Eighty free Wi-Fi sites and hotspots were activated by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in 20 locations within Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. Rooted to its goal of providing Filipinos the access to opportunities, education, and information, the DICT,...
In an aim to encourage innovators in the country, the Benita and Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) along with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation is looking to recognize individuals, teams, or organizations who have initiated or developed an innovation and a whopping P1-million cash prize await the...
In line with its efforts to make the K to 12 curriculum relevant in producing job-ready, active, and responsible citizens, the Department of Education (DepEd) will priories the improvement of literacy and numeracy programs as well as the integration of “peace competencies” in the revised K to...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, Feb. 1, announced the kick off of a mentorship program for entrepreneurs in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which aims to facilitate a modules-based program to help small and medium businesses scale up and bring equal...
A coalition is pushing for the expansion of the school voucher system which will pave the way for students to have a choice in their education. (File photo / Manila Bulletin) In a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Student First Coalition discussed the importance of giving Filipino students a...
Some of the victim-survivors of child labor who were identified and provided with various interventions in Carcar City, Cebu province by DSWD-Field Office. (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, Feb. 1 that it has...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued specific guidelines to enhance the adoption of the Anti-Drug Abuse System (ADAS) at the local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the DILG-CAR said the move...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared that he is planning to establish a subsidy fund for beneficiaries of the government's housing program. President Marcos leads the groundbreaking ceremony of a housing project under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program in Quezon City on Jan....
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has expressed her full support to the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing Program (4PH), a flagship program of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that aims to build six million housing units for Filipino families in six years. The lady mayor...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Jan. 30 a total of 1,206 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 172 which is 36 percent lower than the cases on Jan. 16 to Jan....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, revealed that the K-12 curriculum that aimed to equip Filipino senior high graduates with globally competitive skills failed in its promise to bring employment. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Basic Education Report...
