The Department of Tourism (DOT) is harnessing Visa digital solutions to streamline payments, enhance visitor experiences, and empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across key tourist destinations. The initiative was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by DOT...
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Monday, July 14, denounced what it described as the “rampant” and unjust closure of teachers’ cooperatives in schools, calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately halt these shutdowns and clarify its policies. In a statement, the...
Most Filipinos struggle to safeguard their finances when natural disasters strike—a troubling reality for a country like the Philippines, which faces severe climate risks, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). “Many people living in Cambodia and the...
Gen Z, the generation that grew up with smartphones and social media, is now coming of age, and their influence is being felt across all aspects of society, particularly in the realm of finance. No longer just teenagers, the oldest members of this cohort are entering their 30s, and they're bringing...
Gen Z in developing Asian countries, including the Philippines, are as confident in their financial expertise as Millennials and Gen X, showing greater ambition and a strong desire to climb the socioeconomic ladder, a new survey revealed. “Zoomers [Gen Z] are equally likely to consider themselves...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading two measures that aim to strengthen financial safeguards for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Sponsored by Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, both House Bill (HB) No....
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that it has partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enhance financial literacy in educational institutions. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara {left) and SEC Chairperson Emilio Aquino (Photo from DepEd) DepEd...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks to require employers nationwide to provide a free financial literacy program for all its employees. Estrada said Senate Bill No. 2630 or the proposed “Personal Finance Education in the Workplace Act” mandates employers to help...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) As workers continue to lose their hard-earned money to scammers and fraudulent activities, a neophyte lawmaker in the House of Representatives proposed the creation of government-led financial literacy programs...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is urging the Bureau of Treasury to continue organizing financial literacy seminars for Filipinos. Romualdez said he sees such seminars as having the potential to improve not just Filipinos’ lives,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With 246 "yes" votes, a measure seeking to boost financial literacy among Filipinos have been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Given final nod by the...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) Presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos wants Filipino workers to excel in financial literacy and have their own small business. For this purpose, Marcos, the House senior deputy...
