
World Bank backs $600-M Philippine learning program
The World Bank has approved a $600-million loan to support a nationwide effort to address learning gaps in the Philippines, with the program expected to…
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The World Bank has approved a $600-million loan to support a nationwide effort to address learning gaps in the Philippines, with the program expected to…
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The US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty is real. But it comes with a clause: action happens ‘in accordance with constitutional processes.’
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The Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection (LCSP) on Saturday said that while the government is encouraging the public to engage in carpooling amid the…
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The same officials who preach fiscal discipline and national resilience are, in effect, rewriting the rules to suit their own comfort and that of their allies.
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DigiPlus Foundation has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology to expand TechQuest: Regional Robotics Challenge for…
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The Philippines ranked 74th out of 177 countries in the Global Education Futures Readiness Index 2025, highlighting both progress and gaps in preparing the…
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Risks are connected and because they are connected, our governance response must also be connected.
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) signed two landmark agreements to enhance scholarships and support for…
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is expanding efforts beyond access—focusing on student retention and completion with the groundbreaking of a…
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Imagine a school building that does more than just house classrooms — it inspires students to dream bigger.
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The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that private schools will not be required to follow the incoming three-term school calendar that public schools…
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The statistics on the BARMM learners are disheartening, if not heartbreaking. The numbers not only highlight a dire health crisis but set the stage for a…
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For many Filipinos, the 1973 oil crisis is remembered as a time of long lines, rationed fuel and tightening belts. But for retired sportsman Joey Romasanta,…
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More than five decades separate the Philippines’ responses to two global oil shocks — both of which unfolded under a Marcos presidency — the 1973 energy crisis…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure suspending the collection of excise taxes on fuel products, granting the government a…
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The shorter one’s stay in a hospital the better for both the patient and the medical staff. Being discharged sooner means a faster recovery at home in familiar…
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has backed a proposal to shift the country’s basic education system to a three-term school calendar beginning in School…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is reviewing the fare increase for public utility vehicles that he canceled last week.
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