DMW urges OFWs anew in conflict areas to return home
NEARLY a year since conflict broke out in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) continues to urge overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there to seek repatriation and come home.
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National mourning declared for National Treasure Caballero
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. has declared September 3 as a Day of National Mourning following the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan or National Treasure Federico Caballero who promoted the preservation of the Panay Bukidnon cultural and artistic heritage, particularly the use of Sugidanon or the traditional chanting of stories.
Solon: File charges vs govt execs, contractor in national ID mess
AN administration lawmaker yesterday called for the filing of appropriate charges against the contractor and all those who were responsible for the bungled P2.1-billion contract for the manufacture and distribution of national identification cards.
DepEd lost over 30,000 teachers, other personnel from 2022 to 2023
DISCLOSURES by the Department of Education (DepEd) under the Executive Summary of its 2023 audit report showed more than 30,000 teachers and teaching-related personnel left the agency between 2022 and 2023, the only full year of Vice President Sara Duterte as Education secretary.
National Justice Information System established
TO further enhance information sharing and ensure the speedy delivery of justice, the Department of Justice yesterday signed an agreement with the Supreme Court and the Department of the Interior and Local Government for the establishment of a National Justice Information System (NJIS).
Over P500B needed to build, repair classrooms – DepEd
THE Department of Education (DepEd) would need over P398 billion to build 159,202 classrooms to address the shortage in the country’s public education sector, and another P113 billion to repair 174,824 classrooms.
DMW: Nearly 22K OFWs repatriated since July 2022
ALMOST 22,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been brought home in a span of two years, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
COA affirms cost-padding charge vs DPWH-Laguna engineers
THE Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed with finality its January 16, 2020 decision sustaining the finding of cost-padding against the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Laguna First District Engineering Office (LFDEO) regarding three infrastructure projects awarded to private contractors in 2011 and 2012.