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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is urging the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to remain committed to its legal defense of indigents, lauding public defenders for increasing the fighting chance of vulnerable members of society in safeguarding their rights.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has agreed to automate land use and human settlement planning to help local government units (LGUs) make communities sustainable.
MANILA, Philippines — Academics are calling on the Senate to uphold the House of Representatives’ realignment of confidential funds to government agencies involved in national security.
MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Sunday called on the government to stop the confidential fund “spree” that it fears has become a tradition in the Philippine budget system that has been depriving Filipinos of better living conditions.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine universities’ rankings dropped significantly in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, with some schools losing eligibility for ranking and demoted to reporter status, a development attributed to the faster improvement of other universities in the world.
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-six state colleges and universities, whose funding was cut in the proposed national budget for 2024, are calling on lawmakers to restore the P6.1 billion that they removed, and instead increase SUC funding amid the higher education crisis that the government must address.