Amid the ongoing review of the country’s basic education program, an advocacy group deemed it “unfair” to dub the K to 12 program a failure. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “I think that we must really first look at and completely really do a comprehensive assessment of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched on Friday, May 26, the new and improved Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) which aims to innovate its intervention and response to the needs of its applicants. Courtesy of DSWD The new program, called "Sibol: the New SLP", integrates...
The Philippines has signed an agreement with Japan to loan a maximum amount of P6.9 billion (17.4 billion yen) for the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Embassy in Manila Chargé d'Affaires ad interim...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A bill that seeks to establish a voucher program for poor but qualified students in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) and technical-vocational institutions (TVIs) has been overwhelmingly approved in the House of Representatives. Passed on third and final reading last...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has set the School Year (SY) 2024-2025 as the target period for the implementation of the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 (K to 10). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The Curriculum Guide (CG) for K to 10 has been released for public comments...
While it might not have answered all the concerns of its members, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) law resolved the issue of seniority among the ranks, giving officers an equal opportunity to be promoted to higher positions....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) joins President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right) and National Defense Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Carlito Galvez Jr. in witnessing a Jose Rizal-class frigate firing chaff decoy during the Philippine Navy Capability Demonstration Friday, May 19, 2023 morning...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved a five-year extension of the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program or up to 2028, following the recommendation by the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), with the goal of expanding the Philippine automotive industry.
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PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) celebrates the golden performance of SIBOL, the national team for esports, at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. *Team SIBOL Delegation for the 32nd SEA Games. (SIBOL's Facebook page)* From Lakad Matatag to Taon ng Tagumpay, SIBOL...
CEBU CITY – To promote equal rights and inclusivity, the provincial government of Bohol on Thursday, May 17, launched its gender and development (GAD) program dubbed “ArisGAD A.” Bohol. Gov. Aris Aumentado and Vice Gov. Dionisio Balite led the launching of the program at the new provincial...
Businessmen involved in agriculture held a meeting on Wednesday, May 17, to come up with solutions to helping small farmers scale up their production under Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (KALAP). (From left) Francisco Dizon of Dizon Farms, Ramon Garcia of DFNN, Winston Uy of...
