Go Negosyo and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are looking for ways to collaborate to support and supplement each other’s existing programs that aim to help boost entrepreneurship in the country. (From left) TESDA Executive Directors El Cid Castillo, Charlyn...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is targeting a 97.5-percent rice sufficiency rate for the Philippines in five years as he approved a new agricultural roadmap. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)* Marcos said this following his approval of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP) in a bid to achieve the highest possible rice sufficiency while ensuring the welfare of Filipino farmers. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)* Marcos said this as he led...
An advocacy group expressed support for reviewing the K to 12 program, particularly the implementation of the additional two years of the Senior High School (SHS) program. Senior High School students (DepEd file photo) “Kailangan bigyan ang K to 12 ng chance (We need to give K to 12 a chance),”...
Amid the ongoing review of the country’s basic education program, an advocacy group deemed it “unfair” to dub the K to 12 program a failure. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “I think that we must really first look at and completely really do a comprehensive assessment of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched on Friday, May 26, the new and improved Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) which aims to innovate its intervention and response to the needs of its applicants. Courtesy of DSWD The new program, called "Sibol: the New SLP", integrates...
The Philippines has signed an agreement with Japan to loan a maximum amount of P6.9 billion (17.4 billion yen) for the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Embassy in Manila Chargé d'Affaires ad interim...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A bill that seeks to establish a voucher program for poor but qualified students in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) and technical-vocational institutions (TVIs) has been overwhelmingly approved in the House of Representatives. Passed on third and final reading last...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has set the School Year (SY) 2024-2025 as the target period for the implementation of the revised curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 10 (K to 10). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The Curriculum Guide (CG) for K to 10 has been released for public comments...
While it might not have answered all the concerns of its members, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) law resolved the issue of seniority among the ranks, giving officers an equal opportunity to be promoted to higher positions....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) joins President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right) and National Defense Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Carlito Galvez Jr. in witnessing a Jose Rizal-class frigate firing chaff decoy during the Philippine Navy Capability Demonstration Friday, May 19, 2023 morning...
