The proposed national budget for 2024 is still “woefully unfit” to address the continuing economic crisis in the country despite state economic managers’ attempts to “paint a rosy picture” of the Philippine economy, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said. Sen. Risa Hontiveros during a Kapihan...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has raised alarm over the rapid escalation of the country’s national debt. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III (Senate PRIB Photo) The national debt is on track to reach an unprecedented P15.8 trillion by the end of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting 28 million students to go back to school for School Year (SY) 2023-2024. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “We expect that this coming 2023-2024, we are welcoming 28 million learners who will troop to more than 47,000 schools nationwide,” DepEd...
DepEd launches the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2023 (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB page) To help ensure the smooth and orderly opening of classes for the incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, convened its partner agencies for the 2023 Oplan Balik Eskwela...
Congress should allocate at least P100-million to fund the construction of permanent structures in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea and strengthen the country’s presence in the contested maritime territory. Soldiers in Ayungin Shoal get fresh food, supplies as China lurks...
As the start of the School Year (SY) 2023-2024 approaches, the Department of Education (DepEd) has disclosed that over 470 schools have sustained damage in the wake of recent typhoons. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Based on the impact of tropical cyclones Egay and Falcon enhanced by the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, August 14 reiterated his call for the government to first prioritize improving its collection before pursuing any plan to raise or impose new taxes. Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Senate PRIB Photo) Escudero pointed out Filipino...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government will prioritize the students' welfare in its review of the academic calendar. BACK-TO-SCHOOL — President Marcos speaks to the media in Victorino Mapa High School in Manila, following this year's Brigada Eskwela on...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, Aug. 14, joined Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte in inspecting and helping in the school cleanup for the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Brigada Eskwela 2023. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice...
A sample copy of a PhiID card (MB File Photo) Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday, August 9 said he will ask the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for “quantifiable targets” when they come to the Senate for the 2024 national budget...
A group of education workers on Tuesday, Aug. 8, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize initiatives that would address the learning crisis in the education sector. DepEd file photo This after the DepEd requested P150 million in confidential funds under its proposed 2024 budget of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will be releasing the P5,000 cash allowance to eligible teachers once classes in public schools start by the end of this month. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Good news to our teachers!,” said DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla in a Facebook...
