Flags of the Philippines (left), United States (Unsplash) The increasing tension between world powers United States (US) and China should be enough reason for the Philippines to back out of the scheduled "war games" with the western country. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ought to go "full blast" after Holy Week on its campaign to remind Filipinos to have their SIM cards registered before the April 26 deadline. (Unsplash) Thus, said Camarines Sur...
NIGHT OWL It’s less than a month before the deadline for SIM registration on April 26, 2023. As of April 1, a total of 56,192,720 SIMs from the three telco providers have been registered. This is 33.25 percent of the estimated 169 million active SIM cards. The Department of Information and...
High-ranking House of Representatives members are seeking a two-year extension to the availment of the estate tax amnesty, as provided for under Republic Act (RA) No.11213 or the "Tax Amnesty Act". Leading the filing of House Bill (HB) No.7409 was House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
The expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) is practically transforming the former into an "American colony" once again. Thus, said House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro in a statement on...
Inhumane workload, low salaries, delayed benefits, lacking teaching and learning needs, and red-tagging. For a group of education workers, these are the “crosses” that Filipino teachers carry every day that hinders education recovery from the learning crisis. To call the attention of the...
The heat is on this summer, and the sheer lack of air-conditioning units in classrooms is just one of the reasons why children should be on vacation and not sweltering in schools. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro as she asked the Department of...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through Board of Investment (BOI) shall recommend for approval to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) an EV incentive strategy (EVIS), similar tax incentives driven to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program, to ensure the...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT),which is linked to the militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives, criticized and taunted Vice President Sara Duterte in a thorny statement Thursday, March 30, going as far to call her a "fake" education leader. "The [ACT] Philippines, with its...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to revert the school calendar of basic education to its pre-pandemic schedule as teachers and students in public schools endure the harsh heat in classrooms during the dry season. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers NCR Union (ACT NCR Union), in a...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
