The Senate Committee on Finance has agreed to channel more funds for the implementation of the Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). FLEMMS is a nationwide household-based survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy rates, and educational skills...
Malacañang's communication arm urged the youth to be responsible in using social media platforms to combat misinformation. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Emerald Ridao (Photo courtesy of PCO) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Emerald Ridao emphasized the...
DepEd file photo The Department of Education (DepEd), in a statement issued on Friday, Oct. 13, highlighted the importance of creating a culture of literacy and lifelong learning among Filipinos. “Our goal is to promote functional literacy and ensure that every Filipino possesses the skills and...
The University of the Philippines Diliman's (UPD) Department of Journalism launched the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Project on Friday, Oct. 6, aiming to teach journalism fundamentals, counter misinformation, and fact-checking to Filipino students to combat "fake news." Photo credit...
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...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has stressed the need for additional resources to finance the implementation of its key programs, particularly the media and information literacy program that aims to combat fake news. PCO Secretary Cheloy Garafil (Photo courtesy of PCO) Presidential...
While President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted that artificial intelligence (AI) is "disconcerting," he said it is deemed helpful in the modern times. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) He said the government must learn how to deal with it,...
Leading the launching of a media literacy campaign on Monday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. issued a challenge to the government and the nation to fight for the truth. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) The first step towards this, he said, is to direct the...
The Presidential Communication Office (PCO) is ready to implement the Marcos administration's Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Campaign Project to combat misinformation and disinformation online. File photo Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this ahead of the ceremonial signing of the...
CEBU CITY – A group of Cebuano lawyers seeks to help educate the youth on financial literacy and offer job opportunities by expanding the real estate business that they established four years ago. In a press briefing on Thursday, June 29, Atty. Nestor Crispin Miguel Lumapas, together with his...
A media and information literacy program will be undertaken by the government as part of its goal to combat fake news. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the statement in his speech during the 14th edition of the International...
A new publishing house in town has a very unique vision. Exploding Galaxies, the brainchild and passion project of Mara Sy-Coson, is out to unearth forgotten masterpieces of Philippine literary fiction and give them a new lease on life. This is an ambitious value proposition, as even in the best of...
