Amid the era of misinformation and disinformation, teachers who are sharing "fake news" and "historical distortion" is a big problem, according to an educator. (Unsplash) In a virtual forum titled UVote: Insights from the College Experience Survey and Pinoy Voter's Vibe hosted by the Ateneo School...
Educating young Filipinos on the importance of voting is crucial as the May 2022 elections near. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), first-time voters aged 18 to 21 years old exceeded four million. The poll body also reported that young...
Investors pressed anew for an increase in Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 22, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 1.178 percent from 1.150 percent previously. The Bureau of the...
Staff and volunteers from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) supported the vaccination of a total of 740 individuals at the government-run Bakuna Center at the Athletic Bowl drive-thru in Baguio City every Wednesday since it opened on Nov. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The Muntinlupa City government started giving fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers their booster shots on Friday, Nov. 19. A ceremonial administration of booster shots was held at SM Center Muntinlupa in Bgy. Tunasan. Other vaccination sites that will start giving booster shots are Ayala...
Nearly 15,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given to minors aged 12 to 17 years old in Muntinlupa. According to the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Nov. 17, a total of 14,924 doses have been administered to minors. A minor is getting vaccinated at Ospital ng...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order prescribing guidelines on the movement of minors in malls, shopping centers and other similar establishments. Olivarez said minors aged 12 to 17 are allowed within the premises and inside malls, shopping centers and other similar...
A construction company has partnered with the Pasay City government in hiring 1,000 skilled and unskilled construction workers. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked Shollen Construction and Development Corporation president Sam Sarita for coordinating with the city government for the hiring of...
Youth who are highly inclined to vote in the May 2022 elections have high accuracy in identifying real news, a survey jointly conducted by the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG), Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas), and Participate PH. (Unsplash) The Pinoy...
Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance Systems (GSIS) were urged to update their information in the GSIS database, an official of the agency said Monday, Nov. 15. GSIS In a Laging Handa briefing, GSIS North Luzon Office Vice President Isagani del Rosario called on members and...
Debt payments by the Philippine government were nearing the P1 trillion mark in the first nine-months of the year due to higher interest and principal settlements. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's debt servicing reached P963.86 billion in January to...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
