Amid renewed public scrutiny and growing calls for its abolishment, the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) on Friday, July 11, issued a strong appeal to preserve and reform the K to 12 basic education program. In a statement, PEAC stressed that while frustrations surrounding the...
The country’s leading Catholic education institutions on Tuesday, July 9, strongly opposed the proposed removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the Philippine education system, calling the move “untimely” and “dangerously shortsighted.” In a joint statement, the Catholic Educational...
Removing the K to 12 program, particularly its important component the Senior High School (SHS) would be a “step backward” for Philippine education and would disproportionately harm poor students, according to the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) and education stakeholders. Amid calls...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly couple was killed in a fire that razed their two-story house in Barangay Taculing here before dawn on Monday, June 30. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod identified the fatalities as Edison, 80, and his wife Emelyn, 81. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Friday, June 27, announced that the city government is now providing full doses of free multivitamins and maintenance medications to over 30,000 senior citizens aged 60 to 69 and persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its expanded medical service program for...
A 72-year-old man, tagged as Rizal Province 's most wanted person for attempted murder, was finally arrested by the police after six years of hiding, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO chief Col. Felipe Maraggun identified the suspect as “Teodulo,” a resident of...
As discussions on the potential removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the K to 12 curriculum resurface, an industry-led education advocacy group has called on the Marcos administration to focus on strengthening the country’s entire education system. While reiterating its support for the K to...
false>false> Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he will file a bill that would shorten college education and rationalizing the senior high school (SHS) program. false>false> Gatchalian said it is high-time Congress pushes through with its promise of reducing the number of college years after passing...
If there’s a positive thing that ever resulted from the implementation of the mandatory Senior High School (SHS) level under the K to 12 program, it 's that the number of teenage pregnancies has significantly dropped. This was according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who cited data from the...
Cargill is expanding its footprint in Mindanao through a new feed production partnership with Biotech, delivering faster, more reliable, and high-quality feed solutions to customers in the region. In a statement, Sonny Catacutan, Senior Managing Director for Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health...
The Makati City government announced on Monday, June 16, the passing of an ordinance granting an additional P1,000 in the cash incentive given by the city government to registered senior citizens of the city effective this July. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay inked City Ordinance No. 2025-104,...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A septuagenarian was stabbed dead by his neighbor during an argument regarding the installation of a wire in a wooden fence in Purok 5, Barangay Kapaluhan, this city, on Thursday morning, June 12. Police identified the victim as Francis, 73. Investigation said the victim was...