Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara is the best choice to be the next Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. said. Revilla made the declaration following reports Angara is one of the persons being eyed by the President for the position. ...
GUEST COLUMNIST “Ultimately, what gets measured gets managed. I think if we don’t get conscious of measurement, we will never be able to improve our performance,” said Guillermo ‘Bill’ M. Luz, chief resilience officer of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) at the...
After stating that he was having difficulty finding a new Education Secretary , a group of teachers on Saturday, June 29, urged President Marcos to consider current and past officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the position. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) While not advocating for...
A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official said on Friday, June 28, that the agency will investigate another reported case of aid deduction, this time in Cagayan de Oro City. In the latest case, a coordinator allegedly deducted P9,300 from a P10,000 financial assistance intended...
Anticipation builds for the new Education Secretary following President Marcos' announcement that he will appoint the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) this week. The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) has put forward recommendations for the next Department of Education (DepEd)...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. June is almost over, but I cannot let this month pass without commemorating two important celebrations very close to my heart: Philippine Environment Month and National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Month. We only have...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who resigned from her post as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, maintained on Tuesday, June 25, that her successor is not required to come from the education sector. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In an interview in Cagayan De Oro City, Duterte said that the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) may collaborate with the Marcos administration on its borrowing activities. In a recent Facebook post, the DOF disclosed that Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto met with SMBC and SMBC Nikko senior executives to explore...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr The Marcos Jr. administration is implementing a comprehensive approach to address the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. It is focused not only on decisively ending the rebellion but also in “transforming” the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has greenlit the release of P14 billion to cover the regular pension requirements of military retirees for the period of July to September 2024. The approval, granted on June 14, 2024, comes in response to the Department of National Defense (DND) –...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippines possesses all the elements of a tiger economy, making the country the most strategic safe haven for investors. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the Philippines is booming, asserting itself as an economic superstar in Southeast Asia with...
President Marcos has ordered Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to release additional funds to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the participation of Filipino athletes to the upcoming Olympics. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the send-off ceremony for Filipino athletes...
