Media watchdog expects FOI snub in SONA
A media watchdog said it is not expecting a mention of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill during President Benigno Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week on July 28.
Activists set series of protests for PNoy’s SONA
Progressive groups have set a series of street protests this week to expose the "lies and failure of the government in addressing corruption, poverty, national security, human rights and environment" in time for President Benigno Aquino III's 4th State of Nation Address (Sona) on July 28.
DepEd’s new performance system is anti-labor – mentors
Teachers’ groups branded as anti-worker and anti-union the Department of Education’s results-based performance management system (DepEd-RPMS) to rate teachers.
Amid DAP ruckus, teachers’ groups call for wage hike, more incentives
In the wake of the controversy on the disbursement of government savings, various teachers’ groups on Friday pressed the Aquino administration to increase the salary and incentives of public school teachers, saying “the government has neglected the education sector particularly the public school teachers since President Aquino rose to power four years ago.”
No shortage of affordable rice, says NFA XI
Amid city government worry that NFA rice is becoming inaccessible to lower income families, National Food Authority (NFA) Region XI Director Edgar Bentulan said that the public need not worry.