The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out its largest School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in June 2026, targeting 4.63 million learners nationwide as part of a major push to improve student nutrition. In a statement issued on March 26, DepEd said the expanded feeding program is backed by a...
The De La Salle Model United Nations (DLSMUN) is set to initiate its 12th annual conference on April 23-25 at De La Salle University-Manila. For 12 years, DLSMUN)conference has become one of the largest, premier intercollegiate model United Nations conferences in the Philippines. The conference has...
As the Philippines continues to grapple with a nationwide shortage of classrooms, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it is studying a “4+1” blended learning model that could reshape how students attend school each week. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said the proposed setup—four days of...
Researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of predicting rainfall from tropical cyclones (TCs) more quickly and efficiently than traditional forecasting methods. The study, conducted by Cris Gino Mesias and Dr. Gerry...
CEBU CITY – “I’m incredibly grateful and truly honored.” CEBUANA fashion model Priscilla ‘Happy’ Melendres shows her award during the Global Filipino Icon Awards 2025 last April 5 at Dusit Thani in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Contributed photo) Cebuano socialite, entrepreneur, and...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is calling for a comprehensive impact assessment of the proposal to set a new benchmark for healthy processed food products to evaluate its potential economic and social implications. Eunina V. Mangio, PCCI president, said in a statement on...
China told the Philippines to ensure that its diplomats in the country can still perform their duties amid a demand from various Filipino officials to recall the Chinese diplomat who allegedly wiretapped a conversation with a senior Philippine military official. It cited anew the "new model"...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will take the lead in investigating the veracity of the alleged recorded conversation between a Chinese diplomat and a Filipino military general regarding the supposed agreement on a “new model” in the conduct of resupply missions for soldiers assigned at...
​A​ ranking official from the Chinese embassy in Manila said it would eventually release the recording of a supposed phone call between its diplomat and a Philippine military official who agreed to a ​"new model​" in the management of the dispute in the West Philippine...
A diplomatic source from the Chinese embassy in Manila on Tuesday, May 7, disclosed what was supposedly contained under the “new model” that the Philippine government allegedly entered into with China on the resupply of the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea. While various...
(Unsplash) Two ranking congressmen from Mindanao have called out China for its propaganda, which they believe is an attempt to create confusion among Filipinos on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Criticizing the Chinese over this...
REINA MERCEDES, Isabela – A freelance model died after the motorcycle he was driving went out of control and hit a vehicle parked on the national highway in Barangay Sinippil here on Wednesday, July 5. A report from the Police Regional Office-2 stated that the victim, identified as Mcjohnson...
