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MANILA, Philippines — Most Filipinos approve of tuition-free schooling in public colleges and universities due to its perceived impact on widening access to higher education, according to a Pulse Asia survey.
A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Senator Win Gatchalian revealed that 98% of Filipinos favor free tuition in public universities.
THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by the Senate in 2021 challenging the constitutionality of the memorandum issued by former President Rodrigo Duterte that barred executive officials from attending the investigation being conducted at the time by the Senate blue ribbon committee.
MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the delivery of plastic cards for driver’s license by the winning bidder.
The Department of Budget and Management has approved next year’s budgetary requirement of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the scaled up implementation of “Walang Gutom 2027,” a flagship program of the Marcos administration.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, vice-chair of the Senate Finance Committee and member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, expressed his support for the Department of Agrarian Reform's (DAR) budget for fiscal year 2024 particularly its programs that can help marginalized farmers.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators have called out Chinese maritime militia’s repeated attempts to block Filipino vessels at every turn in the Philippines’ own waters after a fresh collision with the Chinese Coast Guard derailed another resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 22) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the ₱6-billion budget for the government’s food stamp program set in July 2024, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said.