Growth in the retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila inched up in December last year after 16 months of decline, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the survey of seven commodity groups, the growth in the Construction Materials Retail Price...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 15, announced that the learning materials allegedly held “hostage” by a service supplier will soon be distributed to public schools nationwide. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd said it started “hauling various learning...
Prices of wholesale construction materials in Metro Manila remained unchanged in November, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) report, PSA said the index remained...
SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija – The Commission on Elections on Friday, October 20, started removing illegal barangay election campaign materials posted across this province under “Oplan: Baklas.” Police provided security during the operation. POLICE assist the Comelec in removing illegally...
Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc., a member of the Aboitiz Group, has partnered with household and personal care products manufacturer ACS Manufacturing Corporation in a bid to reduce plastic pollution. The cement maker said in a statement that, under this partnership, ACS will be...
Recognizing the importance of the continuous provision of quality learning resources (LR) which is “crucial in the successful implementation” of the K to 12 Basic Education Program, the Department of Education (DepED) has created a composite team to review the evaluation and procurement...
“Martial Law is the right term. Corrections should be made to the modules.” These were the words used by Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines when they pushed for the revision of modules that used the term “New Society” to describe “Martial Law.” The controversial module was...
A Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official urged the public on Tuesday, May 17, to immediately report to authorities campaign materials that are still displayed in public places. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said the deadline for the removal of the campaign...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City-based environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) called on local candidates to collect and dispose of their campaign paraphernalia properly. IDIS executive director Atty. Mark Peñalver said in a statement on Wednesday that almost a...
ILOILO CITY – At least 2,900 kilograms of campaign materials were collected in the province of Iloilo which started a massive clean-up all over the province almost a week after the May 9 national and local elections. Re-elected Mayor Niel “Bongbong” Tupas III of Barotac Viejo town, Iloilo...
A truck full of campaign materials will be turned over to the town’s recycling facilities. Mayor-elect Jeri Mae Calderon, in her Facebook page, announced that the campaign materials such as posters and banners, all made of tarpaulins, will be brought to the sorting and recycling facilities for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged candidates to continue helping in the removal and recycling of campaign materials. A personnel of the Marikina City Environmental Management Office segregates collected campaign materials at the Material Recovery Facility in Marikina City on May 11,...
