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Although English is an official language, there’s no denying Filipino is the better medium for reaching Pinoys in the middle and lower economic classes, where discussions on matters of national interest are most felt and debated. Emerging media powerhouse NET25 has made sure crucial opinion pieces can be read in Filipino, as well. The network […]
Adamson University clamped down on Far Eastern University in the fourth quarter to carve out a 56-53 come-from-behind win in the UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament opener on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Trailing 37-46 after the third period, the Soaring Falcons got key contributions from Nigerian center Precious Jonah, Mathew Montebon, Manu […]
Newcomers Veejay Pre and Arvie Poyos shifted the momentum as the University of the Philippines overcame the University of Santo Tomas, 92-85, in its UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament debut on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Down 53-58 in the third quarter, Pre, Poyos, James Payosing, and Sean Alter sparked the Fighting Maroons’ […]
Joaquin Tovera showed what he’s made of in his debut, helping defending champion De La Salle University open its title-retention bid in the UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament with an 89-87 escape over National University on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Tovera, an 18-year-old rookie out of Chino Hills High School in the […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are asking agriculture and transport authorities to look into possibly expanding the scope and duration of a novel month-long government initiative on the toll-free transport of farm produce, as a way to stabilize for a longer period both the supply and retail cost of rice and […]
A double whammy of budget cuts and travel tax abolition could spell doom for higher education sector. This was Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos’ warning as she appealed for a higher budget for the higher education sector, after the Commission on Higher Education asked Congress to grant the P70 billion it initially requested for […]
A vice chairperson of the House committee on indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples urged more schools to become active partners in preserving indigenous knowledge in the country. “I would like to laud the efforts of my own kailian in Abra to preserve our weaving tradition by integrating it into the senior high school curriculum. […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the Marcos administration and Congress are putting education at the center of government investments, with the proposed 2027 national budget providing the sector its biggest allocation to give Filipino children a fair opportunity to finish school and build a better future. Speaking before students, scholars, local officials, and sectoral […]
Since Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) opened its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, the city has been able to offer seven free angioplasty procedures and 56 free angiograms in just one year, with qualified patients paying nothing, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said.Domagoso congratulated OMMC as its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory marked its first anniversary. […]
Farmers and fisherfolk stand to benefit from more timely and actionable weather and climate information as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) formalized a data-sharing partnership to strengthen the delivery of climate information to the agriculture and fisheries sector. The […]