A total of 100 women from disadvantaged communities celebrated a major milestone in their journey towards financial stability and independence as they became the first batch of graduates from the livelihood program of the Globe-led Hapag Movement. The Hapag Movement is Globe's and its partners'...
Citizens flock in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Legarda Street, Manila, after receiving information that they will receive livelihood assistance from DSWD on January 13, 2023. Some residents started to line up as early as 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, but...
The Department of Public Works and Highways-Region 9 (DPWH-Region 9) said the transport of goods and farm produce to the local markets was improved with the completion of a road project in Zamboanga del Sur. The upgrading of the Mansanas-Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road in Molave town costs P32...
Mobile wallet GCash has partnered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the local government of Tagbilaran City for this week's rollout of the Paleng-QR Ph program. The Paleng-QR Ph program of the BSP and DILG seeks to build the...
The review of the K to 12 curriculum is still ongoing, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 11, said. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group In a Viber message, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters that the “review is still ongoing” for the K to 12 basic education...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than 73 million individuals were already fully-vaccinated against Covid-19. "As of Jan. 8, 2022, almost 73.8 million Filipinos have been fully-vaccinated," the DOH said. The figure includes 6.9 million senior citizens, 10 million adolescents, and...
The Department of Education (DepEd), headed by Vice President Sara Duterte, plans to present its Basic Education Report 2023 (BER) to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Jan. 30 to give an overview of the present state of the country’s basic education, as well as plans and...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 urged the government to expedite efforts to modernize the transportation system in the Philippines and make it at par with its neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. Ejercito, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services,...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The intent to build a million homes a year under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program is certainly laudable amid the enormous housing shortage at present. As I’ve said previously, the success of the socialized housing program would...
The Pasig City local government is ready to accept applications for this year's Government Internship Program (GIP) starting Tuesday, Jan. 10. The GIP is one of the local government's youth employment programs that allow students and out of school youth (OSY) to work at the City Hall and other...
The Department of Industry (DTI) has estimated that about $13.76 billion worth of renewable energy (RE) projects, majority of which were generated during the recent visit to China by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., are in the pipeline and in varying investment stages. Trade and Industry...
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has announced an open call for startups in the region including in the Philippines to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023 to shape the future of payments. “It is exciting to see great products co-developed by the successful startups from the...
