The seeming one-upsmanship between local government units (LGUs) in the country has done wonders to the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
Arming civilians in the government’s anti-crime drive could legitimize “vigilantes and private armies” and it’s a “reincarnation of the Davao Death Squad,” opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Wednesday, June 30. (1Sambayan/Facebook) In a statement, the pro-democracy group criticized...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday proposed that another resolution be crafted to complement the approval of a Senate bill that seeks to amend tax regulations governing private schools and institutions. Drilon, during the Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on Senate Bill No....
The importance of the private sector's role in mitigating the adverse impact of climate change was once again highlighted during a recent virtual townhall discussion organized by Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi). Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the Philippines’ first solar-powered on-farm cold storage demo unit in collaboration with Filipino firm Next Agri Corporation Philippines and Indian firm Ecozen Solutions Private Ltd. On Friday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 25, announced that private schools and non-DepEd public schools are allowed to start their respective school openings as soon as they are ready - provided that there will be no face-to-face classes. DepEd allows private, non-DepEd public schools...
A group of private schools said the new tax hike policy of the Bureau of Internet Revenue (BIR) will cause "irreparable" damage to private schools, stakeholders, and local communities. (Unsplash) "The new tax rates will burden the schools during this period while we are fighting for survival and...
The new tax hike policy Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to threaten the private educational system, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Tuesday, June 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, COCOPEA said that the Revenue Memorandum...
The private sector has Vice President Leni Robredo’s gratitude as she recognized on Monday, June 21, the work they did in helping the government in its COVID-19 response by shouldering the cost of vaccinating their employees in order to attain herd immunity. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should revoke the order imposing a 25 percent tax increase on private schools as this may only displace more students should these institutions are forced to close due to increased economic pressure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. was elated with the recent arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were procured by the private sector, as it will further bulk up the country's jab supply. A total of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac-Sinovac vaccines from China arrived at NAIA in Pasay...
A group asked the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 15, to show compassion to over 1,000 teachers who are about to “lose their jobs” when their teaching licenses expire. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-Private Schools, a nationwide organization of academic and...
