A lawmaker said over two million school-age children, or almost 10 percent between the ages of 5 and 15, will not be going to school as the new school year opens on Monday.
Partylist lawmaker Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna urged House leadership to immediately approve the bill that would provide for higher pension of the Social Security System (SSS).
Children rights alliance, Save our Schools Network, will protest in front of Department of Education national office on Monday to denounce the closure of indigenous peoples schools in Davao del Norte.
Migrants rights group Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) today urges the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to issue a corresponding advisory amid alleged suicide bombing in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The Anti-Smoking Task Force here recognized outstanding police stations and station commanders who caught the highest number of violators of the smoking ban here. The awarding was held after the flag retreat ceremony on Friday afternoon.
President Benigno S. Aquino III inducted into office 50 new generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Malacañang Palace’s Rizal Hall on Wednesday.
Various groups of teachers and parents are set to ask the Supreme Court on Friday to suspend the implementation of Kindergarten-12 program.
A partylist lawmaker urged government to institutionalize support measures to equip teachers and school personnel in student discipline and classroom management.
Two delinquent companies on Thursday were charged by the Bureau of Internal Revenue with “Willful Failure to Pay Taxes”.
The Davao City Police Office will deploy their personnel outside the schools here in preparation for the Balik Eskwela Program on June 1.
