Vice President Sara Duterte, who also sits as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), shared that the agency is like it is in a “quicksand” as it deals with the needed repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of schools and their facilities damaged during disasters and...
Enrollment for the incoming school year (SY) 2022-2023 continues to increase based on the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 1. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As of 7 a.m., data from the DepEd’s Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023...
K-pop boy bands Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and girl group Aespa grabbed the first three places in the monthly physical album chart in South Korea. The three idol groups sold at least one million copies of their new albums in July, according to Hanteo Chart. In ranking albums, Hanteo Chart now uses the...
After two years of the pandemic, more Korean air carriers have now resumed their direct flights to Korea from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). However, MCIA's international traffic which has ramped up since May, is expected to achieve its pre-pandemic levels by end of the second...
Three weeks before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 formally start, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed readiness to open its schools nationwide. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte led the 2022 National “Brigada Eskwela” Kick-off at the Imus Pilot Elementary School...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who is also the concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) secretary, led the national kick-off of the “Brigada Eskwela” on Monday, Aug. 1 at the Imus Pilot Elementary School in Imus, Cavite. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte led the 2022 National...
To celebrate the first anniversary of its most modern vessel, MV 2GO Masagana, 2GO Travel is offering a Sea Sale of P99, one way, for voyages to and from Manila and Tagbilaran from today, August 1 to 7 for travel from September 1 to October 11, 2022. Fares are inclusive of accommodations and a 50...
WALA LANG The State of the Nation (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last week is the roadmap of the journey we are beginning. The mission is clear: (a) for GDP (goods and services produced, net of imports) to grow by 6.5 percent to 8.0 percent each year from 2023 until 2028; (b)...
Filipino singer Ronnie Liang expressed thanks to K-pop boy band GOT7 member BamBam for performing his song at a Manila show. GOT7’s BamBam and Jackson Wang, and idol group Treasure headlined the “2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila” show on July 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena. GOT7's BamBam (left) and...
K-pop idol group Treasure made their debut performance in the Philippines at the “2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila.” Treasure and GOT7’s Jackson Wang and BamBam headlined the show held on July 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The group debuted in August 2020 in South Korea. Treasure at the 2022...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will launch this year’s National “Brigada Eskwela” on Aug. 1 as part of its preparations for the incoming school year (SY) 2022-2023. (NOEL B. PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory issued by DepEd, the agency announced that the 2022...
In a day, how many times does an average consumer use a product that comes from a sachet or a plastic wrapper? Food, beverage, cookies, cooking ingredients, shampoo, liquid soap come in sachets. Numerous personal items are packaged in plastic –razor, hair brush, cosmetics, hygiene care products,...
