Expectations that the Philippines' debt as a share to economic output would stay elevated in the coming years were flagged by debt watcher Moody's Ratings over the weekend, highlighting concerns on affordability when repaying obligations."Debt to GDP [gross domestic product] will remain higher than...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday, Aug. 12, that entry-level pay for educators in public schools will increase by around P3,024 in 2025.This comes following the signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 64 which will increase the salary of government...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader 1-RIDER Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez has urged Filipinos to employ the grade school approach when it comes to helping the government solve the flood problem. What Gutierrez means by this is Filipinos should follow...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education is extending psychological-social intervention following the recent death of a Grade 10 student in Maasin town, Iloilo province."The Child Protection Committee (CPC) is set to conduct psycho-social interventions for affected peers and teachers," said...
BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 10 student drowned in a river in Hacienda Antolanga, Barangay Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 17.A GRADE 10 student drowned in a river in Barangay Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 17. (Photo courtesy of Isabela Municipal Police...
BACOLOD CITY â€" Police arrested a 17-year-old Grade 11 student in a buy-bust operation in Hacienda Carmen, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 5.A 17-year-old Grade 11 student (left) was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City,...
"Incomplete."
This is the grade President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave his performance during his first year in office, saying there was still more to do as the delivery of his promises remains a "work in progress."
*President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang...
Budget issues on the salary grades of new teaching positions to be created under a proposed measure stopped the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday, March 13, from approving the unnumbered substitute bill that would ensure public school teachers are well-compensated and can...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Dr. Raymund W. Lo
Lasers have been very much in the limelight since it was alleged that a Chinese Coast Guard ship trained a laser beam on a Philippine Coast Guard ship that was on a re-supply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea. This incident...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Ambassador Fu Ying, one of China's top diplomats, discussed the latest incidents in the contested Ayungin Shoal between the two countries' Coast Guards as they vowed to further strengthen the relationship despite the maritime tensions.
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Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has asserted that the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship did not use a military-grade laser against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, saying it was only equipped with an ordinary laser that detects distance and speed.
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Four Camarines Sur-based congressmen are batting for the increase in salaries of public school teachers, as well as a permanent allowance for their teaching supplies.
A teacher giving lessons to students online (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)
"Despite their heavy workload and...