As the country walks down the path to recovery, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed his gratitude to the business sector for aiding the government in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, even calling the industry the "main driver to success." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
Colegio de San Lorenzo (CdSL), a family-owned private school in Quezon City, expressed hope that it will be the last private school that will cease its operations due to financial woes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. CdSL logo “This was not an easy decision, and we fought hard to the end...
The Caloocan City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 21, that the Office of the City Building Official (OCBO) has inspected private school buildings in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes. Engineeer Jay Bernardo, OCBO officer-in-charge, led the inspection of the University of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is keen on creating more jobs for Filipinos as he met with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) to iron our plans to generate employment and attract investors. President Marcos meets members of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged by an advocacy group to allow private schools the discretion, upon consultation with parents, to continue blended learning for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We go back to that adage, ‘parents know...
Unable to sustain their operations due to the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years, 425 private schools have decided to “permanently” close down, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 19, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a joint press conference...
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...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play a critical role in helping the government achieve inclusive and sustained economic growth. At the meeting of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...
Public and private schools that offer basic education are expected to implement face-to-face classes this incoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (DepEd file photo) While blended learning will still be allowed when classes open in public schools on Aug. 22,...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the expired Covid-19 vaccines, including those purchased by the private sector and local government units (LGUs), will be...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez backed on Monday, Aug. 8 the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to enter into more public-private-partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure and service development projects. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right)...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers want to learn the circumstances behind the reported expiration last July of 4.2 million doses of the private sector’s Covid-19 vaccines worth P5.1 billion. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Read:...
