Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday, Aug. 28, said that people should not take it against Makatizens if they are commenting about the quality of schools supplies being given by the city and the city of Taguig following the two local government units' (LGUs) distribution of school supplies to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, August 24 welcomed the filing of graft charges against former Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao and two other executives of the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation who were involved in the controversial overpriced Covid-19 supplies. The Office...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Wednesday, Aug. 23, announced that the Department of Education (DepEd) has approved Makati's request to distribute free school supplies to the students of the 14 public schools affected by the ongoing territorial rift between the city and the city of Taguig. ...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) now includes rice in their monitoring activities for basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) amid surging prices of rice in the local market despite assurances by the Department of Agriculture (DA) of higher palay output this year. PRICE...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Silang started distributing free school supplies to students in public elementary schools and daycare centers on Wednesday, August 16. Photo from the Office of the Mayor of Silang (MANILA BULLETIN) The kits were turned over to...
The Department of Trade and Industry issued today, July 25, a new Suggested Retail Prices (SRP) for school supplies, adjusting by a wide range prices of notebooks, pad paper, writing materials, crayons, erasers, ballpoint pens, rulers, and sharpeners. The latest SRP Bulletin “Gabay sa Pamimili ng...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte led the simultaneous and nationwide launching of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) “PagbaBAGo Campaign: A Million Learners and Trees”, which aims to provide one million beneficiaries learning materials and dental kits. Vice President...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has sought the passage of his bill that seeks to increase the teaching supplies allowance of teachers. Revilla made the call during his sponsorship of Senate Bill No. 1964, or the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act”, during the Senate plenary session yesterday. The...
Four Camarines Sur-based congressmen are batting for the increase in salaries of public school teachers, as well as a permanent allowance for their teaching supplies. A teacher giving lessons to students online (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Despite their heavy workload and essential...
The Las Piñas city government distributed school supplies to around 800 disadvantaged youths on Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to Mayor Imelda Aguilar, the distribution of school supplies was held at Mayor Nene Aguilar Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) building located at BF...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Bago in Negros Occidental has started the distribution of school supplies worth P5.54 million to over 23,000 pre-school and elementary pupils in the city’s public schools. Vice Mayor Ramon Torres, along with other local officials, led the ceremonial turnover...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and former Senator Panfilo Lacson pressed the Commission on Audit (COA) to audit all the Covid-19 supply purchases worth billions of pesos during the Duterte administration. "The new administration should pursue and resolve this matter to its logical...
