DSWD to add over 1 million households to 4Ps program

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 12/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to add 1,184,768 households to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), its flagship antipoverty initiative. According to spokesperson Irene Dumlao, over 400,000 households have already…

ROTC: More groups slam plan to revive program

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 10/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Opposition to the government’s plan to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program has been voice out by more groups.  These groups said that genuine education should instead be advocated to influence…

DepEd to probe teacher in viral scolding video

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 03/19/2024

A show cause order has been issued on Monday to a public school teacher, who had scolded her students, while streaming the incident live on TikTok, and she was given 72 hours to explain her actions. That…

School vacations in summer months to be back — DepEd

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 02/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Adjustments have been made by the Department of Education to return to the old school calendar, wherein vacations take place during the summer months. This followed after they received mounting complaints from teachers, learners…

Bracing for Betty: Rains, ‘slowdown’ seen till midweek

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 05/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Supertyphoon Betty (international name: Mawar) will be closest to the country, particularly extreme northern to northeastern Luzon, from Monday to Wednesday, the weather bureau on Saturday. Betty, which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility…

Tropical Storm Mawar nears PH

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 05/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A tropical storm spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility, which was given the international name Mawar, may enter the country next week, the weather bureau said on Saturday. For now, the tropical storm…

Schools can call off classes due to heat – DepEd

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 04/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — As several parts of the country try to cope with the summer heat, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Saturday that school authorities could call off in-person classes to safeguard the health of…

LTO draws flak for including LGBTQ+ in priority lanes

Dempsey Reyes - Reporter / @dempseyreyesINQ 04/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A group championing the rights of the LGBTQ+ community has called out the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for including the sector among the people who can be accommodated in the agency’s priority lanes, saying the gesture…

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