The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin a cash assistance program to help indigent Filipino students for the upcoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023, said DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Thursday, Aug. 18. (DSWD / Manila Bulletin) This educational assistance is under the...
The newly-installed top official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) seeks to align its major programs with the economic agenda of the current administration for the next six years. Science and Technology Undersecretary and Phivolcs OIC Renato Solidum Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
To help ensure that the displaced students of Colegio de San Lorenzo will be able to continue their studies this incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) asked for help from other private schools to absorb the learners. (DepEd file photo) “We’re hoping that other private...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to suggestions to legalize the importation of second-hand clothes or popularly known locally as "ukay-ukay" as this will ensure that the products are safe and of quality. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured the Senate that the national debt remains within manageable levels, allaying fears of the country defaulting on loans amid a slightly elevated debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno issued the statement in response to...
Appoint an Agriculture chief to fix leadership issues. That was what Senator Risa Hontiveros told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday to prevent an impending crisis in the sugar industry and other essential products. Hontiveros described the leadership in the Department of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug.17, announced that there are 21.8 million learners who have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set to start next week. DepEd file photo Based on the latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023, DepEd said that the...
DOH The country has recorded another 2,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A total of 2,892 more coronavirus cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH). as shown in its Covid-19 tracker. The number of active infections nationwide slightly went down to 35,101 as compared to over...
Four ambassadors paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to discuss possible initiatives to strengthen the relationship between their countries. In separate meetings, Duterte met Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, Irish Ambassador William John Carlos, Vietnamese...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will submit to Congress the Marcos administration’s first full-year 2023 proposed budget next week. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the proposed P5.268-trillion...
A new streaming platform that showcases educational and socially-relevant independent Filipino films has been launched called "Eduksine". (Photo courtesy of Eduksine) Eduksine is a social enterprise funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Officially launched on August 13, at the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will meet with the representatives of the Colegio De San Lorenzo (CDSL) as part of its efforts to ensure that learners who will be displaced due to its closure will be assisted. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told the reporters on...
