The Department of Finance (DOF) has proposed the creation of a risk management office (RMO) that will identify and evaluate contingent liabilities and other risks assumed by the government in relation to public private partnership (PPP) projects. In a statement, Grace Karen G. Singson said on...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, March 19 left it to the Filipino people to judge whether or not President Duterte’s vaunted "Build Build Build" (BBB) program was a success. Reacting to a query during a presidential debate sponsored by the Commission on Elections...
A total of 3,593 students from private schools in Pasay City, who qualified as “Travel Scholars”, received financial assistance amounting to P4,000 each. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano along with the city councilors distributed the financial assistance to the beneficiaries at the Cuneta Astrodome on...
To provide support to private education institutions offering basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established the Private Education Office (PEO) at the DepEd Central Office (CO). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "With the establishment of the PEO, DepEd can now fully exercise its...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III is pushing for an almost double increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers amid the continuous surge of prices of petroleum products. In an interview during the Lacson-Sotto tandem campaign sortie in Tuguegarao City, Sotto said the daily...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to forge partnerships with various organizations, particularly in the private sector, to address challenges in education resources. “In this digital age, getting enough resources to ensure a high-quality education for our...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Wednesday, March 9, that it will abide by the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) against the implementation of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) "Oplan Baklas". In an en banc resolution, the...
Struggling private schools in the country shouldn't be left to "die". Such was the appeal of Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas to the Department of Education (DepEd), which he feels could be more proactive in supporting private schools already in dire straits. (Unsplash) "I personally met...
Filipino fishermen shouldn't be left behind by the private sector as far as senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is concerned. (Fredrik Ohlander/ Unsplash) Teodoro on Wednesday, March 2 encouraged the private sector to partner up with local fishermen and include them in their value chain in...
Over 4,300 public and private schools offering basic education nationwide are currently holding face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 2, said. Face-to-face classes in Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon last December 1, 2021. (Photo courtesy of OSDS...
Private companies were reminded to actively do their part in preventing infections of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their workplace as 39 areas in the country started shifting to alert level 1 Tuesday, March 1. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Acting...
In light of the changes in the school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) has extended the deadline for consultation and submission of applications for private schools that intend to adjust their tuition and other fees this upcoming school year. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In DepEd Memorandum...
