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MANILA, Philippines — Some senators deliberating on the draft 2027 national budget on Friday saw the need to restore funding for the Department of Education (DepEd) program that seeks to help underperforming students through remedial classes. During a hearing of the Senate committee on finance, Senate President Win Gatchalan, and Sens. Bam Aquino, Joel Villanueva,
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday launched a “buddy system” in schools to provide students a “safe space” where they could help and support one another. In a statement, the DepEd said that students will be organized into structured buddy pairings or small peer groups through its “My Buddy System” program,
MANILA, Philippines — Rising fuel prices and contractors’ concerns over project costs have contributed to failed bidding attempts for classroom construction projects under a P21.4-billion agreement between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This was reported by DPWH Undersecretary Lara Marisse Esquibil on Friday during the Senate
MANILA, Philippines — Levito Baligod and four of the so-called “Maleta boys” posted bail on Friday early evening after the lawyer and his 14 clients were arrested in San Juan City on Friday morning for “unjust vexation.” San Juan City Police Chief Police Col. Anthony Gantang said the confessed bagmen were arrested along with their
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday accused the Marcos administration of using the National Bureau of Investigation to persecute her politically, even branding the bureau’s findings on her alleged misdeclared properties a “shameless smear campaign.” Duterte’s spokesperson Salvador Paolo A. Panelo Jr. questioned NBI Director Melvin Matibag’s decision to
MANILA, Philippines — Affordable food prices remained the leading concern that Filipinos want the national government to address, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the Stratbase group. The survey, conducted Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, found that 35 percent of Filipinos said national government leaders should prioritize making food more affordable, particularly
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation on Friday said it has issued subpoenas to the hosts of the now-terminated podcast “Machong Chismisan,” which drew online outrage and criticism following their remarks mocking the autism spectrum of Kris Aquino’s eldest son Joshua. According to NBI Director Melvin Matibag, the five hosts were summoned to