Is the Department of Education (DepED) eyeing the creation of their own e-learning platform ahead of the proposed institutionalization of blended learning modality? Earlier in 2022, DepED aired its plans to institutionalize blended learning, an approach to education that combines both virtual and...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual gave an assurance that prices on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) will not be increased during this Christmas season, but by early next year yet. Pascual made this assurance on Thursday, Dec. 1, after meeting the National Price...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has hinted of a likely increase in the suggested retail prices (SRP) on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs). In a radio interview, Pascual said the agency expects that 25 percent of requests for price adjustments may be granted at...
Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual started his onsite price watch with the pilot run of “Ikot Palengke” in Marikina City public market and supermarkets to tighten price and supply monitoring of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs), ensure fair trading, and consumer protection...
A total of 195 shelf keeping units (SKUs) or product variants of Noche Buena products have raised prices with almost half increased their prices by more than 10 percent and the rest with minimal hikes of one to 10 percent on higher cost of imported and local materials, packaging and overhead costs....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to increase the Department of Education’s (DepEd) capital outlay for Special Education (SPED) for 2023. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the agency’s capital outlay budget for SPED should be increased from...
The controversial Department of Education (DepED) Order No. 49 s. 2022 has two goals: To depoliticize the department and promote professionalism among its personnel. After gaining complaints from educators and the public alike, DepED Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a televised interview, clarified the...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina As many face-to-face classes started yesterday in our public schools, the perennial problems prior to the pandemic – severe shortage of classrooms, teachers, and instructional materials – have surfaced anew. With around 27.69 million basic...
Less than a week before classes begin, the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that the number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 21,272,820 on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (DepEd) Of this number, 18,722,393 were from public schools, 2,478,488 from private schools,...
The Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of Basic Energy Corporation on August 31, 2022, Wednesday at 3:00p.m. will be held virtually over the Zoom online meeting platform. Stockholders who wish to participate through remote communication are requested to check the registration guidelines stated in the...
The number of enrolled learners for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 17,900,833, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9. (Photo courtesy of DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment period for the upcoming SY began on July 25, 2022. Of the more than...
Basic Energy Corporation will hold its 2022 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting online at 3:00p.m. on August 31, 2022, Wednesday via the Zoom platform. Stockholders who wish to participate through remote communication are requested to check the registration guidelines stated in the notice of the said...
