The Department of Tourism (DOT) is deploying smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make travel across the Philippines safer and more efficient for every visitor. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the initiative empowers tourists with reliable technology and accurate tourism...
A bill seeking to increase by 30 percent the daily minimum wage of private sector employees who are forced to go to work during strong typhoons is being pushed in the Senate. In filing Senate Bill No. 520 or the proposed Calamity Work Compensation Act, Sen. Loren Legarda said it is imperative to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, October 30, said it is exploring the leasing of closed private schools and other idle properties to help ease the country’s classroom shortage, which reached 165,000 classrooms nationwide in 2022. In partnership with the Student First Coalition...
President Marcos renewed his administration’s commitment to making medicine more affordable to the public following the launch of a pilot program that allows licensed pharmacists to supervise multiple drugstores remotely. Marcos said this as he witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered its Adopt-a-School partners and private sector allies on Friday, October 10, for a Classroom Market Scoping Activity — a key step toward mobilizing more partners to help close the country’s classroom backlog through transparent and standards-based...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza expressed her support for the city government 's initiative to revitalize the iconic Manila Zoo as she called for stronger public-private partnerships to ensure its successful restoration. Atienza made the statement during a photo contest spearheaded by the city...
Think tuition hikes are just a way for schools to make more money? Think again. In Philippine private schools, tuition fee increases are not arbitrary—they’re carefully regulated. A large portion of any approved hike - 70percent are allocated for increases in teachers and staff, salaries,...
Criminal complaints have been filed against seven private schools for allegedly having “ghost beneficiaries” under the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, during the agency’s budget briefing before the House...
After private schools urged President Marcos to review and recalibrate class suspension policies, Malacanang said it will recommend that the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) review existing policies. The Coordinating Council of Private Education Association (COCOPEA)...
To enhance school leadership and accelerate classroom development, the Department of Education (DepEd) has teamed up with Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) and Security Bank Corporation (SBC). In a statement issued on August 29, DepEd said the partnership aligns with President Marcos’ call to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has identified two pressing challenges facing the Philippine education system: the massive classroom shortage and the widening digital divide among learners. DepEd Undersecretary for Strategic Management Ronald Mendoza said the country is grappling with an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rallying support from both the public and private sectors to help bridge the country’s classroom shortage through a collaboration that enables Filipinos to contribute to school-building efforts with their everyday purchases. “Let us keep planting these...
