The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education approved on Monday, Jan. 30, 25 bills that would establish technical vocation training centers in various municipalities and cities in the country. (TESDA/Manila Bulletin) The House panel, chaired by Baguio City Lone District Rep. Mark Go,...
Retired police general and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong is one of the members of the Committee of Five which was created to conduct a thorough evaluation and assessment on over 950 full colonels and generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who are expected to submit courtesy...
The board of directors of listed Filipino firm Basic Energy Corporation had given go-signal for budget allocation that will enable the company to deploy additional equipment to fully hat could comprehensively gauge the electricity generation potential of its targeted 50-megawatt wind power...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary Today, wars can be started using a computer mouse instead of bullets. That is the gist of the message of DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy during the recent launch of the Philippine National Cybersecurity Talent Workforce Assessment Report. “It...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) has defended its decisions regarding the use of Covid vaccines, saying that its recommendations were always based on...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 6 is seeking the assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas following the magnitude-7 earthquake in Northern Luzon Wednesday, July 26. In a July 27 memorandum, OCD-Region 6 director Jose Roberto Nuñez...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the "thorough assessment" of the existing programs of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Agriculture Undersecretary-designate for consumer and political affairs Kristine Evangelista bared on Monday, July 18. "Right...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has introduced a master's degree program in public administration with a special focus on Regulatory Management System (RMS) and Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA). Photo from ARTA The agency also launched on July 15 a diploma course in public management. In a...
Catholic bishops in the country will discuss their post-election assessment during their meeting this month for their regular plenary assembly. Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), over 90 bishops are expected to participate in...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The administration of the first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to non-immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 is not yet for implementation, an official of the...
To identify learning gaps and design appropriate interventions, the Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the conduct of a rapid assessment in the school year (SY) 2021–2022 for learning recovery which will cover students in public and private schools. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Signed by...
