There is high probability that gasoline and diesel prices will not change next week, but consumers could expect rollback in kerosene prices by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter, according to the oil companies. Based on the industry players’ calculations, the cost movement for gasoline could either be a...
(Unsplash) Education officials ought to "think very hard" on how to improve the Philippines' education standards following the country’s very dismal results in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study. Thus, said Batangas 2nd...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, on Friday, Dec.15, honored the 147 new registered nurses who were scholars of the department's nursing scholarship program. Photo from DOH DOH said that out of the 179 scholars who took the recent nursing board examination, 147 passed...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalaian believes that addressing the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition among children is essential to seeing improvements in the performance of learners in the country. In a statement, Gatchalian cited the results of the 2022 Programme for International Student...
(File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded all private sector employers to observe the proper payment of wages for the upcoming December regular and special non-working holidays. Under the Labor Advisory No. 26, series of 2023, Christmas Day (December 25) and Rizal Day...
The Department of Health (DOH) acknowledged in a media forum on Friday, Dec. 15, the slight rise in Covid-19 cases but stressed it is not as concerning as before. Photo credit to DOH "Actually, we don't see it as an alarming increase, we're not as worried anymore," Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro...
As the Christmas holiday is just around the corner, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Dec. 15, called on Filipinos to celebrate safely and responsibly by following its "Ligtas na Christmas" guidelines. (Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a media forum held via Zoom, DOH...
Over 1.8 million state workers are set to receive a one-time service recognition incentive (SRI) of P20,000 beginning on Friday, Dec. 15 This as the Administrative Order (AO) No. 12, which will grant incentives to employees of several government agencies, has been approved by President Ferdinand R....
The Philippine government has successfully locked in almost all of its existing loans with the World Bank, leading to savings of millions of dollars in taxpayer money, the Department of Finance (DOF) has announced. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Bureau of the Treasury has...
BUTUAN CITY – The government has released 88,124 family food packs (FFPs) to earthquake-affected families in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga based here said they are still attending to the needs of families who are still in evacuation centers as...
ILOILO CITY – South Korea recently inspected a greenhouse project at the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC) here. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Regional Director Dennis Arpia said First Secretary Lee Jeoung Bin of the South Korean...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has turned over the first set of excavation equipment to irrigators’ associations (IA) to speed up and enhance local agricultural developments. In a statement, the NIA, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, announced the distribution of...
