Over P2.5 billion will be allocated for free Wi-Fi connectivity in public places this year, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). This as Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved the issuance of issuance of a special allotment release order (SARO) amounting to P2.5...
While more and more young Filipinos are given access to higher education, giving every student the resources and opportunities they need to achieve full academic and social potential is becoming a problem according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). (CHED / MB Visual Content Group)...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera declared 10 police stations and four operating units of the Baguio City Police Office as drug-free workplaces on January 25. The declaration was made after a rigorous evaluation process, including mandatory drug tests for...
Nueva Vizcaya is an insurgency-free province. THE provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya receives a plaque certifying the province's insurgency-free status. This was announced during the flag ceremony of the provincial government attended by high-ranking officers from the Philippine National...
BAGUIO CITY – Fourteen jails managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Cordillera were honored by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as drug-free facilities for Persons Deprived of Liberty and declared drug-free workplace on Monday, January 15. PDEA Regional Director Laurefel...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, January 2 assured that the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or Republic Act No. 11975 has sufficient allocation to address possible funding deficiency in free higher education in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Gatchalian said the 2024 GAA...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday, December 11 approved on third and final reading the bill that would waive the entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show academic potential. The Senate...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has declared Camp Major Bado Dangwa, headquarters of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera here, as a drug-free workplace. CAMP Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet has been declared a drug-free workplace. (Photo via Zaldy...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Most children used to spend their time on the playground, watching cartoons on television, or playing with their toys. But Vash Lillo had a significant childhood, which impacted what he is doing now. Instead of driving his own toy car or playing with a stuffed toy, he played...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said students from low-income households should be prioritized as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or Republic Act No. 10931. Gatchalian said these students, including those...
Senator Grace Poe said government regulators and telecommunications companies (telcos) should boost their linkages to provide free wifi services to needy public schools. For one, Poe said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Education...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been generally peaceful and orderly based on the preliminary observation of the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel). Namfrel has been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the citizens' arm for the...
