Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to expands the social protection, benefits and programs for solo parents. The salient features of the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act or Senate Bill No. 1411 includes a monthly cash subsidy of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged teachers, parents, and other reading specialists to use the Reading Progress Tool to cultivate and assess learners’ reading skills. Photo taken in September 2021 (DepEd Region XI) “As an avid reader myself, I’d like to witness the next generation...
When face-to-face classes were not allowed since last school year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the homes of millions of learners became their very own classrooms with the parents taking on the very important role of monitoring their learning progress. Photo...
EDITORS DESK Our six-year-old daughter asked us recently, “Mom, can I go outside already?” Over family dinner, one of the conversations my husband and I had was about the news that children are allowed to go outside already. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of...
President Duterte visited the final resting place of his late parents--Vicente Duterte and Soledad Duterte--at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 8. (Malacañang photo) Accompanying the Chief Executive was his longtime friend and aide, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go. Go is...
To be effective life coaches of learners at home, the Department of Education (DepEd) MIMAROPA Region trained about 691 education stakeholders in Palawan. Photo taken at Bagao, Cagayan in August 2021. (DepEd Cagayan) Through the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD), parents,...
Recognizing the concerns of parents when it comes to the safety of their children, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, reiterated that participation in the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes remains voluntary. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement, said it “fully...
For them to be more confident in the future, the Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged communities and parents to keep supporting girls and young women. (Photo from DepEd) “We also have to encourage the parents, the communities to make the first move or support the first move of these girls...
Rachel Peters is officially a mom. Her husband Migz Villafuerte recently took to social media to share photos of their daughter. “I’m so in love with you. To God be all the glory,” wrote Migz in the caption. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-FpeSP7Fo/ Celebrity friends were quick to congratulate...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and adversely affect the livelihood of the people, the San Juan City local government distributed food boxes and other pandemic supplies from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the city's solo parents. (Photo from...
Art-Play-Think One of the world’s premier children’s toy brands, Joan Miro, has finally launched at LazMall and other leading e-commerce platforms in the Philippines. Widely recognized across Europe as the originator of the A.P.T. (Art-Play-Think) theory, the brand believes that “Every child...
SM Retail, a subsidiary of SM Investments Corp., is continuing the expansion of Pet Express on growing demand for pet companionship during this pandemic. In a statement Friday, Sept. 24, SM Retail said it is opening three stores this year. “In the wake of hard lockdowns, the need for pet...
