Updating the President and giving him advice on the current challenges sectoral groups are facing will be the Private Sector Advisory Council's (PSAC) main goal under the new administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has taken a major stride in promoting inclusive governance — or what is popularly described as a whole-of-society approach — in addressing the country’s challenges. He has tapped the chief executives of the country’s leading corporations to constitute a...
While it strongly supports the resumption of face-to-face classes, an organization of private schools appealed for “flexibility” when it comes to the learning delivery modalities that can be used for its students. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Even before President Ferdinand...
Returning Senator Loren Legarda has filed a proposed Magna Carta of Private School Teachers to safeguard the rights and welfare of the teaching force in private institutions. The measure, Senate Bill 3, aims to improve the social and economic status of private school teachers by protecting their...
Given the focus on the deadly and infectious Covid-19, people may have forgotten about dengue; how it could be equally fatal since the disease-carrying mosquitoes might just be right around someone's backyard. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. This was specifically pointed out by...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte assured representatives from private schools that the government will exhaust possible means to help them as they recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural...
With less than a day until she becomes private citizen Leni Robredo, the outgoing Vice President shared what will take up most of her time once she steps down from power at noon tomorrow, June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Although she’s looking forward to launching Angat Buhay NGO...
“Come to our rescue,” private schools told the government as their operations continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) “Private schools in the Philippines continue to close,” Federation of Associations of Private Schools & Administrators (FAPSA)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 encouraged more government agencies and the private sector to engage in flexible work arrangements to save on fuel and transportation costs as the price of oil continue to climb as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Gatchalian said...
The deployment cap for healthcare workers must be set at 5,000 per year, the president of a group of private hospitals said on Thursday, June 16. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) This is lower than the current 7,500 cap set by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in February....
Vice President Leni Robredo may bring her Bayanihan E-Konsulta, which offered free telemedicine services during the Covid-19 pandemic, to local communities under the setup of her soon-to-be-launched Angat Buhay NGO (non-government organization) after she leaves office on June 30. Vice President...
Lamenting how disinformation made public officials “less accountable,” outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo bared plans to fight disinformation and fake news after she steps down as the country’s second-highest official at noon on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media...
