The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has renewed its call to all government offices to submit their updated Committee on Anti-Red Tape Authority (CART) office order and directory on or before the deadline this month. All submissions will be done online via the platform that ARTA has specified. The deadline for …
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has committed that his government will reexamine the case of Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on Indonesia’s death row due to drug charges. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook), and overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso (file photo) …
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President Marcos has tasked the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately take necessary steps to improve the Philippines’ ranking in the international students assessment which remains at a low level. MB File Photo During a sectoral meeting in Malacañan on Thursday, Jan. 11, Marcos ordered DepEd to improve the level …
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A former lawmaker told former president Rodrigo Duterte that he should not fear the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of his administration’s campaign against illegal drugs if his actions have been above board. (From left) Former vice presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez and former president Rodrigo Duterte (OVP, Palace photos) Former …
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Teachers must be armed with better skills in using gadgets and technologies in teaching, President Marcos said as he pushed for better proficiency level of Filipino learners. MB File Photo Education Undersecretary Michael Poa disclosed that during a sectoral meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, Marcos’ top priority in terms of …
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As it prepares for the nationwide rollout of its Catch-Up Fridays program, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 11, assured that the initiative will cover foundational skills other than reading. (DepEd / MB VIsual Content Group) “As you know, in our Catch-Up Fridays that we’re starting – it’s …
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CORRECTION / Cesar Veloso, father of Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine drug convict in Indonesia, shows the the letter of appeal as he join a protest to appeal for clemency and to hand a new letter of appeal for her freedom, at Mendiola Street in Manila on January 10, 2024. …
Read More »Agriculture chief says controlling prices counterproductive, may lead to hoarding The Department of Agriculture has backtracked on its earlier pronouncement that it was studying the imposition of a suggested retail price on rice amid soaring prices of grain that hit 19.6 percent in December, the highest in 14 years. “We’re …
Read More »Incoming Finance chief Ralph Recto President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed House Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto as Finance Secretary, the Presidential Communications Office said yesterday. PCO Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Recto will take his oath at the Palace at 3 p.m. today (Friday). The Palace, however, gave no …
Read More »Former justice and congressman Vicente Veloso stepped forward as a leading petitioner for a people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution. “Drawing from my tenure as the chairman of the House committee on constitutional reform, I understand the intricacies and the profound responsibility involved in amending our Constitution,” Veloso said. …
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