A group on Monday, April 25, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to clarify the tasks of teachers who were expected to report to their respective schools during the scheduled school break for national election-related activities. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “One week to go bago...
More than 25,000 schools nationwide are currently participating in the implementation of the progressive expansion of limited face-to-face classes based on the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 25. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data as of April...
To strengthen its commitment to uphold a culture of peace, and the call for safer and conflict-free schools and learning institutions, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its national peace framework through the Balangkas ng Nagkakaisang Sambayanan (BANSA). (Photo from DepEd)...
The Duterte administration has sealed 22 loan agreements with the World Bank Group (WBG) in the past five-years, bulk of which were used to help finance to country’s war chest against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported. In a statement on Monday, April 25, Finance...
US firm Cerberus Frontier has completed the acquisition of the former Hanjin shipyard at the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales, a “win-win” takeover especially for the Filipino people, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). At the reception in Washington marking Cerberus’ full takeover of...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Every OFW yearns to have his or her own dream house for comfortable and blissful retirement upon returning home for good one day after long years of toiling abroad away from loved ones. This narrative never changes whether an OFW is work ing in Hong Kong, Singapore,...
The ongoing geopolitical conflict in Eastern Europe would further complicate the lingering effects of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on consumer prices, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a DOF Economic Bulletin released on Sunday, April 24, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said that the...
The Philippine government will launch on Monday, April 25, the second Covid-19 booster shot program—starting off with immunocompromised adults. “All set na po tayo for (We are all set for the) administration of second booster for immunocompromised population,” said DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) asserted that the projection of a possible surge in Covid-19 cases next month, if public compliance to health protocols decreases, is based on...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has observed an uptick in Covid-19 cases in 13 areas of the country. At present, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje noted that the said trend of Covid-19 cases in those areas is not yet considered as a "significant" increase. These areas include Ilocos Norte,...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's Covid-19 vaccine wastage has been minimal so far— at less than two percent. “This is lower than the 10 percent that the WHO (World Health Organization) has given as a standard for the vaccine wastage all over...
Amid the concerns raised regarding the milk component of its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), the Department of Education (DepEd) stressed the need to “effectively balance” achieving the goals of the program and its beneficiaries. (Photo from DepEd) In a letter, the Philippine Chamber of...
