COTABATO: At least 476 members of the B’laan indigenous community in Tulunan, North Cotabato, were granted free insurance coverage by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) through the assistance of the provincial Department of Agrarian Refo…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved ‘in principle’ the proposed creation of a Cabinet cluster for education that will be tasked to create a 10-year national plan aimed at addressing the learning gaps in the country, Department of Ed…
MANILA: Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is back in the Philippines and declared he has resumed training after finishing fourth in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In his Facebook post Tuesday and with Manila as locator, he said Filipinos will…
MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) is seeking the removal of the requirement of a master’s degree to become guidance counselors in a bid to fill vacancies and help address bullying in schools.
There are around 5,000 vacant guidance counselor…
MANILA: The majority of the senators have given their support to the Senate Bill (SB) No. 2771 or the National Water Resources Act, which seeks to establish the Department of Water Resources (DWR).
Under the proposed measure, the DWR shall be the ‘pr…
MANILA: The Philippines stays on track to meet its fiscal program for 2024 due to the government’s robust revenue effort and manageable deficit level during the first half of the year, Finance Secretary Ralph Rector assured senators on Tuesday.
Durin…
MANILA: Senators unanimously approved on Tuesday Senate Bill No. 2665 or the Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASL) Act, a landmark measure that aims to strengthen the country’s territorial integrity and national security by designating ASLs throughout the coun…