Around 15 million Filipinos reportedly experienced involuntary hunger last year, according to the Social Weather Stations. This continuing struggle came amid the lingering pandemic in the country which, at its height, saw record unemployment rates and an economic downturn. As the nation treads the...
To help ensure the safe 100 percent reopening of schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to immediately resolve “old normal” problems which have been haunting public schools even before the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “How are we going to achieve a better...
As the end of her term draws near, Vice President Leni Robredo must face the question of her membership in the erstwhile ruling Liberal Party (LP), in which she is the incumbent chairperson. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo will cease serving as chairperson of the...
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will be helping the church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in validating election returns (ERs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of...
Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC in Pasay City on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent report of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental--On Tuesday night, April 26, the UniTeam alliance of presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and her running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte led a rally in Cagayan de Oro City, a supposed hotbed of the "RoSa" (Leni Robredo-Sara Duterte) movement. Marcos...
Educating the public on election-related concerns should be the focus of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), not warnings, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said on Tuesday, April 26. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) "There are election laws and processes in place to...
MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN Teachers who were respondents to a survey conducted by a multi-stakeholder group said that the implementation of limited face-to-face classes needs more support especially from the government. Based on the survey conducted by the Movement for Safe, Equitable,...
The majority of teachers in Metro Manila and other regions said that they had to “shell out money from their own pockets” to prepare their schools and classrooms for the safe conduct of limited in-classroom instruction. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the survey conducted by the Movement...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Given the reduced class sizes, a survey conducted on the implementation of limited face-to-face classes showed that teacher participation in in-classroom learning was “significantly higher” compared to student participation. The Movement for Safe, Equitable,...
With only 23 percent of schools and 11 percent of students nationwide participating in limited face-to-face classes, a multi-stakeholder group raised concerns about the implementation of in-classroom learning amid the pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) To assess the implementation of...
A multi-stakeholder movement underscored the great need for ample government funding and a “more evidence-based and comprehensive plan” to expand safe school reopening as the country reopens its schools for limited face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA...
