The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 19, announced its formal partnership with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) to address long-standing issues with untitled properties that often hinder infrastructure projects. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd said this partnership is in line with its...
An advocacy group on Tuesday, Dec. 17, emphasized the importance of investing in education following the ratification of the 2025 national budget by the Senate and the House of Representatives. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “The strength of a nation lies in the well-being...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun emphasized on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the education sector still has the largest share in the proposed 2025 national budget,...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Monday, Dec. 16, said that cuts to the department's budget, especially for its computerization program, could impact preparations for the country's participation in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (DepEd / MB...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Acidre's Office) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said the upsurge in the proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)--from an initial P825 billion to a record...
The Department of Education (DepEd) led the ceremonial signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on Monday, Dec. 16. (DepEd / Visual Content Group) Held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, the IRR...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, Dec. 16, that it will begin releasing the P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for both teaching and non-teaching personnel this week. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) In a statement, DepEd said the SRI distribution will...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) "This is not about depriving education; it’s about ensuring proper fund use." 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez gave this justification for Congress'...
The Department of Education (DepEd), along with teachers’ groups, decried the P12-billion budget cut for 2025, warning of its “severe” impact on students' access to quality education. Grade school students, together with their teachers, parents, and guardians, attended the flag ceremony...
Although the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) was "taught a lesson" with its zero-subsidy budget, Senator Pia Cayetano expressed her belief that that the action still violated the law. (Photo from the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano) "So siguro naturuan nga ng leksyon (So perhaps we...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The P12-billion cut in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposed budget for 2025 is a “clear manifestation” of the administration’s anti-education and anti-poor policies, according to ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
A group of education workers on Thursday, Dec. 12, called for the full release of a tax-free Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) before the holidays. (DepEd file photo) In a statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) demanded the full, tax-exempt grant of the SRI to all teachers and...
