The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded heads of schools in public schools nationwide that any collection of fees or solicitation from volunteers or stakeholders is not allowed during the implementation of “Brigada Eskwela.” DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela in 2019 (Photo courtesy of DepEd)...
Senator Loren Legarda has welcomed the passage of Republic Act (RA) 11904, or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act, which supports Filipino excellence in creative industries. The law, which Legarda co-authored in the previous 18th Congress, is seen as a significant milestone for...
Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Bernadette Herrera of the Bagong Henerasyon Party-list says that her proposed “National Curfew Act” isn’t an infringement of the rights of the youth. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera Herrera, during a press conference at the Batasang Pambansa...
Government anti-narcotics operatives arrested a police sergeant whose name is included in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) high-value target list in a buy-bust in Camarines Sur on Sunday, Aug. 7. PDEA Regional Office V Regional Director Gil Pabilonia said Police Master Sgt. (PCMS)...
A group on Monday, Aug. 8, decried the flagrant violation of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers as the Department of Education (DepEd) allegedly continues to “oblige” teachers to work on supposed rest days without proper compensation. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
With just under two weeks left before the start of the school year 2022-2023, ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants the 19th Congress to hurry up and fast track the adoption of a House Resolution allocating a P32-billion budget for the safe reopening of schools. Students at Cabacanan...
A congresswoman is all for the nationwide imposition of a curfew for minors to prevent lawless elements from using them in committing crimes. (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In House Bill 1016, or the proposed “National Curfew Act,” Deputy Minority Leader Bernadette Herrera of the Bagong...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is set to lead the celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day and International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP WEBSITE) With the theme "The Role of Indigenous Women in the...
“As a mother and as a legislator, my commitment is to ensure online safety for all our children.” Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez (FILE PHOTO) Thus, said Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez said, as she called for the urgent implementation of the recently-lapsed-into-law Anti-Online...
Makabayan bloc congressmen have condoled with the family of late President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR), adding that incumbent President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should emulate Ramos’s example “on the question of peace". The late president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters photo) “The Makabayan bloc...
These three solons won't be seeing "that" movie. (From left to right) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, and Gabriela Women's Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Makabayan photo) Members of the Makabayan bloc have zero interest in seeing the controversial...
Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a bill that, if enacted, would make life difficult for so-called "political turncoats" or "political butterflies". (Sonika Agarwal/ Unsplash) Arroyo, a former president and House Speaker, filed House Bill (HB)...
