The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, July 15 assured the public that the implementation of the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) will continue in School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Photo taken in Signal Village National High School, Taguig City on June 3, 2019 / DepEd Public Affairs...
Over 20.8 million beneficiaries have benefited from the government’s social amelioration initiatives, receiving financial assistance worth about P220.7 billion under the Bayanihan laws, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, July 14. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Department of Science and Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) has vowed to continue empowering elementary, high school and college students through its Invent School Program or ISP amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (DOST Facebook page) The...
Quezon City has breached the one million mark in terms of total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. The local government on Wednesday announced that as of July 13, a total of 1,013,988 vaccine doses were already administered, 686,311 of which were first dose while 327,677 were second...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vowed Wednesday, July 14, that it will improve the implementation of its modernization program after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the military over 41 projects worth P6.8 billion that remain unfinished within the contract period. Multiple military...
For some policemen especially those who fall under the obese description, weight reduction as a mandatory policy for promotion was ill-timed and discriminatory. The voluminous request letter and even a legal action from the ‘discriminated’ cops forced the Directorate for Personnel Records and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are conducting an impact evaluation survey that seeks to determine the employability of the country’s Senior High School (SHS) graduates. (DepEd Facebook page) DepEd said the survey on “Impact Evaluation...
The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PTRI) has decided to spearhead a 240-hour online program that would promote science, technology and innovation (STI) culture for textile research among students in higher education institutions...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) Malnutrition Education Program (MEP) has been conferred with the 2021 Alberto G. Romualdez Jr. Outstanding Health Research Award (AROHRA). DOST-FNRI (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was announced by DOST...
Total vaccine administered as of July 8, 2021 (Source: DOH) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than 12 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered nationwide. A total of 12,703,081 Filipinos have already already been vaccinated against the...
Digital cities outside Metro Manila aim to create over a hundred thousand local jobs by 2025. So far, of the 31 cities launched under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)'s Digital Cities Program, nine have completed their five-year roadmaps. 18062 These include...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, July 9 said he is planning to expand the scope of the measure that seeks to provide assistance to deserving Filipino students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. Angara said he is looking at expanding the coverage of Senate Bill No. 961 or the proposed...
