Over 1,800 cases of abuse against children have been reported to the Department of Education (DepEd) from 2019 to 2022, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 24, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As of October 2022, DepEd’s Learner Rights and Protection Office...
The Department of Education (DepED), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, has strengthened further its efforts to protect learners from abuse, violence, and exploitation. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) “Child protection is really close to my heart,”...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, Nov. 24 that it would conduct proper and timely publishing of its calendar of events as members of the poll body were held in contempt by the Supreme Court (SC). MB file photo This was after the poll body failed to implement the court’s...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has awarded 10 outstanding local governance programs of the various localities in the country during the 2022 Galing Pook Awards. In a statement, DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos identified the 10 best LGU programs as the...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – The city government's tourism program was named one of the Ten Outstanding Local Governance Programs in the 2022 Galing Pook Awardees on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The local government unit's (LGU) winning program is Balik-Biñan Project: Tourism Development through...
Recognizing the role of librarians in shaping the minds of learners, Vice President Sara Duterte has assured them that her office will always get their backs. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of the OVP) “Our librarians in the Philippines will always have a friend in the Office of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the new and available technologies brought to the knowledge of ordinary Filipinos so they can also make use of the innovations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. checks technological innovations on display at the 2022 National Science and...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Nov. 23, advised that Naga City will be an additional testing center for the upcoming December 2022 Licensure Examination for Criminologists (LEC). PRC / MANILA BULLETIN This was to allow examinees to take the LEC without unnecessary...
SMC Infrastructure started issuing toll fee refunds Wednesday, Nov. 23, for all motorists affected by an unexpected disruption of its electronic toll collection (ETC) system last week. The refunds will cover all vehicles that passed through affected tollways, including the South Luzon Expressway...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged Filipino scientists to stay in the country as he revealed intention to build a "bigger pool" researchers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. checks the innovations made by Filipino scientists and innovators that are on display during the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued the guidelines for the 2022 observance of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW). In Memorandum Circular (MC) 2022-146, DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. stated that this year’s campaign will...
After the government eased travel restrictions, domestic air passengers quadrupled to 15.93 million for the first nine months of 2022, latest Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) figures showed. By comparison, domestic passengers only totaled 5.53 million for the whole of 2021 and 6.89 million for the...
