Teacher-trainees from select public schools will undertake intensive language training for them to pass the program and be fully equipped to teach the Korean language in their respective schools. Teachers who will participate in Batch 6 Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) - Korean...
The Philippines has stepped up its air quality monitoring capacity as it partners with South Korea in a bid to improve the government's plans and policies. Manila and Seoul recently signed a partnership agreement to roll out the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution Information and the...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
Registration for the 53rd Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP) National Annual Convention and 73rd Founding Anniversary, to be held from Sep. 6 to 8, is now open. Photo courtesy of OHNAP Interested participants may avail of the early bird fee worth P1,000 from Aug. 1 to...
# ERC, NGCP discuss technical gaps By MYRNA M. VELASCO The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has forthrightly raised to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) the need to immediately address the "technical gaps" in balancing the country’s power system so it can...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has assured Laos of the Philippines' support in its efforts to build institutions that will address various challenges it is facing as a nation. In an event organized by the Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service Institute in Vientiane, Manalo...
Typically, to receive their payroll, employees have to visit a bank branch, fill up application forms, create the account, and come back for the ATM card after several days. All of this is very inconvenient which can translate to dissatisfaction with their company so early in their employment....
The future of work is intricately tied to embracing the aspirations of the rising generation. As Generation Z and millennials take center stage in the workforce, their unique perspectives and goals are reshaping the landscape of work. To thrive in this dynamic environment, businesses must...
After months of waiting, the sophomore season of “Drag Race Philippines” is upon us. This year, the workroom is once again filled with Filipino drag artists hailed from different parts of the nation. But before we see their take on the Snatch Game, do makeovers, and served heated dramas on the...
In preparation for the opening of the incoming school year, a group urged the government to “immediately start” the renovation and repairs of damaged facilities due to the recent typhoon and weather disturbance that affected the country. Taken during school opening for SY 2022-2023. (MARK...
The Philippines will benefit from $9 billion in initiatives that would be launched by Washington in response to China's continued aggression and in deterrence to Indo-Pacific threats, a US senator visiting Manila disclosed on Thursday, August 3. Speaking before select Philippine reporters in Makati...
The University of the Philippines (UP) campuses in Quezon City and Manila announced on Thursday, Aug. 3 a shift to work-from-home for their university personnel due to incessant rains. "Due to the anticipated heavy rains on the 3rd and 4th of August 2023, heads of UP Diliman (UPD) units are...
