There are now 25,000 community gardens in the country under the “Kalinisan Day” campaign of President Marcos, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that this was part of the accomplishments of the “Kalinisan Day”...
Road accidents involving passenger jeepneys, the recent was in Laguna that left two people dead and 17 others injured, serve as a wake-up call to modernize the country’s public transportation, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Sunday, Jan. 21. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
President Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order (EO) No. 52, which institutionalizes and expands the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Pag-abot Program to take street dwellers and other poor and vulnerable individuals off the streets and help them become productive members of...
To ensure learning continuity for senior high school (SHS) students and to serve as a more sustainable solution to classroom congestion, the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) urged lawmakers to fast-track the passage of the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to provide at least P30,000 worth of in-kind assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the livelihood initiative refers to the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office 2 in Cagayan Valley, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the local government of San Mariano in Isabela province for the pilot implementation of the “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP).”...
Starting next school year, there will be no more Senior High School (SHS) vouchers for incoming Grade 11 students who wish to enroll in government-run higher education institutions (HEIs). Senior High School students under Tech-Voc track (DepEd file photo) The Department of Education (DepEd),...
While it acknowledged the assurance of education agencies on the continuation of the Senior High School (SHS) in public universities and colleges, a group of teachers on Tuesday, Jan. 16, warned of the consequences of halting the existing program. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Jan. 16, confirmed that the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP) has been extended for the enrolled Grade 11 students in government-run Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) this school year (SY) 2023-2024. Senior High School students (DepEd file...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Jan. 15, encouraged the beneficiaries of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to explore the available higher education support programs and take advantage of this opportunity to invest in their future. DSWD / Manila...
Pasang Masda president Ka Obet Martin shows a copy of the Motion for Intervention that he and 57 other transport leaders across the country filed before the Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, that seeks dismissal on the petittion filed by other Piston and other groups against the Public...
Drivers of public utility jeepneys will no longer be tied on the boundary set by the operators as they will enjoy the full benefits of a regular employee under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday, Jan. 15....
