Students from the Philippines on Sunday, May 26, made history as the first team from the country to win the Grand Prize in the Huawei ICT Competition - Computing Track Global Final held in Shenzhen, China. HISTORIC WIN. The team from iACADEMY won Grand Prize at Huawei ICT Competition - Computing...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas lauded the deletion of the execution bond--a provision she calls “anti-worker and unconstitutional”--in the second bicameral version...
Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) have assured that the Central Office is currently monitoring the developments regarding the investigation involving a teacher in Lubao, Pampanga, who allegedly hit three students inside a classroom. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “A fact-finding...
(Maritime Industry Authority) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo says the approval of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers by the House of Representatives is a historic step for the country’s maritime sector. “The ratification of the Magna...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 23 welcomed the deletion of the controversial provision that would have mandated the payment of the execution bond as a victory for seafarers. Such move, Hontiveros said, would benefit all seafarers, especially those whose finances are strained due to...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Thursday, lauded the Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Bill. The Senate ratified the bicam report on the measure on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. “Ang panukalang ito...
BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community here unveiled the first Chinoy mural on Kisad Road, this city, on Wednesday, May 22. A FILIPINO-CHINESE mural was unveiled in Baguio City on Wednesday, May 22. (Zaldy Comanda ) The mural is 200 feet long and 14 feet high and was painted for a month by...
The Department of Education (DepEd) - Manila was urged to clarify a memorandum regarding completing certain tasks scheduled for June this year which may “violate” the mandatory vacation set for teachers. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin / file photo) The Teachers' Dignity Coalition-National...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading the proposed Overseas Electronic Registration and Voting Act, as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.10178....
Close to 11 million Filipino children and youth are currently not attending school, with the majority opting out of pursuing higher education. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), out of the 42.8 million Filipinos aged five to 24 years, 10.7 million individuals are categorized as...
While it lauded the “landmark move” of the Department of Education (DepEd) that aimed to rationalization of workload for teachers, a group on Monday, May 13, urged the agency to also address the “ambiguities” in the said policy to ensure its effective implementation. (DepEd / MB Visual...
It was like deja vu: exiting the volleyball court while trying to evade the white confetti that rained out on the court and hearing the crowd’s celebratory cheers that, sad to say, were not for them. For the second straight time, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans fell short in their bid for a...
