Passing the bills banning schools from implementing a “No Permit, No Exam” rule will force many private schools to close, thousands of teachers and school staffers to lose their jobs, and thousands of students to be disenfranchised. The Coordinating Council of Private Education Associations...
An association of private schools expressed opposition to the no permit, no exam” policy because it will further aggravate the situation of the private education sector. Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (FAPSA), in a statement, said that the bill banning the “no...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 21, said that the Department of Education (DepEd) will cooperate with Congress on the proposed measure to prohibit a “no permit, no exam” policy in private schools. “Let us wait for the discussions doon sa Congress with...
CLINICAL MATTER The Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by a parallel pandemic of misinformation and disinformation. While sinister forces are usually at work when it comes to disinformation, some misinformation can occur when the scientific evidence changes and outdated information is spread....
The news that Malacañang has extended the long weekend of the first week of April was gladly met by both tourism industry players and vacation seekers. The President announced on March 14 to move the observance of the April 9, Araw ng Kagitingan, the next day, thus completing an extended long...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, February 24 expressed his support to proposals that seek to declare as unlawful the policy of a "no permit, no exam” in all public and private schools. Estrada reiterated that a learner’s inability to pay his or her tuition and other school fees...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s stance that the Philippines is a "friend of all and enemy to none" amid the country's apparent security and defense talks with Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has released 103,000 qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in 2022 as part of the ‘zero overstaying’ policy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Ablos Jr. said on Tuesday, Jan. 31....
The drive of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against the transfer pricing policy of some multinational companies has gained support and assistance from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said this was expressed during his recent...
BEARIS (FB) CEBU CITY – The new chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reminded his men that he is strictly enforcing the “no take” policy. Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis said policemen should not accept money or any material things especially if they come from illegal...
WASINGTON, United States — The US Supreme Court halted Monday the imminent removal of a key policy used since the administration of president Donald Trump to block migrants at the southwest border, amid worries over a surge in undocumented immigrants. An order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares Have all the CCTVs monitoring major streets and intersections in Quezon City been deactivated? If those are still on, then no one must be viewing the traffic problem along Quezon Avenue – specifically around the area entering the underpass at Araneta...
