The Department of Education (DepEd) officially announced that it would receive a higher allocation this year following the approval of the 2022 national budget. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In the General Appropriations Act (GAA), P631.77 billion was given to DepEd as allocation at...
You take it day by day Each year, we start off by coming up with New Year’s resolutions after failing to sustain the list of resolutions we came up with the previous year. Optimism would be very high during this time and we tend to set resolutions that may be unrealistic. We definitely need to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Jan. 4, commended the national government for giving priority to the education sector by increasing its 2022 budget. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a statement, expressed gratitude to President Duterte and Congress after the...
AirAsia Philippines 2022 Outlook AirAsia Philippines is "highly optimistic" that more Filipinos will travel in 2022 and is expanding its domestic routes from 14 to 18 this year as well as its regional routes, exploring opportunities in the Middle East, United States and Australia. "Domestic tourism...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said the petition filed by the camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) “reeks of privilege.” De Lima is referring to the petition filed by the PDP-Laban...
The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Monday rejected insinuations that the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) headed by President Duterte is intending to delay or pursue a “no election” scenario on the day of the May 2022 elections. In a statement, the PDP-Laban faction...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will give their “all” in the next six months as they marked the first working day of the last six months of her term on Monday, Jan. 3. Vice President Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY/MANILA...
The Muntinlupa City government has started the 2022 business permit renewal on Jan. 3 with taxpayers allowed to transact online. According to the city government, the business permit renewal will be held until Jan. 20 at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Bgy. Tunasan. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi...
Re-electionist Senator Leila de Lima on Monday said she hopes that the budget increase for the local government units (LGUs) in the 2022 national budget would empower them in their respective areas of jurisdiction. De Lima said the start of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas...
If she wins, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will make sure that people will be empowered sufficiently to participate in governance. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo said that in the past five-and-a-half years, she has proven that her kind of leadership is one that...
Telcos seen to continue higher revenue haul in 2022 media The future remains stable for local telcos as the continuing pandemic boosts data consumption and broadband use, ensuring they haul in higher revenues. And this despite the decline in legacy voice and messaging services, both of which now...
Reflections from the young on what it takes to be happy By Isabel Lerma As I lingered in the post-Christmas calm after the holiday rush, the days seemed to blur into one. All that was seemingly left to do was to make the most out of what was left and count down to a brand-new year. During those...
