The Department of Education (DepEd) has set the School Year (SY) 2024-2025 as the target period for the implementation of the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 (K to 10). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The Curriculum Guide (CG) for K to 10 has been released for public comments...
The country’s largest business associations, which employ the bulk of formal workers in the Philippines, totally rejected the planned legislated wage hike stating this move is more inimical to the estimated 42 million informal workers in the country as they cannot benefit from such a wage hike....
After recognizing that the new amendments to the law might not be enough, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is working on "self-regenerating" pension plans for both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). *President Ferdinand...
While it might not have answered all the concerns of its members, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) law resolved the issue of seniority among the ranks, giving officers an equal opportunity to be promoted to higher positions....
A new law that addresses retirement issues in the Armed Forces of the Philippines was signed into law by President Marcos on May 17, 2023. Republic Act (RA) No. 11939 was crafted to further strengthen professionalism and promote continuity of policies and modernization initiatives in the AFP. In...
Amid calls to revert to the pre-pandemic school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the proposals related to this are still being studied. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi pa tapos yung pag-aaral tungkol diyan, kung ibabalik or hindi (The study on this is not yet completed,...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved a five-year extension of the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program or up to 2028, following the recommendation by the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), with the goal of expanding the Philippine automotive industry.
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The Department of National Defense welcomed Friday, May 19, the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 11939 which amended the law setting a fixed term of duty to military personnel. (File photo) DND Spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said the signing of RA 11939 will further strengthen the...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it is lining up several priority projects that will reinforce the country’s electricity network and backbone to support the distribution of bigger electricity loads. The company emphasized that its investments’ pipeline...
Mazda makes its second go-around with the Pangolin edition, working in cooperation with the Katala Foundation (a non-stock, non-profit organization) whose sole purpose is to protect and preserve this species ant-eater endemic to the Philippines. Using the latest BT-50 body, the Pangolin...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), recently visited under-construction and completed infrastructure projects in two Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Palawan near the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military reported on Thursday,...
Beko marked its third year in the Philippines with a grand trade launch for its dealers at the Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom with the theme “Empowered to Live Like A Pro.” The whole day event showcased Beko's range of appliances that highlighted its hero technologies, such as HarvestFresh,...
