Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, January 2 assured that the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or Republic Act No. 11975 has sufficient allocation to address possible funding deficiency in free higher education in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Gatchalian said the 2024 GAA...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday, December 11 approved on third and final reading the bill that would waive the entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show academic potential. The Senate...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has declared Camp Major Bado Dangwa, headquarters of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera here, as a drug-free workplace. CAMP Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet has been declared a drug-free workplace. (Photo via Zaldy...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Most children used to spend their time on the playground, watching cartoons on television, or playing with their toys. But Vash Lillo had a significant childhood, which impacted what he is doing now. Instead of driving his own toy car or playing with a stuffed toy, he played...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said students from low-income households should be prioritized as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or Republic Act No. 10931. Gatchalian said these students, including those...
Senator Grace Poe said government regulators and telecommunications companies (telcos) should boost their linkages to provide free wifi services to needy public schools. For one, Poe said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Education...
The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been generally peaceful and orderly based on the preliminary observation of the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel). Namfrel has been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the citizens' arm for the...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, have their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur. They started with 10,000 pesos as capital to buy seven chicks and other necessities to raise them. READ: Starting small but...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Starting with 10,000 pesos as capital, Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, manage their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur, named VF’s Humble Farm. “We started small, with buying the seven chicks and growing them...
President Marcos has urged a long-time farmers' federation to help the government in improving the country's agriculture sector, particularly in terms of productivity. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Betheena Unite) Stressing that the agriculture sector has long been neglected, Marcos...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released nearly P4 billion to fund the government’s tuition-free college education program. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she approved a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to P3.84 billion for the Universal Access to...
A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed that 98 percent of Filipinos favor free tuition in public universities. Based on the survey, 99 percent are in favor among those in Classes A, B and C; 97 percent in Class D and 100 percent in Class E....
