House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is prodding her congressman-colleagues to pass on third and final reading the bill banning the restrictive “no permit, no exam” policy in...
The Drug Policy Reform Initiative (DPRI), a network of advocates advancing humane drug policies, launched a new guide for journalists when covering or reporting drug-related issues on different media platforms (radio, television, or newspaper) at the Luxent Hotel, Timog Avenue in Quezon City on...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Philippines maintains its independence in pursuing its foreign policy amid the rivalry between the US and China in the Indo-Pacific region. While Manila must work with its neighbors, like Beijing, Manalo said it also needs to...
Passing the bills banning schools from implementing a “No Permit, No Exam” rule will force many private schools to close, thousands of teachers and school staffers to lose their jobs, and thousands of students to be disenfranchised. The Coordinating Council of Private Education Associations...
An association of private schools expressed opposition to the no permit, no exam” policy because it will further aggravate the situation of the private education sector. Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (FAPSA), in a statement, said that the bill banning the “no...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 21, said that the Department of Education (DepEd) will cooperate with Congress on the proposed measure to prohibit a “no permit, no exam” policy in private schools. “Let us wait for the discussions doon sa Congress with...
CLINICAL MATTER The Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by a parallel pandemic of misinformation and disinformation. While sinister forces are usually at work when it comes to disinformation, some misinformation can occur when the scientific evidence changes and outdated information is spread....
The news that Malacañang has extended the long weekend of the first week of April was gladly met by both tourism industry players and vacation seekers. The President announced on March 14 to move the observance of the April 9, Araw ng Kagitingan, the next day, thus completing an extended long...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, February 24 expressed his support to proposals that seek to declare as unlawful the policy of a "no permit, no exam” in all public and private schools. Estrada reiterated that a learner’s inability to pay his or her tuition and other school fees...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s stance that the Philippines is a "friend of all and enemy to none" amid the country's apparent security and defense talks with Japan. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has released 103,000 qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in 2022 as part of the ‘zero overstaying’ policy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Ablos Jr. said on Tuesday, Jan. 31....
The drive of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against the transfer pricing policy of some multinational companies has gained support and assistance from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said this was expressed during his recent...
