Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed on Wednesday, October 29, President Marcos’ signing into law of the measure banning and declaring illegal all offshore gaming operations in the Philippines (POGOs) and other related activities brought about by the said industry. Hontiveros made the statement...
President Marcos has signed the Anti-POGO Act of 2025 which bans illegal offshore gaming operations in the Philippines. Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12312 on Oct. 23, which repeals the law taxing gambling entities known as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO), which have been linked to...
Teachers and government employees on Monday, October 27, expressed strong support for a congressional investigation into the reported P8.8 billion losses and alleged dubious investments of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines backed...
President Marcos has signed Executive Order No. 100 establishing a national floor price for palay (unmilled rice), a long-awaited policy designed to protect Filipino farmers from low farmgate prices during harvest seasons. The President signed the order on Oct. 25, citing the need to ensure a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has completed the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 12287 or the “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act.” In a statement Saturday, Oct. 25, the OCD said a five-day workshop was held in Clark, Pampanga to...
Two major teachers’ organizations on Thursday, October 23, welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to declare a wellness break for teachers and learners from October 27 to 30. In separate statements, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and the Teachers’...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, October 22, slammed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for its failure to meet classroom construction targets, urging the Marcos administration to intervene and address what it called a worsening education infrastructure crisis. The Alliance of...
A group of education workers on Saturday, October 18, joined calls for the resignation of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo “Wick” A. Veloso over reported losses amounting to P8.8 billion and alleged questionable investments in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) convened the 46th Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Governing Board Meeting on Friday, October 17, marking the first organizational meeting under the newly signed ECCD System Act (RA 12199)....
A teachers’ group on Monday, October 13, criticized the government’s recurring reliance on class suspensions amid public health concerns and disaster preparedness drills, calling it a sign of chronic neglect of the education sector. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region...
President Marcos has signed a law that aims to establish more Philippine Science high schools and increase the number of students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. On Oct. 3, Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12310 or the “Expanded Philippine Science...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, October 3 said there is no need for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to rush the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly-enacted Konektadong Pinoy (KP) Act. Marcos pointed this out as she described the...
