Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 25, announced that the directive to remove the administrative tasks from public school teachers has been finalized and is ready for release. (NOEL PABALATE / Manila Bulletin / file photo) “We have always expressed our...
President Marcos told the Philippines Sports Commission (PSC) and other sports organizations to continue breaking barriers and make sports a unifying force in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the awarding of incentives to medalists who participated in the 4th Asian Para...
President Marcos paid tribute to Filipino athletes who participated in the Fourth Asian Para Games by affirming his support to them, even "appointing" himself as their Cheerleader-in-Chief. "I am here today before you not just as your President, but as your fan because when it comes to...
Students in public elementary and secondary schools are scheduled to go on a five-day mid-year break starting Jan. 24. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Based on DepEd Order no. 32 series of 2023 or the Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2023-2024, the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Jan. 22, asked for the release of 18 Filipino seafarers currently aboard a detained vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Manalo made the request when he met Iran’s 1st Vice President Mohammed Makber at the sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo J. Cacdac and DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sign an agreement under the Balik Bayani sa Turismo that will provide free trainings for OFWs who woulkd decide to return back to the country for good. (photo: DMW) The Department of Migrant Workers...
The government of Norway, in collaboration with sustainable crop nutrition solutions specialist, Yara Fertilizers Philippines, Inc. (Yara), has been aiding Filipino farmers jack up productivity at their farm lands while shifting on their technology use to solar-powered water pumps. Via the “Agos...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), OWWA Administrator Arnaldo "Arnell" Ignacio (center), and OWWA Deputy Administrator Mary Melanie "Honey" Quiño (right) inspect on Saturday night the OFW Lounge at Terminal 1 of NAIA. (Speaker's office) House Speaker...
The Department of Migrant Workers Affairs (DMW) said on Saturday, Jan. 13, that the 18 Filipino seafarers currently under Iranian custody after their vessel was seized this week in the Gulf of Oman are in “safe condition.” A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker...
Skilled Filipinos and those working in the hospitality industry might soon find themselves applying for a job in Germany after the Philippines and Germany signed a joint declaration of interest on the recruitment of more Filipino workers. (German Embassy Manila/Facebook) Germany has...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in New Zealand will get their back pay and benefits on time. This, after some 700 workers were involved...
