Vice President Sara Duterte expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s program to rightsize government functions and thereby streamline the government bureaucracy and its services. Vice President Sara Duterte answers questions from the media as she arrives at the San Beda...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, July 14, stopped her four-vehicle convoy to reunite with a supporter who she has known since her law school days at San Beda University in Manila. Vice President Sara Duterte stops her convoy to greet supporters outside the San Beda University in Manila....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte stood firm on Department Order No. 34, on the decision to start School Year 2022-23 in public schools on August 22, while citing that the country is now in a better position to transition to in-person classes. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN...
The school opening date for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set on Aug. 22 will push through, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday, July 14. (DepEd file photo) In an interview, Duterte reiterated that the incoming school year would start next...
Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson paid a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte in a bid to further strengthen ties between the Philippines and Australia, especially in the area of education. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was urged to hold a dialogue with teachers and stakeholders to have a better understanding of the realities on the ground. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES / PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 19 to 29, 2022 has found that 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of former President...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Wednesday, July 13, raised concerns that public school teachers won’t be getting enough rest after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the start of regular classes will be on Aug. 22. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) ACT...
A group of teachers urged Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to “reconsider” moving the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023, which has been set on Aug. 22, to a later date to give them enough time to rest. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are ready to take...
A joint legislative measure imposing stricter penalties on the consumption of alcoholic beverages by what they call “unqualified users”--minors and persons with mental and physical disabilities--has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Currently, the legal age...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Z. Duterte, along with ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric G. Yap, has filed House Bill (HB) No. 1753 forbidding access to alcoholic drinks by underage people. The measure, also known as the “Anti-Underage Drinking Act,” bars those under the age of 21...
Following the controversies that hound the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), a progressive youth group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to take the lead in crafting and implementing a comprehensive mechanism that will cover all schools and protect all students from campus...
