Senator Joel Villanueva has urged his fellow senators to pass a bill aimed at institutionalizing lifelong learning opportunities for Filipinos. He said Senate Bill 2960, or the Lifelong Learning Development Framework Act, will foster a culture of continuous learning among Filipinos. “In today’s fast-changing world, marked by rapid technological advances, education and training must transcend…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) maintains it is not opposed the approval of the proposed wage hike law the labor sector pushes. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma that their job is to provide inputs to lawmakers who are the ones to decide whether or not to approve a proposed wage hike legislation. “It is…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has clarified that the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grant under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) benefits not only pregnant women but also children up to two years old. “The program covers either a pregnant woman or a child aged 0 to 2 years old,…
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) in addressing gaps in the Philippine education system. Angara, in an earlier statement, knowledged the Commission’s role in driving education reforms and expressed gratitude to Congress for enacting laws based on its recommendations. “We thank…
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has hailed the approval this week by the Bicameral Conference Committee of the bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), which he principally authored and deemed crucial to his province. Salceda, who was among the members of the Bicam, said he had also submitted…
MANILA — There was no delay in the acquisition of the first investment venture of the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), the manager of the country’s first sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Speaking during a press briefing in Malacanang, MIC President and CEO Rafael Jose Consing Jr. stressed that finding and executing investment ventures took…
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — Jail officials at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Puerto Princesa City District Jail-Female Dormitory are eyeing expanded sports, including cultural and other recreational programs to rehabilitate and retrain persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) before their eventual release back to society. In a press release on Sunday, Jan….
Twenty-six children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) at the Camiguin Youth Welfare Home in Mambajao received a candle-making skills training program from the Department of Science and Technology – X (DOST – X) and CAMI Candle PH. The program initiated on January 10, 2025, is essential in fostering their rehabilitation, supporting their reintegration into…
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) has organized the Philippine participation in the Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS) 2025 happening from January 19 to 21, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), West Building in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Sixteen (16) Philippine MSMEs under the FOODPhilippines banner are featured in the…
MANILA, — In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) unveiled the “2025 Year of the Wood Snake” postage stamp at Robinsons Manila on January 23. Alongside the stamps, the Philippine Philatelic Federation Inc. opened a stamp exhibition featuring various Chinese Zodiac stamps in collaboration with Robinsons Malls. In Chinese mythology,…
