The Department of Finance (DOF) has forecasted a potential P5 per kilogram decrease in the average price of rice by August, attributing this drop to reduced import tariffs. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Monday, July 8, that by lowering the tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has renewed her push for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 207, which aims to restore Philippine History as a separate subject in the high...
Incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Senator Sonny Angara said that he will be talking to employers and industry groups in a bid to improve the K-to-12 curriculum as well as the employability of Senior High School (SHS) graduates. "Kakausapin din natin ang mga employers and industry...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that inflation is expected to remain within the target band of two percent to four percent this year following its contraction in June. Recto said that implementing whole-of-government interventions, such as cash grants and tariff rate cuts, will ensure that...
President Marcos said the government needs "to do something else" to ensure better employability for graduates, citing that the K-to-12 curriculum failed to provide good results in terms of employment. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos recognized that...
Senator and incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (Senate PRIB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo...
President Marcos bared that one of his directives to incoming Education Secretary Sonny Angara is to ensure the welfare of teachers in order for them to focus on teaching. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "[T]he key to any successful program in the DepEd (Department of Education) are the teachers so I...
President Marcos has asked one important thing from new Education Secretary Sonny Angara—to teach Philippine history in schools. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of government assistance in the provinces of Eastern Visayas on July 4, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
The strain on consumers’ budgets will continue next week, especially with gasoline prices which are expected to rise heftily by P1.30 to P1.70 per liter, based on the calculation of the oil companies. For the other fuel commodities, diesel prices are projected to increase by P0.40 to P0.80 per...
The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) expressed strong support on Thursday, July 4, for Senator and incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, particularly his efforts to further expand government assistance for poor students. Senator and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Thursday, July 4, that the vaccine for African Swine Fever (ASF) would soon be available for commercial distribution. The DA, through a statement from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), said that the commercial trial for the vaccines...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) should focus on addressing much bigger problems instead of the pitch to rename the agency. House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, a...
