The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially opened online applications for the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program for School Year (SY) 2025–2026. Senior High School students (DepEd file photo) In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 29, DepEd announced that eligible students can now...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Senior Citizens Party-list has welcomed President Marcos' decision to extend the operating franchise of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) by a quarter-century. "The Senior Citizen...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has unveiled a strengthened Senior High School (SHS) curriculum aimed at addressing long-standing criticisms of the program. (Photo from DepEd) This initiative, which opened for public consultation on April 4 and ends on Friday, April 11, seeks to better prepare...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the launch of an online public consultation on the revised Senior High School (SHS) curriculum, set to run from April 4 to 11. (Photo from DepEd FB Page) DepEd said that it is reviewing the SHS curriculum as part of its "commitment to providing a...
The CCTV footage of the incident taken right before the elderly woman was hit by the container truck. (Photo from Barangay Maybunga) A 62-year-old woman died on the spot after she was hit by a container truck while crossing C. Raymundo Avenue in Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City on Monday...
Age-based discrimination resulting in unemployment, inadequate social security, and restricted access to healthcare are some of the most pressing problems currently faced by the country's senior citizens that need to be addressed by the government, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. These...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the rollout of the P10,000 cash gift to elderly beneficiaries of a 2024 law granting the bonanza to all senior citizens once they reach 80, 85, 90 or 95 years of...
The local government of Pasig City on Thursday, March 20, inaugurated its Japan-style elderly care facility which features affordable smart care technology to improve the services for seniors in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (center) leads the inauguration of the Pasig Magokoro Elderly Care...
Citing concerns over potential fraud and misuse of funds, the Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Thursday, March 20, that it has sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe alleged abuses in the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP). (DepEd) In a statement,...
Highlighting their importance in equipping rural students with essential skills in agriculture and agribusiness, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara has urged greater support for the country’s farm schools. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement issued Wednesday, March 19,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Saying that the Philippines will soon turn into an "aging society", Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is prodding the government to establish long-term care programs and job facilitation strategies for senior...
A 61-year-old man was arrested by the Rodriguez Rizal Police Station for raping his then 16-year-old neighbor in Barangay San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal, in June 2023. The suspect was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued against him for statutory rape on Feb. 20 this year. Based on the...
