The country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are mandated by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to adhere to their committed service connections, so the country could achieve its full electrification goal up to the household level on or before the end of the Marcos administration in...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is ready to collaborate with the Department of Education (DepEd) to support its learning programs aimed at reducing illiteracy in the Philippines, following the completion of the pilot implementation of the...
Despite financial constraints and challenges, Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in Leyte, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree. Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in...
Philippine agriculture companies, who are also mentees of Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Angat Lahat sa Agri Program (KALAP), met recently with one of Israel’s largest agriculture companies to explore partnerships and the possibility of bringing Israel’s technology and best practices in the country to...
OPAPRU Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed gratitude to the House of Representatives for approving four House Concurrent Resolutions (HCR) that grant amnesty to former...
(File image) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) applauded the House of Representatives (HOR) on Friday, Dec. 15, for its concurrence with the amnesty proclamations issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for former members of rebel groups. The HOR has adopted...
Top officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have agreed to the request of the protesting transport group to allow the rehabilitation of traditional jeepneys in a bid to show that the government is not working for an immediate phaseout of jeepneys after the Dec....
Priority lanes will be open for the remaining drivers and operators who have not yet consolidated into either a corporation or cooperative as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stood by its decision not to extend the Dec. 31 deadline. The DOTr’s stand was echoed by President Marcos who said...
An estimated 2,000 jeepney operators and drivers in Pasig City will join the transport strike to be staged by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) on Dec. 14 to 15 in protest of the Dec. 31 deadline for the public utility vehicle (PUV) consolidation given to...
A bill seeking to develop the country’s defense industry and enhance its locally produced advanced weaponry and equipment for the armed forces has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. Voting 20-0-0, the chamber passed Senate Bill No. 2455 (SBN 2455), also known as the...
President Marcos announced that the deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators will not be extended. Marcos said the government has decided not to extend the deadline of consolidation as 70 percent of all operators in the country have complied with the requirements to...
Over 1.8 million trees were planted by schools under the Department of Education (DepEd) under its Christmas gift-giving initiative. (Photo from DepEd) This was announced by Vice President and DepEd Secretary on Monday, Dec. 11, during the flag raising at the Central Office Pasig City....
