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SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill that will prohibit the use of mobile devices and other electronic gadgets during school hours from kindergarten to senior high school within the premises of all private and public schools nationwide.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) have signed a data-sharing agreement to screen foreigners applying for a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa or SRRV.
MANILA, Philippines — Air travelers have been advised to inspect their electronic gadgets before plugging them into power outlets in airports to avoid possible fire incidents.
MANILA, Philippines — The business community continues to call for Meralco’s franchise renewal as two more big groups have sent “encouraging communications” to the House committee on legislative franchises, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said yesterday.
AHEAD of the May 2025 national and local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said it is looking at having a seamless working relationship among its three service providers.
THE Philippine Smoke-Free Movement (PSFM) is calling for a better mechanism to protect the youth from the threat of vaping and electronic cigarette use.
MANILA, Philippines — On top of the 40 licenses the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) had issued to what used to be called Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and recently rebranded as internet gaming licensees or IGLs, the state gaming regulator and operator has also issued licenses to more than 40 online gaming operators for electronic gambling targeted at Filipino netizens.
MANILA, Philippines — G-Shock, a watch line under Japanese electronics company Casio, released a brand new collection highlighted — almost literally — by each piece's fluorescent accents.
After the pandemic lockdowns, the government once again subjected 15-year-old students to the Program for International Student Assessment. The country first joined the PISA in 2018, with disheartening results. The second assessment, in 2022, showed a new batch of 15-year-olds sustaining the dismal performance in mathematics, science and reading comprehension compared with peers in other countries. Education officials stressed that the results of the 2022 PISA were not unexpected, considering that the assessment was undertaken after two years of COVID lockdowns.