The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Philippine Fashion Coalition (PFC), and LIT Fashion Consultancy have joined forces to launch the FASHIONPhilippines Milan Mentorship Program 2025 — a bold new platform to champion Filipino...
While welcoming the prompt action of the Department of Education (DepEd) related to the highly publicized graduation ceremony controversy in Antique, a teachers' group on Friday, April 25, emphasized the importance of ensuring "due process" to uphold the rights of education professionals....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Speaker’s office, Facebook) Fifteen million votes. This was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's "conservative" estimate on the number of votes that the...
At the end of every school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) upholds its long-standing policy of reminding schools, especially public ones, to conduct graduation and moving-up ceremonies in a “simple yet meaningful” manner, avoiding additional financial burdens on families already...
Environment watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has urged faithful Filipinos to mark Holy Week in a way that protects planetary and public health from pollutants and waste. "Amid the triple planetary crisis facing humanity—biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution—we call on the faithful to show...
Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey, left, sits next to French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he talks during a coalition of the willing defence ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) BRUSSELS (AP)...
A teachers' group, on Thursday, April 10, voiced concern over the potential effects of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) new guidelines on political neutrality, noting that these could infringe on educators’ right to free speech and stifle critical discourse in academic spaces. (MB file...
Alarmed by recent bullying incidents, a group of teachers on Tuesday, April 8, called for the implementation of stronger mental health programs in schools. (Photo from Unsplash) “We need urgent and systemic support for our learners,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) National Chairperson...
A teachers’ group has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately implement the P7,000 annual medical allowance for public school teachers. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) called on DepEd to fast-track the implementation of the medical allowance...
Citing the long-standing role of educators in electoral duties, a group on Friday, March 28, urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prioritize public school teachers in the selection of Electoral Board (EB) support staff. Public school teachers learn how to use a vote-counting machine...
The "Atin Ito" Coalition, together with former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Akbayan Partylist President Rafaela David, Kiko Aquino Dee, Renowned Filipino artist Noel Cabangon, and all-women rock group Rouge, announce on March 17, 2025 its third civilian-led mission to the West...
A shepherd of soil and seas, Josefa Tauli, 29, grew up in the greenery-rich Cordillera alongside brave and wise women who molded the leader she is today. Indigenous Peoples (IPs), she said, have governed, managed, sustainably used, and conserved their territories for millennia. As an...
