Based on its newly-proposed school calendar, the Department of Education (DepED) on Tuesday, April 19, said that it is aiming to begin the school year (SY) 2022-2023 by late August. (DepED / Manila Bulletin) The proposed school calendar covers an additional one week for remediation and intervention...
K-pop girl group Aespa have confirmed that they will be performing at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Aespa’s appearance at Coachella will be on April 23 during the second week of the music festival. Aespa (Instagram) The girl group’s Coachella gig will be their first...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) achieved "better than expected" financial results in the first quarter of 2022 and is now at 80 percent of its pre-pandemic levels, in terms of domestic flights and 60 percent, in international flights. "In the 3rd and 4th quarter, we'll add more flights and go back to 80...
Employees have a new “worth it” equation with 67 percent of employees in the Philippines prioritizing their health and well-being over work than before the pandemic. This was according to Microsoft Corp.'s recently released second annual Work Trend Index report, “Great Expectations: Making...
Sandara Park, or Dara, said she got her shoe back after it flew in the air during 2NE1’s performance at Coachella 2022 on April 16. The four former members of 2NE1–CL, Dara, Minzy and Park Bom–surprised fans when they performed “I Am The Best” at the music festival as part of 88rising’s...
With the campaign period for the May 9 elections nearing the homestretch, it is not too late for candidates to show respect for the Filipino voters, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, April 18 said. ‘’Respect for one another, respect for the election process, and most...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) looks to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on March 15, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
The conservative Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) party has no presidential candidate for the coming May 9 national elections. ‘’As of now, the declaration of our Council of Leaders is free zone,’’ Senate President Vicente C. Sotto, NPC chairman, said. Sotto is the vice presidential...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 18, that there will be no extension of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) beyond May 9, Philippine time, the date of the National and Local Elections. OVERSEAS VOTING BEGINS—An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early...
Know the officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in charge of the different committees for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The list released by the poll body on Monday, April 18, is seen below PACKING AND SHIPPING COMMITTEE Chairperson – Comm. Aimee Ferolino Vice Chairperson...
(PUBLICUS) Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, are leading the presidential and vice presidential races in Metro Manila, as shown in the latest Pahayag National Capital Region (NCR) tracker survey conducted by PUBLiCUS....
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has been named as one of the six common senatorial candidates endorsed by the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) for the upcoming May 2022 elections. “I am incredibly grateful to receive the trust and support of the LPP,” Zubiri said. “It is...
