To assess their preferences for availing of medical services, the Department of Education (DepEd) has started conducting an online survey among its employees. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) In an advisory issued on Thursday, Sept. 12, DepEd announced that it is conducting an online survey to...
The concert “Mga Arya’t Kundiman” featured performances by excellent talents, and Filipino Sign Language (FSL) and Deaf students. It was held on Sept. 7 at YSpace at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati and presented by HearLife-Verein, which helps Deaf children. HearLife-Verein partner...
A group of teachers on Wednesday, Sept. 11, reiterated its call for a P15,000 across-the-board pay hike for teaching and non-teaching employees of the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) “In reality, a large portion of the budget is often wasted or, worse, lost to corruption,”...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is stepping up its game with an upgrade to its Casino Filipino venues to attract more players and boost revenue. In a statement, Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said that 1,968 units of the 3,341 new slot machines...
Lower interest rates as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) eases monetary policy would aid consumers battered by slowing economic growth across Asia-Pacific, according to the think tank Oxford Economics. The BSP's rate cuts "will help household balance sheets, especially as debt levels rose over...
The Department of Education (DepEd) formally kicked off this year’s National Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration on Thursday, Sept. 5. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The month-long celebration, from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, aims to honor and recognize the contributions of teachers nationwide....
To honor and recognize the invaluable contributions of teachers across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) will officially kick off this year’s National Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration on Sept. 5 in Ilocos Sur. Filipino teachers (DepEd file photo) In a memorandum dated Aug....
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is monitoring the situation of 398 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon amid the escalating tension between Hezbollah and Israel. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental established a help desk at the Public...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Sept. 3, confirmed that public school teachers and non-teaching personnel will soon receive salary increase differentials. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) Issuing a statement, DepEd said it has started processing salary increase differentials...
Sixty-seven schools in Baguio will benefit from the Generate Opportunities & Lead in Education to Accelerate Development (GO & LEAD) program, an initiative that offers professional development for school principals, aiming to improve student outcomes and boost overall school performance....
Designed to bolster its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Design (STEAMED) initiative, the Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with iamtheCODE to offer free coding and digital skills courses to young women and girls across the Philippines. (Photo from DepEd) ...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Saturday, Aug. 31, announced that more highly skilled doctors will be produced through the simulation-based medical education it funded at West Visayas State University (WVSU). (Photo courtesy of CHED) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said President...
