To reach the most vulnerable, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will expand its Social Pension (SocPen) Program this year to cover around 171,000 additional elderly on the waitlist. DSWD Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Adonis Sulit said the program will focus on...
Police on Friday said that the body of a young boy found in a calamansi farm in Barangay Maluid, Victoria, Tarlac on Thursday, Jan. 29, is that of John Ysmael, son of slain Police Senior Master Sgt. Dianne Marie Mollenido. The body was discovered at around 2:50 p.m. by a resident while harvesting...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced a major transformation in the Senior High School (SHS) technical-vocational (tech-voc) program, shifting from a static curriculum to a dynamic, data-driven model closely aligned with real-time industry demands. In a statement issued Thursday,...
Two senior citizens, a 70-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, were killed in a fire that hit a residential area at the corner of D. Gomez Street and Sandico Street in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, early Saturday morning, Jan. 24, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay confirmed. According to the Bureau...
The Senior Citizens Party-list has denounced allegations of the group 's involvement in the so-called “Cabral Files” saying such information is “fake news.” “There is no truth to this allegation!” Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes stressed. Ordanes said that...
Top education officials on Tuesday, January 6, said key reforms are underway to address long-standing concerns surrounding the K to 12 Program, particularly on graduate employability, curriculum relevance, and alignment across basic, technical, and higher education. In a Malacañang press briefing,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, January 6, confirmed that seven administrative and criminal cases have been filed against erring private schools and individuals over P37.58 million in irregular claims under the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a statement, DepEd said the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, December 31, said it has advanced key system reforms and work-ready pathways for learners nationwide—setting the stage for a stronger, more practical education system in 2026. Under the leadership of DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, the agency sought...
CEBU CITY – For the second time this year, a senior citizen was arrested for allegedly peddling illegal drugs. The 62-year-old suspect, known only as Kimpang, was arrested on Tuesday night, Dec. 9, by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) in Barangay Tisa here. Seized...
BACOLOD CITY – An 85-year-old woman was killed in a fire that destroyed her two-story house in Purok 6, Barangay Talubangi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night, Nov. 26. Fire Officer 3 Alfie Gravela, arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Kabankalan, said the...
A party-list lawmaker on Friday, November 28 urged the Senate to review the provisions of a measure seeking the transfer of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes pointed to...
