(MANILA BULLETIN) A Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official-turned-congressman is batting for the passage of a bill that would institutionalize a national long-term care program for senior citizens. Bicol Saro...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will soon launch a motu proprio investigation on alleged reports of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) being denied of their discounts under...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) simply didn't have a "well-defined" plan from the start regarding the senior high school (SHS) program in state universities and...
Chairman Popoy De Vera on Monday, Jan. 8, clarified that the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) did not order government-run universities and colleges to close their Senior High School (SHS) Programs. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera / CHED file photo In a press conference, De Vera explained that...
Amid concerns about the possible displacement of Senior High School (SHS) students, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that closing SHS Programs in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) was needed so they can accommodate tertiary students....
While many government-run higher education institutions (HEIs) have stopped offering the Senior High School (SHS) Program, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, Jan. 8, clarified that the K to 12 Program will continue. (CHED / MB Visual Content Group) “The K to 12 Program is...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) Members of the Makabayan bloc have filed House Resolution (HR) No.1533, which seeks an inquiry into the discontinuation of financial assistance to senior high school (SHS) students in...
Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (Facebook) A Metro Manila lawmaker says its possible for the students who were dislocated due to the discontinuance of senior high school (SHS) programs in state universities and colleges (SUCs) to shift...
The Teacher's Dignity Coalition (TDC) and Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) said on Thursday, Jan. 4, that the decision to end the Senior High School (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) was "haphazard," with no guarantee of...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has officially announced the discontinuation of the Senior High School (SHS) Program in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs). (CHED / MB Visual Content Group) In a Viber message, CHED Chairman J. Prospero de Vera...
CALAUAN, Laguna – A 64-year-old man was beaten to death and his 69-year-old sister was seriously injured in an attack in their house on Thursday morning, December 28, in Barangay Lamot 2, this town. Police identified the fatality as Eduardo Malabanan who sustained head injuries from a hard...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM), together with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), signed an agreement on Friday, Dec. 15 to harmonize government programs,...
