Young Filipino students who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic should take advantage of the benefits under Republic Act No. 10917 or the Expanded Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) law and get their education back on track, Senator Sonny Angara said on Sunday. Angara...
Senator Francis Pangilinan has questioned the supposed reduction of funds for government hospitals under the P4.5-trillion 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) "Nasa pandemya tayo. Mag-iisang buwan na rin tayong nasa mga 20,000 ang new cases...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will further strengthen its pandemic response efforts after receiving P5,245,000 million donation from Procter & Gamble (P&G). Photo from Philippine Red Cross “I would like to thank P&G for their generous donation to the Red Cross to help in alleviating...
Despite accusations and allegations hurled against the country’s premier humanitarian organization, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it will continue to extend help and assist people who are in need amidst these trying times. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon (Photo from...
Members of the House of Representatives are pushing to restore Philippine history in the K to 12 curriculum. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The House Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, September 16, agreed to consolidate four bills seeking to mandate the teaching of national and...
Over a thousand workers nationwide have been hired through the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) online job fair a month after its launch. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Under the department's Bigay Trabaho Program, a total of 1,090 workers have been given job opportunities, DPWH...
The Philippine government is expected to receive 14.89 million doses of vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the month of September ends, the National Task Force against COVID-19 said as the government’s strives to do more in its inoculation program that would include 12-17...
The Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) exposed on Wednesday, Sept. 15, alleged irregularities in the implementation of its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD program in Quezon City. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday sought the help of the House of Representatives in restoring the budget for its service contracting program under the proposed 2022 national budget. Transportation Undersecretary for Finance Undersecretary Giovanni Lopez told the House Committee...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday, Sept. 15 assured that it would be able to pay public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who participated in the government’s service contracting program. At the House Committee on Appropriations hearing on the proposed...
More than 3,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old registered on the first day of the Muntinlupa City government’s vaccination program. The city government launched Tuesday the online vaccination registration for 12 to 17-year-old Muntinlupa residents. On-site vaccination in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa...
There was no shortcut made in declaring that a total of 1,406 barangays in various parts of the country were already cleared from the influence of the communist rebels, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) maintained Wednesday, Sept. 15. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said made...
