Highlighting that the Philippines produces over a million graduates annually from its basic and tertiary education systems, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized the country's role as a "key player" in the global workforce. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara (Photo courtesy of...
Alice Guo and a plate of "hopia" (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo pounced on the opportunity to assert her supposed Filipino citizenship when "hopia" was randomly brought up Thursday, Sept. 19, during the...
Recognizing the concerns about implementing the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 this school year , the Department of Education (DepEd) issued revised guidelines for schools on Wednesday, Sept. 18. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara issued DepEd Order No....
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 17, that its key officials met with senior officials from the World Bank Philippines to review their collaborative efforts in addressing challenges in basic education in the country. (Photo from DepEd) Led by DepEd Secretary...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PPAB) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to assign personnel to Philippine embassies abroad in order to provide for the healthcare needs of overseas...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Saturday, Sept. 14, that it had gathered its private sector partners to encourage their support for priority initiatives, including the agency's ongoing preparations for the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) next year....
Farmers will no longer need to rely on loan sharks or bad loans to make ends meet as the Department of Agriculture (DA) would provide up to P60,000 per farmer per cropping season, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said on Saturday, Sept. 14. (MB file photo) The official, who is a...
To assess their preferences for availing of medical services, the Department of Education (DepEd) has started conducting an online survey among its employees. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) In an advisory issued on Thursday, Sept. 12, DepEd announced that it is conducting an online survey to...
The concert “Mga Arya’t Kundiman” featured performances by excellent talents, and Filipino Sign Language (FSL) and Deaf students. It was held on Sept. 7 at YSpace at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati and presented by HearLife-Verein, which helps Deaf children. HearLife-Verein partner...
A group of teachers on Wednesday, Sept. 11, reiterated its call for a P15,000 across-the-board pay hike for teaching and non-teaching employees of the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) “In reality, a large portion of the budget is often wasted or, worse, lost to corruption,”...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is stepping up its game with an upgrade to its Casino Filipino venues to attract more players and boost revenue. In a statement, Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said that 1,968 units of the 3,341 new slot machines...
Lower interest rates as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) eases monetary policy would aid consumers battered by slowing economic growth across Asia-Pacific, according to the think tank Oxford Economics. The BSP's rate cuts "will help household balance sheets, especially as debt levels rose over...
