With the theme “Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela,” the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be conducted on Sept. 6 to 17, the Department of Education (DepEd) has announced. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In DepEd Memorandum No. 058, series of 2021 dated...
President Duterte has assured the public that the contingency fund of the Office of the President (OP) was not being used to fund the campaign of the administration's candidates for the 2022 elections. President Duterte (ACE MORANDANTE/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the...
The Liberal Party (LP) has named the first five people that may comprise its senatorial slate for the 2022 elections as it expressed support for a "unified opposition" in next year's national polls. Liberal Party logo (Facebook) In a statement, Former Ifugao Representative and Party Vice President...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged parents and guardians of school-aged children and youth to enroll them as early as possible for the incoming school year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) “We are urging the public to enroll their children early enough to avoid...
The executive department's proposal for a P240-billion budget for coronavirus response next year might have to go through the needle hole as senators doubt its ability to fully spend it. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairman...
During the first week of regular enrollment, the Department of Education (DepEd) recorded over 5.9 million learners who will continue their studies this incoming school year (SY) 2021-2022. Television-based instruction is among the learning delivery modalities under distance learning to be...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, August 20, vowed to make sure that government funds for 2022 will used and will not be given to agencies that fail to properly spend it. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "Underspending, delayed and wasteful spending of COVID-19...
More groups have expressed their intention to join the call for Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2022 elections, Team Leni Robredo (TLR) said. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a statement, TLR convenor Joseph Quesada said there was now a snowballing of Robredo's possible...
Some political parties are allegedly using the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a weapon to increase their chance of winning in the 2022 national and local elections, the country's vaccine czar revealed Friday, Aug. 20. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
Those planning to register take note. Comelec/MB There are only 41 days to go before the last day of the voter registration. On Thursday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the extension of voter registration hours which will start on Aug. 23. "Starting August 23, 2021, the new voter...
(DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) While it pushes for education continuity amidst the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) did not set a specific target of enrollees for the incoming school year, a key official said. “We did not set a specific target this year,” DepEd Undersecretary and...
Regular sessions in the House of Representatives will resume Monday, August 23, the expected date for the submission by the Duterte administration of the proposed 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion, the highest in the country's history. House of Representatives4 In a memorandum issued by...
