Claims circulating online that the Department of Education (DepEd) will be removing Grades 1 and 11 starting this school year have caused confusion and panic among students, parents, and educators.However, DepEd has categorically denied these rumors, calling them fake news.“Fake news ang kumakalat...
Calling all college students interested in government work.The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, May 16 announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Government Internship Program (GIP), set to take place from May 19 to 21.DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch the third year of its “Tara, Basa!” tutoring program on Monday, May 19 to boost literacy among grade school students and strengthen parental support through learning sessions for parents or guardians.DSWD spokesperson Assistant...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has updated the qualification standards for first-level government positions, formally allowing high school graduates, including those who completed Junior High School (Grade 10) and Senior High School (Grade 12) under the K to 12 program, to enter government...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Philippine Fashion Coalition (PFC), and LIT Fashion Consultancy have joined forces to launch the FASHIONPhilippines Milan Mentorship Program 2025 — a bold new platform to champion Filipino...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reopened the consolidation process for drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who have yet to join the government’s highly contentious Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP).Under Department Order (DO) No. 2025-009, Transportation...
In November 2020, amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Punta Elementary School (PES)—one of the oldest schools in the booming town of Tanza, Cavite—marked a significant milestone. Through the SM Foundation’s School Building Program, in collaboration with SM Prime, the school received...
A Department of Education (DepEd) official highlighted the positive outcomes of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), despite the introduction of stricter standards.Undersecretary for Strategic Management Ronald Mendoza explained that the latest FLEMMS survey shows...
As the Philippines grapples with a functional literacy crisis, a group of teachers on Monday, May 5, emphasized that systemic issues — not teacher performance — are at the core of the problem.“The persistently low levels of functional literacy in the country reflect the chronic neglect of our...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially opened online applications for the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program for School Year (SY) 2025–2026.Senior High School students (DepEd file photo)In a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 29, DepEd announced that eligible students can now apply...
Malacañang assured the public that the Marcos administration is expanding its anti-poverty programs following a survey showing a rise in self-rated poverty among Filipinos.UnsplashA recent StratBase-SWS survey showed that 55 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as poor in April, equivalent...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's office) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has highlighted Congress' allocation of P17 billion to vital school- and community-based feeding programs aimed at combating child hunger and...
