By Henrylito D. Tacio It’s either too much water or none at all. That seems to be the gist of the post of former agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol in his social media account. “For a country which literally is submerged in floodwater during the typhoon season, the Philippines is facing a...
President Marcos is hopeful that the new clinical care upskilling program would address the shortage of nurses in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. witnesses the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Department of Health and Commission on Higher Education...
DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (Screenshot from YouTube live) It will take over two decades for the Department of Education (DepEd) to cover the country’s classroom backlog using "an average of P24 billion" annually. DepEd Undersecretary...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Cagayan de Oro Division said this city lacks around 600 classrooms. THE West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, August 31. (Franck Dick Rosete) Roy Angelo Gazo, superintendent of the Cagayan de Oro...
Unmet targets, combined with emerging needs, continue to contribute to the growing backlog in basic education resources particularly classrooms and teachers. A classroom at Batasan National High School in Quezon City was divided into two to address the issue of classroom shortage. (Photo:...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. to prioritize long-term measures to address a recurring water shortage and the looming threat of El Niño in his scheduled July 26 State of the Nation Address (SONA). ...
Flooding and water shortage are perennial problems that keep hounding the country year in and year out. This could have long been resolved, or at least mitigated, if only Republic Act No. 6716—the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989—is being religiously implemented. Under...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Monday, June 26, that he is eyeing the appointment of a "chief nursing officer" who will supervise the needs of Filipino nurses. Photo courtesy of Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa Facebook "I think this is the most brilliant solution that we are...
A free online board exam review is offered to unlicensed nurses who are planning to retake the nurses licensure examination in November. Photo courtesy of AFP / Manila Bulletin Dr. Carl E. Balita, a registered nurse and former senatorial candidate, launched the "Free National Nursing Review" project...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has created a multi-agency team that will prepare for and address the impacts of El Niño in the country until next year. (Photo courtesy of NDRRMC) Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, executive director of NDRRMC, led an...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has directed the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to immediately address the shortage of nurses due to migration, as he lamented how the Philippines has been competing with other countries for its talented nurses. Marcos said this as he met with the...
EDITORS DESK The cybersecurity industry has been discussing the cybersecurity talent shortage for years. The Philippines and the rest of the world find it challenging to hire cybersecurity talents due to a skills shortage. Yeo Siang Tiong, general manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky, said:...
