Private schools balk at looming ban on ‘no permit, no exam’ policy

Jane Bautista 05/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — An organization of private schools nationwide warned that private higher education institutions (HEIs) may run out of operating cash in two months if the government banned the “no permit, no exam” policy. Bernard Villamor,…

Airlines asked to prepare as PH airspace shuts down for 6 hours

Jane Bautista 05/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The entire Philippine airspace will shut down for six hours on May 17, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., to make way for the replacement of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system that failed…

LTO chief now says DIY plates against the law

Jane Bautista, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 04/28/2023

A day after saying that car and motorcycle owners could “create” their temporary plate numbers to address a looming supply shortage by June and July, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Arturo Tugade on Thursday clarified that…

‘DIY’ license plates will do amid shortage – LTO

Jane Bautista 04/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Owners of new cars and motorcycles may have to make their own temporary plates in the wake of a looming shortage of license plates by June and July, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said…

LTO extends registration validity of new motorcycles

Jane Bautista 04/24/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will extend the registration validity of new motorcycles up to three years in a new policy seen to benefit drivers who use motorcycles for their livelihood. In a…

56 of 82 provinces placed under COVID-19 alert level 1

Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jane Bautista 04/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Most parts of the country, or 56 out of the total of 82 provinces, will remain under alert level 1, the least restrictive under the government’s alert level system for COVID-19, until the end…

Teachers group lodges complaint vs Sara Duterte at ILO

Jane Bautista 04/21/2023

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has formally asked the International Labor Organization (ILO) to intervene against the “Red-tagging” of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte. In an April 19 letter to Chihoko Asada Miyakawa, regional…

DepEd reports early steps to revise ‘congested’ K-12

Jane Bautista 04/21/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday disclosed to the public its progress on the ongoing revision of the K-to-12 curriculum aimed at producing more job-ready graduates and sought feedback on the proposed changes and curriculum guides.…

DOJ wants to present new witness vs De Lima

Jane Bautista 04/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — In a “sudden turnaround,” state prosecutors have asked a Muntinlupa City court to reopen one of former Sen. Leila de Lima’s two remaining illegal drug cases to give them the chance to present a…

DepEd to stop recognizing best ‘Brigada Eskwela’ implementers

Jane Bautista 04/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — After some “issues and concerns” were raised over the conduct of its nationwide “Brigada Eskwela” campaign, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it would stop recognizing the best implementers of the public school…

Private schools warn: ‘No permit, no exam’ bills to force shutdowns

Jane Bautista 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed bills in Congress intending to ban the “no permit, no exam” policy may force many private schools to close and thousands of teachers and staff to lose their jobs, according to a…

DepEd studies proposal to revert to old school calendar

Jane Bautista 04/05/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) has formed a group to study the recommendation to revert to the old academic calendar, where the school break of the students would be in April and May.  “We have formed a…

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