The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need for long-term, structural reforms in basic education as regional officials from across the country gathered in Palawan for the nationwide Management Committee (MANCOM) Meeting. In a statement issued Monday, November 17, DepEd said the...
Tropical Storm Dante continues to move north-northwestward over the Philippine Sea while maintaining its strength, as the newly formed Tropical Depression Emong threatens to make landfall over Northern Luzon before the end of the week, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, July 19, raised a storm surge warning in parts of Northern Luzon as Tropical Storm Crising continues to intensify and move west-northwest across the region. In its Storm Surge Warning #10 issued...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 5, announced a revised Kindergarten cut-off age policy that will allow more Filipino children to begin formal education earlier. Starting School Year (SY) 2025–2026, children who turn five years old on or before October 31 will now be eligible...
Debunking the latest fake Covid-19 news and updates on XBB.1.5 and bivalent vaccines CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It’s a new year and so far, so good! The first week of 2023 showed less than 500 Covid-19 cases per day and only one severe case a day for the entire week. Healthcare...
Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal is thankful that there are no casualties in the municipality of Tudela, which was affected by floods caused by the shear line in Mindanao. Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal (Facebook) In a Facebook post on Monday night, Jan. 9,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) conferred with the country’s building officials to refresh and update them on the intricacies of the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP). In a statement released on Monday, Nov. 14, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan reminded the...
Please don't get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news or updates from "Marites". (Ben White/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles made this appeal Tuesday, Jan. 25 as he--for the nth time--tried to dispell misleading information about COVID-19 that's being...
As promised, Vice President Leni Robredo made an impromptu visit to Bohol on Friday, Dec. 17 to assess the situation there after typhoon "Odette" barreled through the province. (Photo from Leni Gerona Robredo's Facebook) She took to Facebook to raise awareness about the current hardships of...
A packed schedule will prevent President Duterte from holding a second "Talk to the People" or TTP public briefing this week. President Duterte speaks during a recent "Talk to the People" public briefing (Malacañang photo) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Thursday, Oct....
AirAsia_2020_01_22_12_45_27 Air Asia Philippines expects to recover 100% of its domestic flight frequencies between April to May 2022 although its international frequencies won't be back to pre-covid levels until late 2023, CEO Ricky Isla announced in today's (Sept. 29) virtual briefing. "The...
Despite the continuing pandemic, Globe Telecom Inc. exceeded its network builds and modernization targets in the first quarter of the year, the telco disclosed Tuesday, ( April 20) in Annual Stockholders' Meeting. The telco built 318 new cell sites, a 152 increase from 126 built in the same period...
