All preparatory meetings leading to the summit of all Southeast Asian leaders in Manila will now be held online, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2026 organizing council, ordered. Recto, in a memorandum dated March 26, ordered all...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out its largest School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in June 2026, targeting 4.63 million learners nationwide as part of a major push to improve student nutrition. In a statement issued on March 26, DepEd said the expanded feeding program is backed by a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing a major shift in how the Philippine school year is structured, introducing what it calls a “Three-Term School Calendar”—a reform aimed at addressing long-standing issues in instructional time, teacher workload, and learning recovery. In a briefer...
Malacañang on Thursday, March 26, clarified that essential government services such as ambulance, police, fire, and health operations will not be affected by the government’s energy conservation measures amid rising global fuel prices. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said agencies delivering...
A major reform in the country’s basic education system is gaining ground, as teachers and parents welcome the Department of Education’s (DepEd) move to adopt a three-term school calendar starting in School Year (SY) 2026–2027. In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 25, DepEd said several...
Senior high school (SHS) and Alternative Learning System (ALS) graduates across the country will soon find it easier to land their first jobs as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) expand the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) nationwide. The...
The Philippines can quarantine a virus, but it cannot quarantine the global oil market. This is the warning from one of the architects of the country’s pandemic recovery, who argues that the current fuel shock could be a more ruthless economic adversary than Covid-19. While the health crisis was...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. March 27 is special because it holds two stories that are deeply personal to me: The story of Muslim women and the story of a peace we once only hoped for. Muslim Women’s Day: Strength that endures For those who may be unfamiliar, March...
Despite at least 1,000 cyberattack attempts logged daily, the government’s eGov app has not been successfully hacked, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday, March 24. “‘Yung attempts, marami iyon. Wala pa kaming alam na naging successful breach sa...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investigating the implementation of a farm-to-market road project intended to improve market access for farmers and reduce post-harvest losses in an agricultural town in Albay. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday inspected...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered all public schools nationwide to conduct simple, low-cost graduation rites amid rising fuel costs, as nearly 3.7 million learners prepare to graduate under strict guidelines that prohibit fee collection and ensure accessible ceremonies. The directive,...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto ordered agencies to fast-track the procurement of school supplies, hiring of personnel, and construction of facilities, stressing that delays in education spending must be avoided. Recto said this following President Marcos’ order to monitor the entire procurement...
