Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Wednesday, July 13, welcomed the pronouncement of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. To review the country’s curriculum to address skills and jobs mismatch among graduates. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is set to start reviewing its operations in compliance with the directive of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista to reduce logistics and travel costs. “Our first order of business is to comply with the directive of the DOTr to lower travel and shipping...
While the word Rumba originally refers to a Cuban dance and the music that accompanies it, it’s also taken on a more general meaning of "to party." In the case of the just opened eatery Rumba, that can be found at the spanking new Ayala Triangle Gardens, it’s culinary partying...
(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...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has thrown her weight behind the calls to review to the Enhanced Basic Education Act, popularly known as the K to 12 educational system. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) "The K to 12 program has brought with it a countless number of problems with shortages...
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...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) revealed that the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is not tracking the inflow of actual investments made by its registered business enterprises (RBEs). In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head Juvy Danofrata said PEZA...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) welcomed the decision of Concentrix, a major business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, to give up its tax perks in exchange for a continued hybrid work setup for its employees. Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Juvy Danofrata said...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) opened its first regional Matalinong Panonood (MP) Center in the Visayas region on May 20. From the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board Facebook page This new MP Center, located at Crown Regency Hotel along Fuente...
Outgoing Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized the need to review reforms on curriculum, as well as implement structural changes, in order to transform education and its systems. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd File Photo / Manila Bulletin) In a policy...
The government lost billions of pesos in power subsidies and tax incentives to now-defunct Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Phil), the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said. In a statement Tuesday, June 7, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has instructed all investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to submit a copy of the schedule of rates for their various services relating to the grant and administration of tax incentives. In a statement, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
