Newly installed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Suharto Mangudadatu seeks to bring the agency's programs and services closer to the communities as part of his 10-point agenda. As he assumed the position on June 6, he laid down his 10-point agenda for the next six years...
A total of 376 individuals have passed a six-month rigorous training to be part of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and help defend the country’s 36,000-kilometer coastline, it was announced on Tuesday, June 13. *(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, led...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte government for the implementation of JobStart Philippines, a program that seeks to boost the chances of out-of-school youths (OSYs) from getting employed. *(File photo) * DOLE said that the JobStart Philippines...
Japan dispatched three members of its coast guard to join their Filipino and US counterparts in conducting a weeks-long maritime law enforcement exercises that started May 14 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Personnel from the Japan Coast Guard's (JCG) Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) provided...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces enhanced its military cooperation as it concluded the 15 th iteration of Training Activity Indonesia-Philippines (Dolphine) XV-23 on Monday, May 29, in San Miguel, Bulacan. A member of the Armed Forces of the...
For the first time ever, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will hold a week-long joint trilateral maritime exercise with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) off Bataan next month. *(Courtesy of PCG) * The exercise will take place from June 1 to 7 in the vicinity waters...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Thirty police officers from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-15 (RMFB-15) of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera have completed a three-day search and rescue training here. The three-day training from May 23 to 25 was initiated by Police Lt. Col. Ruel Tagel, acting...
The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and the Philippine Trade Training Center for ASEAN SME Academy renewed their cooperation to further promote and develop micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through various training and various courses offered online. MOU SIGNING -- US- ABC Chief...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, May 24, that it was saddened upon learning the reported death of the crew of a Chinese fishing boat that capsized off the Indian Ocean last week. (Photo by whatarethe7continents.com via PCG) Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 capsized last...
The United States is hosting a series of intensive training workshops for more than 100 English teachers around the country until May 26. Ambassador MaryKay Carlson discusses highlights of the teacher training workshop with university professors from Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has called on the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to strengthen enterprise-based training (EBT), or programs that are developed within companies and firms. “We keep saying that EBT is the best way to improve outcomes and...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Thursday, May 11, that it has inaugurated a three-story Provincial Training Center located in Lipa City, Batangas. In a statement, TESDA said that this is part of its commitment to expanding tech-voc training in the country as...