Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Monday, Dec. 16, said that cuts to the department's budget, especially for its computerization program, could impact preparations for the country's participation in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (DepEd / MB...
CEBU CITY – A mayoral candidate from an influential political family in Mandaue City has been disqualified from next year’s elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc upheld a previous decision declaring Zoilo Cortes a nuisance candidate. Cortes filed his Certificate of Candidacy...
(Getty) Members of the Makabayan bloc called on the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate to reconvene the Bicameral Conference Committee to address the “growing public outcry” surrounding the proposed P6.352-trillion national...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Acidre's Office) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said the upsurge in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)--from an initial P825 billion to a record...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo launched voters’ education and career guidance modules for high school students. ILOILO Gov. Arthur 'Toto' Defensor Jr. presents to DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara the educational modules on voters’ education and career guidance for high school...
President Marcos has defended the significant increase in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which bloated to more than P1 trillion, saying the government must spend for the safety of the people. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN |...
Senator Imee Marcos appealed to his brother, President Marcos to scrutinize the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) before signing it. "Nananawagan ako sa aking kapatid, ang ating mahal na Pangulong Bongbong - kung mahina ang aking boses mag-isa, ngayon nawa ay marinig...
President Marcos made an assurance that they are working to restore the P10-billion cut in the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN | Mark Balmores) Marcos also tagged the budget cut as contradictory to the policy...
All is not lost as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still has the power to ask the bicameral conference committee to reconvene and fix all the contentious items in the final version of the P6.532 trillion national budget for 2025, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri...
Senatorial candidate and former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson launched the VBank app on Sunday, Dec. 15, to reach underserved communities and allow them access to financial services, such as loans and secure financial transactions. Senatorial candidate and former Ilocos Sur governor...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Senatorial candidate Luis "Chavit" Singson stressed the need for every Filipino to have their own bank account to enable them to save and avoid vices. SINGSON "Ang pagkakaroon ng bank account ay para makapag-impok ang isang mamamayan at makaiwas sa bisyo. Dahil kung...
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to scrutinize the increase in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget for next year. Lacson, who would be running for senator again, said this would be his campaign promise in the upcoming May 2025 elections. ...
