(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Following the Palace-ordered tariff cut on rice imports, House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he is mulling the filing of a measure that would enhance the protection and...
Sen. Joel Villanueva emphasized the need to provide efficient civil registration services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following reports of a lack of ready access to their records. Villanueva, principal sponsor and author of the Department of Migrant Workers Act said that Proposed Senate...
To address challenges in quality learning in the country, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) underscored the need for a coordinated approach to all interventions in teacher education. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued on Thursday, June 6, EDCOM...
To identify potential areas for research or policy interventions to enhance teacher educator quality, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) together with the Research Institute for Teacher Quality (RITQ) launched a profiling study of teacher education institutions (TEIs)...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked President Marcos to send Filipino mental health workers to Ukraine to help ensure the welfare of their soldiers amid its raging armed conflict with Russia. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a courtesy...
A group on Sunday, June 2, expressed anticipation of the signing of the law granting an increase in the annual teaching allowance for public school teachers. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed the signing of the law...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, June 2 appealed to the Marcos government to provide more financial support for Filipino athletes that would be competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that would be held in Paris, France. Go, chairman of the Senate committee on sports, proposed...
A group of education workers on Friday, May 31, lauded the passage of a bill that aims to double public school teachers’ teaching supplies allowance from P5,000 to P10,000 starting School Year (SY) 2025-2026. (DepEd file photo) “Matagal nang abonado ang mga guro sa mga pangangailangan sa...
A group of education workers on Thursday, May 30, reiterated the need to hire approximately 94,540 additional education support personnel nationwide. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) issued a statement urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department...
President Marcos has vowed to strengthen the retraining programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning to the country who lost their jobs abroad or could not return for various reasons. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In a speech on the sidelines of his...
All the 13 Filipino seafarers on board a bulk carrier were safe after four missiles launched by Houthi rebels hit the ship on Tuesday, May 28, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. While the ship sustained some damage after the attack, the DMW said the 13 Filipino and a Ukrainian crew were...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei —President Marcos promised Filipinos in Brunei that the next time they go back to the Philippines, they will be greeted with an upgraded Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Filipino community in Brunei (Betheena Unite) Marcos said the access to connectivity,...
