The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug.17, announced that there are 21.8 million learners who have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set to start next week. DepEd file photo Based on the latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023, DepEd said that the...
DOH The country has recorded another 2,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A total of 2,892 more coronavirus cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH). as shown in its Covid-19 tracker. The number of active infections nationwide slightly went down to 35,101 as compared to over...
Four ambassadors paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to discuss possible initiatives to strengthen the relationship between their countries. In separate meetings, Duterte met Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, Irish Ambassador William John Carlos, Vietnamese...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will submit to Congress the Marcos administration’s first full-year 2023 proposed budget next week. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the proposed P5.268-trillion...
A new streaming platform that showcases educational and socially-relevant independent Filipino films has been launched called "Eduksine". (Photo courtesy of Eduksine) Eduksine is a social enterprise funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Officially launched on August 13, at the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will meet with the representatives of the Colegio De San Lorenzo (CDSL) as part of its efforts to ensure that learners who will be displaced due to its closure will be assisted. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told the reporters on...
Consumers may get some relief soon from higher prices as the Department of Finance (DOF) has seen signs inflation may have peaked in July on the back of decelerating global crude prices. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the country could have reached...
Less than a week before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools start nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has already received almost 500 reports on concerns related to the school opening. The Public Assistance Command Center at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccines against Covid-19 might be commercially available in the Philippines by early next year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
Local cement manufacturers welcomed the thrust of the current administration towards a bias for domestic industries, stressing they too are victims of import surges that threaten the viability of their cement factories. “Like our peers in the sugar sector, we welcome President Ferdinand Marcos’...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo A government that is accessible to the public any time of the day, any day of the week. This is the vision of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John E. Uy. A passionate advocate of e-governance, Secretary Uy said that...
