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Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero warned public schools not to turn away unvaccinated students as the country’s education system prepares for in-person classes. Escudero, who is seeking a return to the Senate, made the call as the Department of Education (DepEd) launched an early registration for the academic year 2022-2023. The pre-registration, which began on March […]
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan told members of the clergy in San Narciso, Zambales that the Church plays an important role in debunking disinformation and false narratives that are handed down as truth to people. “Nakakalungkot na ang iba nating mga kababayan ay hindi na nagkakaroon ng discernment of what is truth based on evidence […]
There’s no backing out for Senator Win Gatchalian in his bid to have all subscriber identity module (SIM) cards being used in the country mandated to be registered to protect the public from those carrying out wicked schemes and illicit activities. Gatchalian vowed to pursue the proposed bill seeking to register all SIM cards being […]
The city government of Iloilo is offering free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests to students who will be required to present a negative result when going back to their school. “Any school that requests for a free RT-PCR test we are giving them for free, at the same time only a few of our […]
The chairman of the House committee on information and communications technology sought clarification on President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act. Tarlac Representative Victor Yap, who is a primary author and sponsor of the bill, asked clarification from the Office of the President as to what provisions […]
The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the Department of Education’s plan to construct close to 600 classrooms in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in the country. “Access to schools remains a problem for many children living in GIDA, so this news that the DepEd continues to try to fill the […]
Antique Representative Loren Legarda, eyeing a return to the Senate, believes that pushing for innovation, research and development, and a knowledge economy will be the game-changers in the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. If elected anew to the Upper House, Legarda said she will also prioritize the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate […]
Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano recently opened the first out of 19 multi-level community centers, the Rockyside Community Center, in Barangay Bagumbayan. Cayetano said this is part of the local government unit’s vision in developing its infrastructure projects. And despite its ongoing campaign against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the mayor said the city government still […]
Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Panglinan dared an official of the Department of Agriculture to name those who are protecting big smuggling syndicates in the country. At the continuation of the investigation by the Senate Committee of the Whole on vegetable smuggling, Pangilinan addressed Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups Assistant Secretary Federico Laciste, urging […]
Senator Dick Gordon thanked the province of Bulacan for showering their support in his reelection bid for the upcoming May 9 general elections. Gordon, who is running for his second and final consecutive term in the Upper House, vowed to uphold the interests of Central Luzon, as he hails from nearby Zambales. “We thank many […]