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Learners will not be required to wear school uniforms for the coming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said this is to ease the financial burden on families of learners. Duterte said wearing school uniforms is not even required during the pre-pandemic period, pertaining to DepEd Order […]
In recognition of the efforts and hard work of its partner higher education institutions (HEIs), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) awarded 16 Outstanding HEIs for their COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The outstanding HEIs have very high vaccination rates of at least 95% of the total number of HEI faculty and staff and more than 70% […]
The southbound EDSA-Kamuning Flyover in Quezon City was reopened to motorists after 28 days of major repair works by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan together with Quezon City 4th District Representative Marvin Rillo; Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo; Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar; DPWH National Capital Region […]
As part of her nationwide listening tours, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco traveled to Clark, Pampanga to engage in back-to-back dialogues with all heads of Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices and key tourism stakeholders based in Luzon, completing the first leg of listening tours for all DOT regional directors across the country barely a […]
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and National Livestock Program (NLP), inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to capacitate the country against transboundary animal diseases (TADs). Areas of cooperation stated in the three-year MOU include knowledge-sharing through the exchange of faculty, scientists, and […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have expressed its support to the University of the Philippines Manila – National Institute of Health’s (UP-NIH’s) initiative to conduct a study intended to determine the effects of chronic noise exposure to hearing loss with select agency field personnel as participants. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Director Baltazar Melgar said that traffic […]
The Department of Agriculture will focus on increasing agricultural production and mobilizing agricultural commodities at consumer-friendly prices under President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Undersecretary-designate for Consumer and Political Affairs Kristine Evangelista reiterated the President’s previous statement to prioritize the stabilizing of prices—which escalated as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict—through intensified production of rice, corn, vegetables, […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco affirmed the Department’s full support to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) during her attendance at the 3rd quarter regular Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting held at the National Museum in Manila. Others present at the meeting were Evangelina Lourdes Arroyo- Bernas, NMP Chairperson; Jeremy Barns, Director […]
The Association of Career Executives (ACE) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) welcomed the appointment of Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga as the new DENR Secretary. In Board Resolution No. 2022-06, the ACE national board members have agreed that Yulo-Loyzaga’s appointment will “greatly benefit the DENR, its clientele, and stakeholders”. DENR Undersecretary for […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) invites Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take part in the largest online sale event in Southeast Asia. Reputable e-commerce platforms and businesses across the region will participate in the ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD) on August 8 –10, 2022. The AOSD is a yearly event […]