To improve curriculum implementation, reduce teacher workload, and protect instructional time, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, February 13, officially announced its proposal to shift to a trimester system under a holistic school calendar reform for the next school year. In a...
Keppel Ltd. and its affiliates are exiting their remaining listed real estate presence in the Philippines, selling a controlling interest in Keppel Philippines Properties Inc. to Forward Synergy Group Inc. for ₱472.7 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, KEP said the...
Enthusiasm almost always prevails among members of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) during their general membership meetings. Last Wednesday was exceptional, though. The event was packed, with no less than Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona conducting the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 12, welcomed support from education stakeholders, including governors and teachers, for its strengthened DepEd–LGU partnership aimed at accelerating classroom construction nationwide following the allocation of P9.6 billion under the 2026...
Pacific Online Systems Corp., a gaming unit of Belle Corp., is abandoning its foray into online betting and divesting from an e-casino venture following the government crackdown on digital gambling licenses. In two disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange Pacific Online said the company will...
Owning an asset on paper is not quite the same as having physical possession of it. At one point, currency was primarily in the form of coins where the value was straightforward, derived from the gold or silver content itself. As recently as a century ago, most coins were minted from precious...
Malacañang said the Philippines ' ranking in the global corruption perceptions Index is expected, given that it came in the wake of the exposed flood control scandal. "Expected po iyan dahil binuksan po ng Pangulo ang isyu tungkol sa korapsyon (That is expected because the President opened...
Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP) has named former Ayala Land Inc. finance chief Augusto D. Bengzon as its new chairman and chief executive officer. The appointment was announced by Guillermo D. Luchangco, chairman of the ICCP executive committee, who cited Bengzon’s...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, February 11, welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s move to prioritize key education and child protection measures, including the proposed Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act, amendments to laws against online sexual abuse of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units (LGUs) on Wednesday, February 11, formalized a historic partnership aimed at accelerating classroom construction and addressing the country’s persistent shortage of learning spaces. In a statement, DepEd said President Ferdinand R....
A group of education workers on Tuesday, February 10, sounded the alarm over potential mass layoffs and the intensification of contractualization and privatization policies amid a planned World Bank-led review of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
Senators on Tuesday, February 10 mourned the passing of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., and honored his brand of consultative leadership. De Venecia’s passing was announced by his wife, Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia, in a social media post. “It is indeed extremely sad...
