The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 7 assured that a contingency plan is in place to ensure that learning will continue for students whose schools were damaged by the recent typhoons that hit the country. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Sa mga nasira na paaralan noong recent na...
To go back to the true objective of the Brigada Eskwela (BE), the Department of Education (DepEd) held a “simple” national kick-off of the program on Monday, Aug. 7. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Kasi noon, naging complicated, naging...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will spearhead this year’s National “Brigada Eskwela” (BE) kick-off program in a public school in Tarlac province. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The “Brigada Eskwela” is a DepEd initiative under the Adopt-A-School Program that calls for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recognized that the government must do more in the next five years to sustain its initial gains to attain effective and transformative development initiatives. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos said this in his 2024...
The enrollment period in public schools will officially start next week, the Department of Education (DepEd) said in its issuance dated Friday, Aug. 4. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Enrollment shall start on August 7, 2023 and shall end on August 26, 2023,” the agency said in DepEd Order...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
To ensure that public schools are ready in time for school opening, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the conduct of the 2023 “Brigada Eskwela (BE)” from Aug. 14 to 19. During 'Brigada Eskwela', DepEd gathers volunteers to help in various activities to prepare schools for the opening...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, August 4 echoed assessments that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s request of a higher allocation for his official travels for next year is justifiable. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) Gatchalian pointed this out...
In preparation for the opening of the incoming school year, a group urged the government to “immediately start” the renovation and repairs of damaged facilities due to the recent typhoon and weather disturbance that affected the country. Taken during school opening for SY 2022-2023. (MARK...
TUNIS (AFP) -- Double world champion swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui said on Wednesday, Aug. 2, he wants to become Tunisia's greatest ever Olympian at the Paris Games next year. *Swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui of team Tunisia gives a press conference in Tunis on Wednesday, August 2, days after securing the gold...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Thursday, Aug. 3, detailed the reasons behind the decrease in budget of the University of the Philippines (UP) system under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP). (Photo from University of the Philippines Diliman...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Thursday, Aug. 3, denied that the agriculture sector will get a lower budget allocation under the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (RTVM screenshot) She...
