The United States, through its development arm, contributed almost P7 million ($125,000) to a human rights program by the Philippines and the United Nations (UN) to strengthen the country’s capacity for the promotion of human rights and mechanisms for accountability. *(From left) U.S. Ambassador...
The landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) of a Boeing C-17 transport aircraft registered under the U.S. military was a mistake and was caused by clerical error. Sen. Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB Photo) This was pointed out on Friday, July 7, by...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 16, confirmed the implementation of the National Learning Camp (NLC) during school break to address losses and gaps in learning. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Tuloy na ‘yung ating National Learning Camp. Ito ay isasagawa nitong school...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 16, clarified that participation in the National Learning Camp (NLC) during the school break is “not mandatory” for teachers and students. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a DZBB interview,...
The United States is hosting a series of intensive training workshops for more than 100 English teachers around the country until May 26. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson discusses highlights of the teacher training workshop with university professors from Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in the...
Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his recent meeting with US President Joe Biden highlighted renewable energy (RE) and the "loss and damage" concept, which seeks to compensate countries that have little contribution to global climate change....
Advocating for an inclusive economy is the central work of the US government in the Philippines. That was what US top diplomat in Manila, MaryKay Carlson, assured Filipino women entrepreneurs on Saturday as she expressed Washington's support for those pursuing businesses in the country. During...
After calling the United States (US) a “bully” that has driven a wedge between the Philippines and China, and has heightened tensions in the South China Sea region, the Chinese Embassy in Manila claimed on Sunday, March 12, that there was still freedom of navigation in the disputed region...
The Valenzuela City government launched a weight loss program for its Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) employees on Thursday, Feb. 16. The “Health Check - Belly Good!” program, led by the City Health Office, aims to reduce cases of obesity and other non-communicable diseases among city...
UNITED NATIONS, United States – An estimated five million children under the age of five died in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging health care investment in underserved communities around the globe to avoid this "immense, intolerable and mostly preventable loss of life." Children...
EDITORS DESK Exactly a month ago, COP27 or the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference (aka 27th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), concluded without a “consensus” — supporters say that there were big strides especially on the aspect of “loss-and-damage...
Editorial This year’s major climate summit may have concluded when world leaders and environment advocates departed Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt with a “call for action.” But that 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of Parties (more commonly referred to as COP27) is just...
