Bill for free college entrance exams for smart but impoverished students now a law

A bill mandating private higher education institutions to waive college entrance examination fees and charges of students qualified for college admission has lapsed into law on June 14. Republic Act (RA) 12006, or the Free College Entrance Examinations Act, emphasizes the need to assist disadvantaged students who show potential for academic excellence. It exempts qualified…

Read More

Araw ng Pagtatapos sa Bahay-Wika

Idinaos noong 18 Mayo 2024 ang Amak Uhap Awlung Pagtatapu (Araw ng Pagtatapos sa Bahay-Wika) ngika-6 na batch ng mga bata sa Bahay-Wika at mga Apprentice sa Master-Apprentice Language LearningProgram (MALLP) sa Bangkal, Abucay, Bataan. Mayroong 18 batang Ayta Magbukun na nakapagtapos saBahay-Wika ngayong taon at anim na mga magulang (apprentice) na Ayta Magbukun na…

Read More

DOST SET UP MSME MARKS SIGNIFICANT IN INVENTION IN THE ABACCA INDUSTRY

To upgrade the technological capabilities and improve the productivity and efficiency of MSMEs in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is taking a notch higher in strengthening its scientific and technological initiatives through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP). The SETUP program provides appropriate technologies and assistance to micro and medium…

Read More

NEDA Board approves P30.5B DepEd school building resiliency project

MANILA — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Wednesday the P30.56 billion Infrastructure for Safer and Resilient Schools (ISRS) Project aimed at rehabilitating and reconstructing school facilities outside Metro Manila damaged by calamities. The project, to be funded by official development assistance (ODA) loan…

Read More