House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday, Sept. 13 threatened to block the approval of the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after he was unable to ask questions during the Lower House’s briefings on the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022....
Vote-rich Cavite has joined the snowballing clamor for Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to run for president in 2022. Photo shows Cavite convenors composed of Radjie Gross (LGBTQ), Nelson Louie Genedo (provincial coordinator), Manny Capiral (riders), Bryan Briones (teachers), and...
The infighting within the the ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), may disrupt the government’s policymaking at the height of a pandemic-induced crisis, Fitch Solutions said. In a commentary published by Fitch Solutions on Monday, Sept. 13, the research group...
The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, said it is “imperative” for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration beyond the Sept. 30 deadline set before the pandemic so as not to deprive people of their constitutional right “to choose...
As school year 2021-2022 officially opened on Monday, September 13, the Makati City local government said that the city is fully prepared in tackling the issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic to its educational system. (Photo from Makati PIO) Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, in a Facebook...
For Education Secretary Leonor Briones, the opening of School Year (SY) 2021-2022 is a celebration of “victory and success” despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Last year, I declared victory with the opening...
Teachers were reminded by President Duterte to “remain dedicated” to their sworn profession as a new school year opens on Monday, Sept. 13. President Duterte (Screenshot from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) “To our dear teachers, I hope that you remain dedicated to your sworn profession and...
To accommodate late enrollees, the Department of Education (DepEd) has extended the enrollment period for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 until the end of this month. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the virtual National School Opening Day on Monday, Sept. 13, DepEd Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo...
Despite earlier plans to run as either president or vice president, it looks like former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is putting those on the back burner as he revealed that he will likely seek another term as senator. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During a recent...
Disgruntled education stakeholders welcomed the first day of classes for school year (SY) 2021-2022 with various protests as public schools in basic education remained in a “lockdown” more than a year since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic started. Photo from Alliance of Concerned...
(Photo from Pixabay) The hashtags PagodNaKami and AcademicBreakNow became trending on Twitter as the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 officially opened in public schools on Monday, Sept. 13. Screenshot from Twitter Currently, #AcademicBreakNow has 13.4K tweets while #PagodNaKami has 12.5K tweets. Most of...
Teachers’ groups maintained that the Department of Education (DepEd) is “not ready” for the Sept. 13 school opening as concerns under the distance or blended learning set-up, which was first implemented last school year, remain “unaddressed.” (Photo from ACT Philippines Facebook Page) The...
