Those planning to register take note. Comelec/MB There are only 41 days to go before the last day of the voter registration. On Thursday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the extension of voter registration hours which will start on Aug. 23. "Starting August 23, 2021, the new voter...
(DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) While it pushes for education continuity amidst the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) did not set a specific target of enrollees for the incoming school year, a key official said. “We did not set a specific target this year,” DepEd Undersecretary and...
Regular sessions in the House of Representatives will resume Monday, August 23, the expected date for the submission by the Duterte administration of the proposed 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion, the highest in the country's history. House of Representatives4 In a memorandum issued by...
"An extra hour is not enough to decide our future." Students from the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) denounced Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to reject voter registration extension. (DLSU / AdMU) On Wednesday, Aug. 18, Comelec extended voters hours...
An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 19, cautioned against making conclusions on the initial enrollment figure for School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Radio-based instruction is among the education delivery modalities under blended learning to be implemented this incoming...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, August 19 said he finds the resignation of Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado worrisome especially since the proposed National Expenditure Program (NEP) of the government for 2022 has not yet been submitted to Congress. Malacanang has confirmed...
Malacañang said at least P240 billion would be required to fund the government's coronavirus response efforts in 2022. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI...
A group of students asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to “reconsider” its decision to not move the deadline of voter registration and extend it for two more months. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Comelec needs to heed the young voters who want the registration to be extended,”...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded more than 5.3 million enrollees at the basic education level in both public and private schools for School Year (SY) 2021-2022. deped1 As of Thursday, Aug. 19, the enrollment figure based on the Learner Information System (LIS) - Quick Count showed...
There are more than five million enrollees in both public and private schools for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 based on the latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd). A school in Manila implements a "dropbox" enrollment system for SY 2021-2022 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is still open to include Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to its list of nominees in the May 2022 polls, one of its convenors said on Wednesday, August 18. Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In an online media forum,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not extending the voter registration period beyond the September 30 deadline. Comelec/MB Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez on Wednesday, August 18, announced that the En Banc decided against the extension, citing concerns about the timeline of preparations...
