Parañaque City’s Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) chief, Atty. Melanie Soriano-Malaya, was re-elected for the third time as president of the National Association of Business Permit and Licensing Office (NABPLO). The national convention of BPLO chiefs from different cities and...
United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children Mama Fatima Singhateh visited the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, Nov. 28. UNSR Mama Fatima Singhateh at the House plenary on Nov. 28, 2022 (PPAB) Singhateh's visit at the Batasamg Pambansa...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 28, called on education stakeholders to continue nurturing good reading habits, especially among children. DepED / MB Visual Content Group “We urge our teachers, parents, and education partners to continue setting good examples as reading...
Senator Sonny Angara on Monday, November 28 said the Senate will work for the continued grant of financial assistance or “ayuda” to support the sectors that really need it and are still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and who is...
Benchmark yields for short-term loans moved sideways, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to partially borrow. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Nov. 28, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate dropped to 4.205 percent from 4.375 percent last week. This, however, is higher than the...
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) next year is expected to improve the country's Internet speed. (Headway/ Unsplash) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who noted that P1.5 billion worth of funds have been allocated to the Department of Information and Communications...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has urged lawmakers to ensure that the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 would “leave no Filipino behind” and ultimately benefit them and the entire country. Cayetano made the call a day after the Senate and House of Representatives kicked off the bicameral...
Andres Bonifacio, one of our national heroes, the founder of the Katipunan society and leader of the Philippine Revolution will be the center of tributes on Nov. 30 as the country marks his birth anniversary with a national holiday. The Bonifacio Shrine or the Kartilya ng Katipunan located within...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Sunday, Nov. 27, delivered her fourth State of the City’s Children Report at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) Covered Court, as the culminating activity of the city’s National Children’s Month celebration. In her speech, the mayor highlighted the city...
The House leadership is confident that the Senate will agree to the former's P77-billion institutional amendments to the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, saying this would augment funds for education, health, transportation and other critical social services. House Speaker Martin...
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has thumbed down a proposal to decriminalize illegal drug use saying this would only boost the market for illegal drugs. Lacson, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, made his position known after Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is now...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reiterated that teachers must uphold professionalism and maintain boundaries with their students. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the launch of the Child Protection Unit (CPU) website and the Learner Telesafe Contact Center national...
