The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 23, said that efforts are underway to “strengthen and improve” the implementation of its Catch-Up Fridays program. Students during "Catch-Up Fridays" (DepEd file photo) “We actually have to also recognize na meron mga ganyan na sitwasyon...
Recognizing that not all students might need to “catch up” with foundational skills such as reading, the Department of Education (DepEd) plans to integrate peer tutoring as part of its Catch-Up Fridays program. (Courtesy of DepEd) “Pwede din natin gawin or i-institute sa ating...
Amid calls to halt the implementation of its latest learning recovery initiative, the Department of Education (DepEd) stated on Tuesday, March 12, that it is currently collating feedback from the field regarding implementing Catch-Up Fridays. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Undersecretary and...
Amid concerns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and logistical challenges, the university councils of the University of the Philippines (UP) are currently deliberating on the possible suspension of the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for Academic Year (AY) 2023-2024. (Image courtesy of the...
PASAHERO Party-list has added its voice to the growing clamor of stakeholders who want to suspend excise tax on oil products amid concerns that local pump prices would continue to climb in the coming weeks. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According to Allan Yap, the party-list's founder, the proposed...
President Duterte has sought the understanding of the Roman Catholic faithful following the National Task Force's decision to suspend this year’s "traslacion" or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene. SUPER-SPREADER EVENT--A typical traslacion of the image of the Black Nazarene. (File...
Malacañang has, for the nth time, insisted that the United Nations (UN)-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to investigate the Duterte administration's war against illegal drugs. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Malacañang has welcomed the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to suspend its "investigative activities" on the Philippines' war against illegal drugs, which has become the signature of the current Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "We welcome the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has ordered the suspension of all public religious activities in the Diocese of Balanga after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) placed the province under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 8 to...
Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...
