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THE Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a new “decongested” curriculum that will focus on key competencies and foundational skills for learners from Kinder to Grade 10. Called the Matatag K-10 (Kinder to Grade 10), the revised basic education curriculum will focus on literacy and numeracy skills, reduce the number …

At a Glance Government employees may yet be granted a salary increase next year, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) setting aside nearly P17 billion for this possibility. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Screenshot from YouTube) Government employees may yet be granted a salary increase next year, with the …

BUDGET HEARING STARTS. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez delivers his opening remarks during the Development Budget Coordinating Committee meeting at the House of Representatives on Thursday, joined by (from left) Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, and …

Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Presidential Photo/Manila Bulletin)  Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the leading potential senatorial candidate for the 2025 elections, based on the results of a survey released by big data research firm Tangere on Friday, Aug. 11. Duterte received 61 percent voter support in a mobile-based …

About 85 years ago, only the Manila Hotel was prominent in the bay in a 1938 photograph taken by Major George M. Tweedy. (Manny Palmero)  The Department of Environment and Natural Resource said Thursday all 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay are under review and are deemed suspended —even the …

TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite: The Department of Health (DoH)-Calabarzon and the local government unit here led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tagaytay Super Health Center (SHC) in Barangay Sungay Wes on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. NUMBER 15 Dr. Ariel Valencia, Mayor Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino, Cavite lawmaker Aniela Tolentino and Vice Mayor Agnes …

China maintained its belligerent stance Wednesday, saying US efforts to boost Philippine military capabilities and rally support from other countries for Manila’s claim over the West Philippine Sea “will lead nowhere.” The embassy’s warning came as China continued to assert its rights—invalidated by a UN tribunal—over the West Philippine Sea, …

At a Glance President Marcos says energy security is high on his administration’s economic agenda. Marcos says the Philippines is interested in sustainable land, water, and ocean solutions that align with our climate goals. Marcos says he is looking into the potential of nuclear energy, especially in light of new …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is concerned about the country’s debt even though the country is doing better than its neighbors. The Philippines’ debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is “not ideal,” Marcos told members of the US-ASEAN Business Council who visited the Palace. “We worry about …

The Philippines and the United States will lead participating air forces from 14 countries during the Pacific Airlift Rally 2023, a biennial exercise that will run from Aug. 14 to 18 in military bases across Luzon and Visayas. The activities will be held at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat, Pampanga; …