Public school teachers are eyeing to stage a synchronized one-day absence if the Department of Education (DepEd) fails to immediately release the overtime pay for the overtime work public teachers rendered for 87 days. (Photo from ACT) Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) gave DepEd until Oct. 5 to...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones thanked Monday, Sept. 6, teachers for their contribution to education. DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (Screenshot from Facebook live) "In our society, the teacher is the most beloved of all government employees. A great man...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday vowed to pursue the realignment of the proposed budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) which she sees as potential source of funds for the country’s Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), cancer treatment...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to give the go-signal for the pilot implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila as its current quarantine classification expires on September 7. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) was focused on ensuring the sustainability, resiliency, and inclusiveness of the country's tourism industry as the core of its recovery plan for 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat discusses the agency's proposed P3.79 billion budget for the...
The Commission on Elections will allow persons with fever to vote in the 2022 elections, thus, raising the possibility that voters suffering from COVID-19 will not be denied their right to suffrage. voting image This was gathered from Comelec officials present during the recent hearing conducted by...
Vice President Leni Robredo has assured fellow administration critic, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that she didn't sell out in her "exploratory talks" with Senator Panfilo Lacson, who is gunning for a higher position in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and former...
Vice President Leni Robredo does not fear the thought of running for public office while having low survey numbers. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) This was the takeaway from Robredo's remarks during an online interview Friday afternoon, Sept. 3 wherein she talked about her decision-making...
Vice President Leni Robredo continues to deal with requests from various people to have her 33-year-old daughter Aika Robredo run for public office. (From left) Tricia, Jillian, Leni, and Aika Robredo (OVP photo) The elder Robredo made this revelation during an online interview Friday, Sept. 3,...
Commission on Audit Chairman Michael Aguinaldo on Friday, Sept. 3 said the state audit agency does not have any authority to audit the Philippine National Red Cross. Philippine Red Cross Aguinaldo made this statement in response to questions raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on the issue which was...
The House Committee on Appropriations quickly terminated on Friday, September 3, its deliberations on the P8.18-billion proposed 2022 budget of the Office of the President (OP) -- a move objected and questioned by opposition lawmakers. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) The committee was only...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate is not buying the boast of “rosy electric power projection” aired by the Department of Energy, noting that its claims “do not inspire confidence.” ELECTRICITY POWER OUTAGE "The DOE rosy claims do not inspire confidence...
