A group of education workers expressed concern about the new curriculum for Kinder to Grade 10 noting that it will essentially weaken the sense of nationalism among learners in the primary years of schooling. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “ACT agrees that the development of foundational...
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has strongly condemned on Saturday, April 29 what she described as China’s latest attack on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). "Aside from filing a diplomatic protest, steps must be undertaken...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has reiterated the importance and urgency of passing Senate Bill 240, or the Zero Food Waste Act of 2022 following a recent report of the Philippine Rice Research Institute's (PhilRice) recent report on the alarming P7.2 billion worth of rice wasted in the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 28 welcomed the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) decision to extend the retention period of close-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to 90 days from the current 30 days. “It’s about...
A group of education workers on Thursday, April 27, reiterated its call to scrap the K to 12 program and pushed for a basic education curriculum that would address the learning crisis in the country. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “There is no point in continuing a program that not...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) A Makabayan lawmaker believes that the alleged "quota system" being practiced in the Philippine National Police (PNP) could used as "evidence" by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former president Rodrigo Duterte in connection with...
House of Representatives (PPAB) Another priority measure of the President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has moved forward in the House of Representatives. This, after the House Committee on Land Use approved in a hearing on Thursday, April 27 the substitute bill on the proposed national land use...
The announcement last Tuesday, April 25, 2023 of the President’s approval of the extension of the SIM registration by 90 days was met with opposite reactions. Depending on who you talked to, there are those who approved of the government’s compassionate move to ensure that no legitimate SIM...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Filipinos shouldn't be complacent with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s extension of the SIM registration period for another 90 days. Thus, said House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, who welcomed...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on subscribers to avail of the mandatory subscriber identity module (SIM) registration for their own benefit and protection. Go made the call as he expressed his support over the government’s decision to extend the deadline for mandatory SIM card...
In order to further encourage the public to register their SIM cards, the government is planning to cut them off from various services like calls, texts, and access to social media accounts if they would still fail to do so within the 90-day extension. This, however, is not yet final and is still...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, April 25 said telecommunication companies (telcos) should undertake the necessary steps to make the procedure for the registration of SIM (subscriber identity module) cards easier for prepaid subscribers. Estrada made the call after the...
