The Senate is keen on approving the proposed P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025 before the end of the year, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, July 22. But Escudero said the Senate will thoroughly scrutinize each provision in the next...
Secretary Sonny Angara , whose term as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) officially began on Friday, July 19, has received support for his push to improve the quality of education in the country and enhance the employability of K to 12 basic education program graduates. DepEd...
The government is planning to update nuclear agreements with at least five countries in accordance with the nuclear renaissance pathway, as fleshed out in the newly crafted 2024-2050 Philippine Nuclear Energy Program. The updating of multilateral and bilateral nuclear covenants, according to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to include undernourished high school students in the government’s school-based feeding programs. Estrada said there is a necessity to amend provisions of the law on school-based feeding program to include...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO End-users shifting to the net metering scheme on gaining electricity service had grown by more than double last year and has been sustaining its escalated pace, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a presentation to the media, ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling this September the second round of auction for off-grid sites that will target the provision of electricity access to more than 12,200 households. In a media statement, the department indicated that the submission and opening of...
The CARD Program payout in Tigbao, Tacloban City in the province of Leyte (Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez is continuing its advocacy of providing immediate relief to people in need. This, as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has facilitated the release of cash and rice assistance to a total of 3,167 beneficiaries in Leyte, in compliance with President...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reminded that individuals who refuse to comply with its national population census and survey may face imprisonment and be fined P100,000. PSA said that those who fail to cooperate with the 2024 Census of Population will be fined P100,000, as per Republic...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) looks forward to the enactment into law of House Bill No. 10423 that would provide monthly social pension to all senior citizens regardless of their financial status. Currently, only indigent seniors receive a monthly social pension of P500. House Bill...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Social Security System (SSS) will sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Monday, July 8, for the provision of low-cost social insurance for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Under the "4Ps AlkanSSSya...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the "Young Guns" bloc in the House of Representatives only have good things to say about the Marcos administration's P29 Rice Program. Assistant Majority Leaders Lanao del Sur 1st...
