DepEd: No plan to return to prepandemic school calendar

Jane Bautista 03/30/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, said it currently had no plans to revert the school calendar following a senator’s push to move back the April-May summer break of students. “As mentioned in…

Tagalog course to be taught at Harvard

Jane Bautista 03/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Harvard University will soon offer a course on Tagalog, the fourth most spoken language in the United States, according to a report in the student paper Harvard Crimson. The university’s Department of South Asian…

Modern jeepney prototype gets approval of LTFRB

Jane Bautista 03/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A proposed model of a modern jeepney on Monday received the nod of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chair Teofilo Guadiz III, convincing a transport group that the modernization program will finally…

Striking drivers face penalties, DOTr warns

Jane Bautista, Jerome Aning 03/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who will join the weeklong transport strike starting today that they face both administrative and criminal sanctions, including the revocation of…

LTO seeks to regulate ‘excessive’ driving school fees

Jane Bautista 02/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it was considering standardizing the fees charged to new driver’s license applicants after a lawmaker questioned the “anti-poor” and “very expensive” cost of acquiring the permit. According to LTO chief…

DOTr plan: Pedestrians, bikers get top priority

Jane Bautista 12/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Bikers and pedestrians would be given the “highest priority” among road users with the government building them dedicated and safer lanes and wider sidewalks in the next six years, according to the Department of…

DepEd: No mandatory contributions to Christmas parties

Jane Bautista 12/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed the conduct of Christmas parties in public schools and its field offices but underscored that there should be no involuntary contributions to the celebration. Citing the difficult economic situation,…

State of national calamity not needed – Marcos

Frances G. Mangosing, Jane Bautista, Jerome Aning 11/01/2022

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said a state of national calamity was not necessary as the damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) was not extensive and was “highly localized.” Paeng, which exited…

Teachers decry veto of tax break for election service

Jane Bautista, Jeanatte Andrade 08/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers who served as poll watchers in the May 9 general elections criticized the government as “hypocritical” and “insensitive” to their plight after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed last week the bill exempting from…

3.3 millions students sign up on first day of enrollment

Jane Bautista 07/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reported that 3.3 million students had enrolled for the next school year on Monday, the first day of registration, a huge increase from the 220,000 turnout on…

VP Sara: Sorry, teachers, classes have to start on Aug. 22

Jane Bautista 07/15/2022

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said classes will start on Aug. 22, 2022, despite calls from some groups to move the school opening to September. “This has been approved by [President Marcos] … so we…

PPCRV finds no anomalies in presidential race count

Jane Bautista, Kathleen de Villa 05/12/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There are no discrepancies in the unofficial count of election returns (ERs) in the presidential race, according to poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), which tapped academic experts from various universities…

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