The Social Security System (SSS) said on Monday, June 27 that its mandatory provident fund for its members called the Workers’ Investment and Saving Program (WISP) produced an income of P333.77 million in the first year of its implementation. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM) It also generated a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, June 27 called on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) anew to fast track the distribution of fuel subsidies to targeted beneficiaries of the “Pantawid Pasada” program. Gatchalian made the call as he vows to pursue the provision...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) will provide P7,500 worth of financial assistance to eligible students for their mental health-related expenses. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS FACEBOOK) This financial support is to be given per semester according to a news report...
Apart from protecting the people against the severe form of Covid-19, booster jabs also play a crucial role in ending the pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)...
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte and outgoing Education chief Leonor Briones will meet face-to-face on Saturday, June 25, to discuss their plans for the agency, her spokesman said. VP-elect Sara Duterte (left) and DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones (right) Lawyer Reynold Munsayac, who was just named...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) While the decision of the incoming administration to review the K to 12 Program was “very much” welcomed, a group of Filipino language advocates urged the President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reconsider using English as a sole medium of...
Recognizing its contribution to "enhancing the effectiveness of public institutions to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Science for Change Program (S4CP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) won in the 2022 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA). (Photo...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 urged the government to consider increasing its cash aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the rising cost of fuel to P3,000. Gatchalian made the call as he deemed it much better than suspending the excise tax on fuel, which he...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he rejects proposals calling for the abolition of the K to 12 program saying it only needs to be reviewed and tweaked to ensure that its promises are fulfilled. Students at Cabacanan Elementary School in Alimodian town, Iloilo province attend face-to-face classes....
The fate of the K-to-12 education hangs on a balance as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte admitted on Monday, June 20, that it will be taken up by the next administration. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, the incoming Education chief, said the...
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara on Monday, June 20 said the push to abolish the K-to-12 education system should be reviewed. ‘’Not necessarily with a view to abandoning it kasi sa tingin ko di pa talaga siya naimplementa ng maigi (because it was not implemented well),’’ Angara said. The...
Incoming Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. vowed to continue the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the DND looks to give more emphasis now on territorial or external defense. Retired general Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo...
