(PNA) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants to move the conduct of the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Dec. 1, 2025 to Oct. 26, 2026, and then every three years thereafter. In a statement on Tuesday, May 7,...
As it prepares for the possibility of a shorter School Year (SY) 2024-2025, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 8, assured that interventions will be in place to curb possible learning loss. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “We will be employing several interventions,...
Following the clamor to revert to the old school calendar, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 8, said the agency is currently preparing the proposed school calendar for a possible “shortened” school year . (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Nire-ready...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) will field a common senatorial slate in the...
Two major political parties in the country have joined hands in preparation for the 2025 midterm elections. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), the dominant party in the House of...
As they welcomed the support given by President Marcos for the immediate return to the old school calendar, teachers’ groups on Monday, May 6, also urged the government to address shortages in basic education. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in...
The joint venture of AMA Group Holdings, Corp., Dasan Network Solutions, Inc., and Kevoting Inc. is eyeing the reconsideration of its bid that was declared "ineligible" by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its P465 million online voting and counting system for use in overseas voting in the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 6 expressed confidence there is sufficient time to study the proposal seeking a new round of salary increases for government workers. Estrada pointed this out after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated that any...
Despite admitting that it would be a long shot, President Marcos is determined to form his "Uniteam" anew as he expressed hope to ally with other political parties by October this year, the time when individuals file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm elections. President...
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. attends a campaign rally ahead of the May 2022 national elections. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen only had good things to say about President Marcos' intention to coalesce with other...
As the party gears up for the midterm polls next year, President Marcos called on members of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to avoid too much politicking and unite in providing the best service to the Filipino people to get the upper hand in the elections. NEW MEMBERS — President...
Senators on Wednesday, May 1 welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “aggressive” stance to revert to the old academic calendar for school year 2024-2025 in response to the public clamor. “I support this ‘aggressive option’ to revert to the old academic calendar in...
