Go Negosyo founder and PSAC (Private Sector Advisory Council) Jobs Lead Joey Concepcion wants to bring entrepreneurship to senior high school students as business ownership is an “alternative” to being an employee. (From left) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and Go Negosyo founder Joey...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 65-year-old woman died after she was hit in the head multiple times by her younger brother with a bamboo stick in Barangay Lipit, Manaoag, Pangasinan on Friday afternoon, August 9. Police identified the victim as Leticia Soriano-Idor. Investigation said Idor was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 62-year-old man died and four persons were injured after a delivery van crashed into a waiting shed in Bangga Pedion, Barangay Tabao Proper, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Thursday morning, August 8. Police identified the fatality as Arnaldo Amboboyog of Barangay Bagumbayan,...
The Senior High School National Task Force (SHS-NTF) on Thursday, Aug. 8, presented its recommendations to the Department of Education (DepEd) to improve the implementation of the SHS program. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) The SHS-NTF presented the recommendations during a meeting with DepEd...
(Unsplash) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan believes that the State should have a mechanism to help senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) find jobs. For this purpose, the rookie congressman filed House Bill (HB)...
Recognizing the potential of e-commerce to produce job-ready Grade 12 graduates, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Thursday, Aug. 1, that it is considering including an e-commerce track in the revised Senior High School (SHS) curriculum. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file...
President Marcos announced that indigent senior citizens in the country will receive a P1,000 allowance from the government “to supplement their daily living and medical expenses.” President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and senior citizens (Malacañang/MANILA BULLETIN) In “The...
RIZAL, Cagayan – A 78-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease drowned in a pond near her house in Barangay Annaguan here on Friday, July 26. Police Executive Master Sergeant Ariel Simon of the municipal police station identified the victim as Felipa Bambalan. Investigation said...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes believes that President Marcos will give special mention to the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No.11982 or the Expanded...
Senator Sonny Angara, who assumed leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, July 18, has been urged to continue revising the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum and advancing the agency's digitalization efforts, particularly in implementing blended or distance learning. Senator...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has pressed for the passage into law of various bills in Congress that seek to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) that would address the conditions of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in detention facilities nationwide....
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is eyeing the filing of a bill that would slap a jail term of up to six years for scammers who victimize senior citizens and persons with disabilities...
