Citing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as the reason, President Duterte has extended the life of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force up to the last day of his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Rj Baculo/ Unsplash) Duterte effected the extension through the signing of Executive Order (EO)...
On the second of classes for the newly-opened school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded over 25.5 million enrollees or 97.5 percent of the enrollment last year. Distribution of modules and school supplies in Taguig City on the first day of classes for SY 2021-2022 on Sept. 13,...
In order to cover the needs of the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a teachers’ group on Tuesday, Sept. 14, called for bigger funding as Congress deliberated the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) for next year. Photo from ACT As the House...
Dismissing Senator Manny Pacquiao’s statement on the government’s “mismanaged” pandemic response, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 14, said this was nothing but politicking. Senator Manny Pacquiao and Presidential spokesman Harry Roque (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Photo from PFF Eight players who suited up in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, returnees, former youth standouts and new additions will make up the national women’s team for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers which starts this week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Co-captains Hali Long and Inna...
The increasing attacks against President Duterte are desperate attempts to thwart the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s looming victory in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Tuesday. “Why do critics abound? It is because the 2022 national...
The Quezon City local government has started distributing 15,000 tablets to be used by students as the the new school year opened. (Photo from QC PIO) In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that 15,000 Samsung tablets were distributed to the parents and guardians of Grade 4 to...
President Duterte on Monday, September 13, warned Senator Richard Gordon, who is leading the investigations into the government’s procurement of alleged overpriced medical supplies during the pandemic, that he will campaign against him when he runs in the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte and...
Without face-to-face classes and with schools still closed, the first day of classes in public schools nationwide officially started on Monday, Sept. 13, under a distance learning set-up. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Just like last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the...
With the months-long preparation undertaken by the entire Department of Education (DepEd), Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, Sept. 13, assured that the newly-opened School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will not be a “repeat” of last school year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Sept. 13, the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to step up the campaign against online gun-running activities. photo: Ali Vicoy This, after initial investigation on the operations in Bulacan and Quezon City...
The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, unveiled its 11-point agenda, which includes education, economic recovery, livable wages, economic protection, human rights, and national sovereignty, for the 2022 national election. 1Sambayan Youth, which is comprised of...
