Sixty-seven schools in Baguio will benefit from the Generate Opportunities & Lead in Education to Accelerate Development (GO & LEAD) program, an initiative that offers professional development for school principals, aiming to improve student outcomes and boost overall school performance....
Designed to bolster its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Design (STEAMED) initiative, the Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with iamtheCODE to offer free coding and digital skills courses to young women and girls across the Philippines. (Photo from DepEd) ...
Recognizing the need to address learning gaps among Filipino students, the Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with Khan Academy to boost the foundational skills of learners, especially in public schools. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara observes digital classroom session in visit to Khan...
(L-R) Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe J. Lhuillier and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday, August 30, that it has embarked on a mission to strengthen tourism relations between the Philippines and Spain,...
CEBU CITY — An infectious disease center will soon rise within the government-owned Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) here. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. leads the groundbreaking for the construction of the Regional Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Building at the Vicente...
Indigent senior citizens can now receive their social pension monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, rather than the previous semi-annual schedule, according to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a memorandum circular (MC) to all regional directors,...
The Marcos administration successfully completed its second offshore commercial borrowing, raising $2.5 billion, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement on Thursday, Aug. 29, the DOF reported that Manila sold notes maturing in 5.5 years and 10.5 years, along with 25-year debt...
To sustain the decline in cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” the Department of Health (DOH) is preparing to distribute 500,000 doses of the pentavalent vaccine, which is an effective protection against the highly contagious respiratory infection. In a statement on Thursday,...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Five-thousand farmers, fishermen, and families from 15 municipalities and one city in this province received cash assistance from the Office of the President on Monday, August 26, at the Capitol Compound in Barangay Amas here. FIVE-thousand farmers, fishermen, and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has revealed plans to broaden the scope of the national indemnity insurance program (NIIP) to cover more than just school buildings. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the DBM wants to add other important...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Aug. 28, confirmed the detection of two more cases of mpox , bringing the total number of active cases to five. (Photo from Unsplash) Based on its surveillance systems, the DOH reported two more confirmed mpox cases: one in Metro Manila and another...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part II) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Aug. 7, 2024, I shared in this column that the ₱6.352 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), or the President's proposed national budget, has been submitted to both chambers of Congress for...
