President Marcos has asked Filipinos to support the new MATATAG curriculum as it aims to provide a more progressive future for the youth. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he graced the Basic Education Report (BER) 2024 in Pasay City on Thursday,...
Vice President and Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) Sara Z. Duterte delivered her second Basic Education Report (BER) on Thursday, Jan. 25. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte delivers 2024 Basic Education Report (Screengrab from DepEd Philippines Facebook Page) ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is scheduled to present the 2024 Basic Education Report (BER) before the month ends. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is expected to present the Basic Education Report (BER) 2024 on Jan. 25, 2024 (DepEd file photo) DepEd, on its official...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) that its ongoing Report Card Survey (RCS) 2.0, which aims to provide a scientific way of rating the delivery of government services, will end in May this year. File photo In a televised briefer, ARTA director-general Secretary Ernesto Perez said the survey being...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said he considers the year 2023 as a banner year for the Senate with the passage of numerous important bills and resolutions aimed at boosting the Philippine economy, generate jobs and expand social protection for the people. The Senate was able...
The bicameral conference committee on Monday, December 11, has drafted the final version of the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024. The bicameral conference committee report on the 2024 General Appropriations Bill has been approved by the Senate and House...
What makes Finland the happiest country in the world for the past six years? Finnish Ambassador to the Philippines Juha Markus Pykko explained that the ranking came from having a “well-functioning society” wherein people know where their taxes are going. Finnish Flag (Photo from Finnish...
The attractiveness of the Philippines in terms of renewable energy (RE) investments had climbed notches higher, with the Bloomberg NEF Climate Report ranking it as one of the top five globally. The Philippines had clinched the fourth spot in the Bloomberg NEF report, next to the major markets of...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to account for the more than P2.6 billion fund transfers (FTs) to the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for the procurements of goods and services which have "aged" for...
Quezon City, with assets of P443.4 billion in 2022, is still the richest city in the Philippines. Cebu province is the wealthiest with assets of P235.7 billion, while Carmona (which became a city in July 2023) in Cavite was the richest municipality in 2022 with assets of P6.5 billion. Makati City...
The allowable revenues of transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had been pared by more than half to P183.491Billion, or lower by more than P204 billion from the company’s original claims of P387.803 billion as applied for under its fourth regulatory reset. In a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended that sanctions, like suspension of salaries, be imposed on erring officials of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) for delay or non-submission of financial statements for three consecutive years. "The DICT did not submit the year-end...
