Majority of the concerns received by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) were mostly about enrollment, said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa on Tuesday, Aug. 16. OBE-PACC, according to DepEd, aims to provide immediate virtual...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has suspended the procurement of non-common use supplies and equipment (Non-CSE) for government agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Dennis Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, announced the indefinite suspension on the...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
Less than a week before classes begin, the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that the number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 21,272,820 on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (DepEd) Of this number, 18,722,393 were from public schools, 2,478,488 from private schools,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Marcos administration would push for a new mining fiscal regime to increase public tax revenues and promote transparency. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that the proposal rationalization of the mining...
(DOH/MB) New cases of BA.5 and BA.4 omicron subvariants were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. There were 1,011 more BA.5 and 19 additional cases of BA.4 across the country, based on the latest data of the DOH. "At the moment, the exposure of individuals, travel...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants to amend the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law to lure private investments to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the DOF is planning to...
Colegio de San Lorenzo (CDSL) did not formally inform the Department of Education (DepEd) of their intent to close, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said on Tuesday, Aug. 16. CDSL, a private Catholic educational institution located in Quezon City, announced its permanent closure on Monday, Aug. 15,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1.4 billion, ensuring the free rides program at the Edsa Busway to continue until the end of the year. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman on Tuesday, Aug. 16, announced the release of P1.4 billion for the additional funding...
As far as the Department of Education (DepEd) is concerned, it is "all systems go" for school opening nationwide scheduled next week. (DepEd file photo) “At least for the part of DepEd, tuloy po ang pasukan sa Aug. 22 (school opening will push through on Aug. 22),” said DepEd Spokesperson...
To address concerns related to the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools next week, the Department of Education (DepEd) has reactivated the Public Assistance Command Center (PACC). DepEd sets up the OBE-PACC at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office in Pasig City to...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 28,008 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. (DOH/MB) According to the agency's weekly case bulletin, average daily cases is 3 percent higher than cases from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 at 4,001. Currently there are 822 patients with...
