Emphasizing the critical role of collective action in ensuring every Filipino child gains essential reading and writing skills for a brighter future, the Department of Education (DepEd) has called on parents, educators, and community stakeholders to unite in a nationwide campaign to combat...
Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday, May 8 said she is confident the signing into law of the measure improving the retirement benefits of officials and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will help strengthen the foundations of Philippine diplomacy. Legarda pointed this out as she...
New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Catherine McIntosh marked her first year in the Philippines “with meaningful connections and collaborations.” New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Catherine McIntosh (Photo collage courtesy of Amb. McIntosh via X post) The envoy posted a video...
Malacañang has adopted the National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development (NAP-UPD) 2025–2028 as the government’s strategic blueprint for promoting sustainable peace and addressing insurgency in the country. In issuing Memorandum Circular No. 83, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
Representatives from FUJIFILM Healthcare Asia Pacific, FUJIFILM Philippines Inc., and the University of the Philippines gather for a group photo during the MoU signing ceremony at University of the Philippines Manila on March 27, 2025. Fujifilm Healthcare Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and University of...
ENDEAVOR On Thursday, May 1, 10 persons, including four children, were killed and more than 37 others were injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at the SCTEX Tarlac City toll plaza. Three days later, on Sunday, May 4, two persons, a five-year-old girl and a 29 year-old Overseas Filipino Worker...
MEDIUM RARE One day before “all roads lead to Rome” for the conclave of cardinals to choose the next pope, friends of Imelda R. Marcos from way back were invited to commemorate the 71st anniversary of her betrothal to Ferdinand E. Marcos last Tuesday, May 6. No one at our table brought up the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 7, reiterated that there is no automatic pass or "auto-pass" policy in the Philippine public school system, amid growing concerns about the trend of mass promotion — where students advance to the next grade level despite not meeting learning...
The removal of the Philippines from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signals the start of a lower cost in sending remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their relatives in the country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. Aside from low remittances...
A 23-year-old young man from Quezon City defied all odds to emerge as the valedictorian of the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) SIKLAB-LAYA Class of 2025. Cadet First Class Jessie Jr. Ticar will graduate as a summa cum laude of the Class SIKLAB-LAYA ( Sundalong Isinilang na Kasangga at Lakas...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched six new digital platforms and a modern data center that will enhance the delivery of its services to the public, as part of its efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country. ` The Commission unveiled the fourth wave of its...
It is the collective duty of the Filipinos to preserve and pass on the country 's culture and traditions, President Marcos said. President Marcos leads the conferment of the nine new Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan awardees on May 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila. (Mark...
