President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the labor and employment plan (LEP) aimed at addressing unemployment and underemployment in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This was disclosed by Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma...
The Department of National Defense (DND) said Tuesday, August 15, that it has explored potential areas of business cooperation in the defense and security industries with the United States – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Council (US-ABC). Defense Secretary Gilberto...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual emphasized that hope and resiliency are the enabling fundamentals that strengthen the Philippines as it pursues inclusive growth. In a speech during the Rotary Zone 10A Public Image Congress held in Shangri-La Manila on 12 August 2023, said...
The current administration is considering the establishment of a policy aimed at addressing calls for salary increases, particularly among teachers and other non-teaching staff within the Department of Education (DepEd). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) “We have increases in the...
The National Schools Maintenance Week or the Brigada Eskwela (BE), the nationwide school maintenance program led by the Department of Education (DepEd), will officially start on Monday, Aug. 14. Employees of TELUS International Philippines support DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela Program by helping...
Elementary students doing school activities in Quezon City (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After four years of “painstaking” review, the Department of Education (DepEd) formally launched this week the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10. Even before it was first...
TRAVEL EXCHANGE Philippine Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Tourism Promotions Board COO Marga Montemayor Nograles during the Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2022 The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing and promotions arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT),...
The “mature” defense cooperation of the Philippines and Australia is an important factor in the Department of National Defense’s (DND) transition to external defense operations. (L-R) Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu and Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte acknowledged the efforts and contributions of the various partners of the Department of Education (DepEd) as the agency formally launched the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 under the K to 12 Program. Photo from DepEd Philippines /...
Before the phased implementation next year, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 10, announced that it will start pilot implementation of the revised K to 10 curriculum this school year. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Any product, no matter how good it is, will remain a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 10, formally launched the adjusted curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade K to Grade 10 (K to 10) under the K to 12 Program. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Called the MATATAG curriculum, the...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Today, Aug. 9, 2023, we join our indigenous brothers and sisters in marking two significant occasions: the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the National Indigenous Peoples Day. With the theme, “Indigenous youth...
