With the continued rollout of the government’s inoculation program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the use of schools as vaccination sites should be approved by its local officials first. The government continues to roll out its COVID-19...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 25, announced that private schools and non-DepEd public schools are allowed to start their respective school openings as soon as they are ready - provided that there will be no face-to-face classes. DepEd allows private, non-DepEd public schools...
A group of private schools said the new tax hike policy of the Bureau of Internet Revenue (BIR) will cause "irreparable" damage to private schools, stakeholders, and local communities. (Unsplash) "The new tax rates will burden the schools during this period while we are fighting for survival and...
The new tax hike policy Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to threaten the private educational system, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Tuesday, June 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, COCOPEA said that the Revenue Memorandum...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 17, announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of 14 Regional Offices has already been processed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Public school teachers have been waiting for the release of the 2019...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones has allowed the early release of the P5,000 Cash Allowance (CA) to eligible teachers even before the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 officially starts. Education Secretary Leonor Briones allowed the early release of the P5,000 cash allowance to public school teachers....
To ensure the safety of students in higher education institutions (HEIs) that have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that majority of them are “now vaccinated” against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). National University holds...
Sixteen-year-old Jasper Concepcion Faeldonia emerged as one of the youngest chessers with a National Master (NM) title after ruling the National Youth and Schools Chess Championships Under-17 division held online via the Hybrid Tornelo platform from June 10-13. Faeldonia, a Grade 11 student of...
A group asked the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 15, to show compassion to over 1,000 teachers who are about to “lose their jobs” when their teaching licenses expire. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-Private Schools, a nationwide organization of academic and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last March, President Duterte enacted into law Republic Act 11534, more widely known as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises or CREATE Act. Certified at the time as urgent by Malacañang, the law was touted as one of the government’s critical...
It seems that Malacañang is unlikely to reverse a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rule imposing higher corporate income tax on private schools in the country for now. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque declared Thursday that the Palace supports...
Globe is embarking on a landmark partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) - Division of Cebu Province with the construction of 26 new cell sites in 26 DepEd locations to support the government’s online learning initiatives. Globe is investing P338 million for the building of the new...
