The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, June 19, welcomed the highest audit rating given by the Commission on Audit (COA) which it has received for the first time in its history. (Courtesy of CHED) “This is truly historical and a product of the various fiscal accountability reforms...
A group on Sunday, June 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “stop the negligence” when it comes to providing the needs of teachers. Members of ACT Philippines during a protest rally. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines issued the...
As the nation celebrates the Global Day of Parents, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the full enforcement of the law that seeks to strengthen parents’ involvement in education. Gatchalian is referring to the Parent Effectiveness Service Act or Republic Act No. 11908 which establishes the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will host a meeting with its partner groups and organizations to gather support in strengthening the country’s basic education. (Courtesy of DepEd Facebook Page) In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 24, DepEd said that this program aims to “realign and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Economic Enterprises and Business Development Administration (CEEBDA) admitted it has provided the Commission on Audit “erroneous and unbalanced list of delinquent and non-delinquent stallholders in the public markets” in this city. As a result, COA came up with...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city council will investigate the Commission on Audit’s report about the P124-million worth of uncollected revenues, fees, and charges from all public market stalls in Cagayan de Oro from the calendar year of 2022 and prior years. The COA’s Audit Observation...
With an uptick in travel, or "revenge travel" as many call it, Samsonite, the world's most recognized luggage brand, deems this summer the most opportune time to launch its Luggage Trade-In offer. The campaign is in support of the World Wide Fund for Nature and to further its commitment to...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has called for the timely implementation of the Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP), which identify priority programs to be implemented till 2028 to develop and make the Philippines maritime sector globally competitive. The ECCP...
Leading clean energy provider First Gen Corporation and its geothermal subsidiary Energy Development Corporation (EDC) earned preeminent recognitions at the 8th Asia Integrated Reporting Awards (AIRA), one of the most prestigious award-giving bodies in the region. The company indicated that First...
The World Bank said the quality of jobs, particularly for Filipino youth, remained a concern in the country despite strong rebound of the economy from the prolonged pandemic. In a report released on Wednesday, March 22, the Washington-based multilateral institution said that over 60 percent of the...
How's this for an accomplishment report by the congressmen? The Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives reported on Wednesday, March 22 that it has now approved on third and final reading 23 of 31 measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, February 20 said the Senate Committee on Public Services' report on the New Year's Day air traffic fiasco would be ready for plenary discussions next week. According to Poe, the past management of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and some...
