestock and poultry sectors is expected to curb the soaring prices of pork, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. Three days before it was expected to lapse into law,...
Typhoon Paolo (international name: Matmo) slightly weakened on Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, as it continued to cross the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of 1 p.m., the typhoon’s center was...
President Marcos has appealed to government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to be the solution Filipinos need, and not be the source of added burden. "Magsilbi tayong solusyon, hindi dagdag na pampahirap (Let us serve as a solution, not an added burden)," Marcos said in his speech in one...
A ranking solon from Mindanao has guaranteed the House of Representatives ' prompt response to President Marcos ' call for emergency funds for the sake of earthquake victims in Cebu. Deputy Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong acknowledged Friday, Oct. 3...
Singapore has extended both financial support and condolences to the Philippines following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Cebu late Tuesday night, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 300. The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) on Friday said it will contribute SG$50,000...
