The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has the best chance to win the country’s gold medal. His basis? “This is her fourth stint in the Olympics. Hidilyn Diaz is our most experienced athlete...
EducationUSA, a program of the US State Department that provides free advising to those who wish to study in the United States, has successfully conducted a back-to-back university fair and webinar attended by more than 340 participants from the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries...
Examinees of the September 2021 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) take note. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, July 27, announced that the examination venue previously assigned in PRC Kidapawan will be transferred to PRC Koronadal. The Commission...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said passers of the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers will have their online oathtaking on August 20. PRC/MB The Commission said the online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cebu through Microsoft Teams. "Inductees shall wear...
Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio, right, with women's boxing national team coach Nolito "Boy" Velasco prior to her Round of 16 match. (Photo from Jeaneth Aro Facebook) As three of the four Filipino boxers enter the next round of boxing competition in the Tokyo Olympics, veteran mentor Nolito “Boy”...
Netizens have praised the planned opening of an office of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in Muntinlupa. The PRC is set to open a new service center at Ayala Malls South Park in Alabang to cater to professionals in southern Metro Manila and nearby areas. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (2nd from...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called on state-owned Cagayan Economic Zone Authority to immediately collect over P148 million in lease and other financial obligations owed by Cagayan Freeport business locators and gaming licensees, including the on-line and land-based gaming operator First...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has conferred university status to the Cotabato City State Polytechnic College (CCSPC) after it had complied with the agency's standards. CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III (Photo from CHED) Republic Act No. 10585 was passed in the House of Representatives...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
The unused scholarship funds amounting to P1.7 billion will be returned to the government coffers, the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has assured. (DOST-SEI) DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo assured the public that the funds will be remitted...
