President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) The House Committee on Transportation has approved a resolution calling on President Marcos to reconsider the lapsed Dec. 31, 2023 deadline for the public utility vehicle (PUV)...
(MANILA BULLETIN/ Mark Balmores) The proposed Philippine Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program--one of four remaining bills on the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list--has been overwhelmingly approved on third and final...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will lead the national launch of the School Mental Health Program and kick-off of the School-Based Feeding Program for Fiscal year (FY) 2024. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The launch and the kick-off will take place at the Esteban Abada Elementary...
Sen. Grace Poe said on Tuesday, January 23, that concerned agencies must prioritize contingency measures to ensure that the mobility of our commuting public will not be hampered. In a statement, Poe stated that this should be done instead of just training its sights on the crackdown of...
There are now 25,000 community gardens in the country under the “Kalinisan Day” campaign of President Marcos, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that this was part of the accomplishments of the “Kalinisan Day”...
Road accidents involving passenger jeepneys, the recent was in Laguna that left two people dead and 17 others injured, serve as a wake-up call to modernize the country’s public transportation, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Sunday, Jan. 21. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
President Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order (EO) No. 52, which institutionalizes and expands the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Pag-abot Program to take street dwellers and other poor and vulnerable individuals off the streets and help them become productive members of...
To ensure learning continuity for senior high school (SHS) students and to serve as a more sustainable solution to classroom congestion, the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) urged lawmakers to fast-track the passage of the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to provide at least P30,000 worth of in-kind assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the livelihood initiative refers to the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office 2 in Cagayan Valley, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the local government of San Mariano in Isabela province for the pilot implementation of the “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP).”...
Starting next school year, there will be no more Senior High School (SHS) vouchers for incoming Grade 11 students who wish to enroll in government-run higher education institutions (HEIs). Senior High School students under Tech-Voc track (DepEd file photo) The Department of Education (DepEd),...
While it acknowledged the assurance of education agencies on the continuation of the Senior High School (SHS) in public universities and colleges, a group of teachers on Tuesday, Jan. 16, warned of the consequences of halting the existing program. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo)...
