The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 5, announced a revised Kindergarten cut-off age policy that will allow more Filipino children to begin formal education earlier. Starting School Year (SY) 2025–2026, children who turn five years old on or before October 31 will now be eligible...
BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
House members aren 't blindly following the orders of Speaker Martin Romualdez, contrary to the claim of Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, a congressman said on Thursday, June 5. Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun says it is "unfair" for Escudero to assume that House lawmakers...
Several senators expressed mixed reactions to the House of Representatives ' approval on third and final reading of a bill mandating a ₱200 daily minimum wage increase, with lawmakers calling for a bicameral conference to reconcile the differences with the Senate 's earlier version,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) prodded on Thursday, June 5, the newly elected local officials nationwide to participate in the 2025 Newly Elected Officials Performing Leadership for Uplifting Service (NEO PLUS) Program as directed by the enhanced local governance policy...
The rise in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases among young Filipinos is driven by high-risk sexual behavior, including unprotected sex, online pornography, and dating apps, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Thursday, June 5. As of the first quarter of 2025, the health...
House Assistant Minority Leader Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas believes that there 's enough time for both congressmen and senators to reconcile the two patently different minimum wage hike bills before the end of the 19th Congress. This would at leasr give the measure a shot at...
House lawmakers are eyeing to regulate Meta--specifically, requiring them to apply for a franchise--as they frowned the lack of initiative from the company to regulate purveyors of fake news on its social media platforms. This, as Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez, overall chairman...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Marcos administration has been prudently managing the Philippines’ swollen debt stock, which was bloated by the ₱6.84 trillion added by the Duterte regime during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement released on Thursday, June 5, the DOF said the...
The Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila, is set to light up with a weekly lights and sounds show starting on Saturday, June 7, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). This initiative is part of the ongoing revitalization of the Pasig River under the “Pasig...
The administration remains firm in advancing key labor reforms—particularly accelerating employment facilitation and reviewing minimum wage rates—after retaining Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma in the Cabinet. Laguesma emphasized that sustaining...
More executives from 78 government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have turned in their resignation letters to the Palace, according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs’ (GCG) latest report as of June 4. Three more presidents and chief executive officers (CEOs) have submitted...
