Former senator Sonny Angara has officially retained his position as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), as announced by the Palace on Tuesday, June 3. This decision signals a strong commitment from the Marcos administration to continue the ongoing education reforms under his...
After two years under a rigorous global labor compliance review, the Philippines has taken a leading role in shaping international standards for the fast-growing platform economy, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the Philippines’s...
Further showing their commitment to transparency, Miru Systems said that they have opened their software to be used for the 2025 National and Local Elections to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Local Source Code Review (LSCR) this past week. Comelec Chairman George Garcia presented a sample of...
The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks; The God of the Woods by Liz Moore; and Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks Set in an alternative steampunk 1899, this novel is, at its core, an adventure saga that...
Businessman Eusebio Tangco’s STI Education Systems Holdings, owner of the largest network of private schools in the country, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) and CPA Review School of the Philippines (CPAR) to revolutionize...
A group of education workers has reiterated the need to overhaul the country’s education system, with a special focus on the K to 12 Program, especially amidst the low employability rate of its graduates. Tech-voc students (DepEd file photo) “There is no point in continuing a program...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is looking at implementing the revised Senior High School curriculum in School Year 2025-2026, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Feb. 20. (Jojo Rinoza/ MANILA BULLETIN) The official said this on the sidelines of...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that all pending tax incentive applications that were previously referred to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) but do not meet the new investment capital threshold will be returned to the Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs). According to the DOF, this...
This month, let’s explore the latest in crime fiction from all over the globe, and then do some historical sleuthing, and get engrossed in new sci-fi - one with a great premise. Gaslight by Femi Kayode Set in Lagos, Nigeria, this is the second crime fiction work of Kayode, and it...
The Department of Education (DepEd) targets to finish its review of the country’s K to 12 educational program in May this year as part of its continuing effforts to upgrade the country's basic education system. Vice President Sara Duterte talks to Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian during a...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has reported that the application for tax incentives for 45 projects, with a combined investment capital of P721.3 billion, has been approved by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB). In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 25, the DOF said these projects are...
President Marcos has ordered the urgent implementation of the national anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and counter-proliferation financing strategy 2023-2027 in order to meet international standards and enable the Philippines to exit the "grey list." President Ferdinand...
