The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Thursday, Nov. 7, its plans to "simplify" the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum by reducing the number of subjects and placing greater emphasis on work immersion. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement, DepEd said that one of its priorities under...
President Marcos ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to expand its P29 rice program and establish more Kadiwa centers across the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (center) meets DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (2nd...
To support educational continuity in schools impacted by typhoons and other natural disasters, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, Nov. 4, that it will deploy the Dynamic Learning Program (DLP). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “We’re bringing resilience to the heart of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Nov. 4 confirmed that around 400,000 households on the waitlist are eligible for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and will fill vacancies as families exit the program. READ MORE:...
President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 72 which adopts an integrated and harmonized process for formulation, approval, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of master plans for the infrastructure sector. (MB file photo) In his EO, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expects that approximately 500,000 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will graduate by the end of 2024. The graduating households are recognized as those who have successfully transitioned out of poverty,...
Starting in November, public school teachers and staff nationwide will gain free access to Canva for Education, along with training, through a new partnership between the Department of Education (DepEd) and Canva Philippines. (Photo from DepEd) On Wednesday, Oct. 30, DepEd Secretary Sonny...
Aaron Paul M. Lolor (DSWD Field Office V Facebook page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) celebrates another achievement from its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as a former child beneficiary from Daraga, Albay, ranked fourth in the October 2024 Geodetic Engineers...
Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday, October 27 called on local chief executives to make a strategic shift in disaster risk reduction and management to bolster the country’s resilience to disasters and natural calamities. Legarda said that following the widespread devastation wrought by severe...
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia Laura L. Updegrove (left) and DND Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning Ignacio B. Madriaga shake hands during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo: DND) The Department of...
In response to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showing a rise in hunger among Filipino families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, Oct. 18 said the expanded “Walang Gutom 2027” food stamp program will effectively tackle the growing food...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) 12028 or the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Act which aims to accelerate learning recovery and address the gaps worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) In his speech...
