Press Release - Gatchalian hails new law on P10K teaching allowance
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the signing of the 'Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act,' which increases public school teachers' teaching allowance from P5,000 to P10,000.
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Duterte authorized P47.6 billion PS-DBM fund transfer – Duque
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte authorized the transfer of P47.6 billion to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of COVID-19 protective equipment, former health secretary Francisco Duque III said during yesterday’s hearing of the House committee on appropriations.
Government to import 5,000 heads of cattle
MANILA, Philippines — To boost the country’s local milk production, the National Dairy Authority (NDA) targets to import at least 5,000 cattle – a move that would allow the NDA to produce 80 million liters of milk by 2028.
Inside a Monetary Board member’s office
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the ghost employee scandal hounding the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, The STAR ventures inside the offices of members of the Monetary Board to find out how many they’re allowed to hire, and who.
EDITORIAL - Quality nutrition
Extreme heat and the drought aggravated by El Niño have affected not only agricultural crops but also domestic milk production. As World Milk Day was marked on June 1, local dairy industry players said the intense heat this year has pulled down by about 10 percent the milk production of cows and water buffaloes or carabao.
Budget Secretary Pangandaman elected as Open Government Partnership new Steering Committee Member
Department of Budget and Management Secretary and Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) Chairperson Amenah F. Pangandaman was announced as a new member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee on May 30, 2024.
PHILIPPINES NO.1 IN TRANSPARENCY IN ASIA IN LATEST OPEN BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS
The Philippines has cemented its position as a global leader in budget transparency, oversight, and public participation in the budget process in Southeast Asia based on the recently published 2023 Open Budget Survey (OBS) results.
‘5,000 additional DepEd officers insufficient’
MANILA, Philippines — Creating 5,000 non-teaching positions in the Department of Education (DepEd) is insufficient to address the shortage of administrative officers in public schools, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said yesterday.