The Office of the President (OP) under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is seeking confidential and intelligence funds worth P4.5 billion for next year. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This was learned by House of Representatives reporters Monday, Aug. 22, the same day that the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte visited Dinalupihan Elementary School, Bataan for the opening of classes on Aug. 22, 2022 (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Tagumpay.” This is how Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte described the first day of classes on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that his administration's proposed national budget for 2023 worth P5.268 trillion is anchored on what he called the "Agenda for Prosperity" that aims to achieve his medium-term macroeconomic and fiscal objectives. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm Florita, several local government units (LGUs) have declared suspension of classes on Monday, Aug. 22, which was also the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools. READ:...
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic should no longer be used as an “excuse” not to go back to face-to-face classes, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte said on the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte...
A P10-billion budget has been proposed to fund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) Barangay Development Program under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP). The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in its briefing at the House of Representatives...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on August 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaps in education resources marred the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 22,...
Following the turnover of the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman explained the huge increase made to the proposed 2023 agriculture sector budget. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Photo from...
School opening in Dinalupihan Elementary School, Bataan (Photo from DepEd) Citing reports from the field offices, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the first day of classes in public schools on Monday, Aug. 22, has been “orderly and peaceful” so far. DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has submitted for deliberation the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives in a turnover ceremony on Monday, Aug. 22. DBM Secretary Pangandaman (left) turns over the 2023 NEP to Speaker Romualdez (Photo from Speaker...
Members of ACT hold sunrise protest to demand government responsibility for safe school reopening (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) At sunrise, public school teachers on Monday, Aug. 22 staged a picket protest at Mendiola in Manila to call on the government to take on its responsibility for the...
After two school years without face-to-face classes, the empty halls and corridors of public schools nationwide will once again be filled with students as the Department of Education (DepEd) formally opens the School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo,...
