DepEd reiterates no-collection policy
PASIG CITY, May 24 -- Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro has reiterated the Department of Education (DepEd) policy that strictly prohibits the collection of fees during enrolment in all public schools when school year 2013-2014 opens on June 3.
Based on DepEd Order 41 series of 2012 (“Revised guidelines on the opening of...
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Mindanao Power Congress to give RE stronger push
MANILA, May 24 -- The Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives Inc. (AMRECO) is convening key stakeholders of the island’s power sector to push for immediate and long-term strategies that will address the region’s power issues.
A statement from the Mindanao Development Authority said the 2nd Mindanao Congress of the Advocates for Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification and Deve...
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Aquino graces 2013 Global Discipleship Congress
PASIG CITY, May 24 (PIA)--President Benigno S. Aquino III prayed for the nations progress and protection during the 2013 Global Discipleship Congress (GDC) held at the Christ Commission Fellowship, Ortigas, Pasig City.
The President, discarding his prepared speech for the occasion, said shared with the participants his experiences during the martial law regime including the incarceration of his f...
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TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas has been doing its share in the Oplan Balik Eskwela program by clearing obstructions along n...
QUEZON CITY, May 25, (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) conducted a forum on “Aruga at Kalinga Para Sa Mga Bata sa Barangay: Alternative...
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has completed its regional consultations for the updating of Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2011-2016 and the reval...
DAVAO DEL NORTE, May 25 (PIA) – Two rebel returnees began a new chapter in their life with the P50,000 assistance the each received from the government under the Comprehensive Local Integration Pr...
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Philippines has attained candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a group working to increase transparency of payments made in the oil...
MANILA, May 22 -- The Philippines joined other nations in expressing sympathy and grief for the residents of Oklahoma City suburb of Moore in the United States that was struck by a gigantic tornado on...
MANILA, May 24 -- The Philippine Embassy in Yangon reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the 62-member contingent of the Philippines to the 11th ASEAN Taekwondo Championships won a total ...
VIGAN CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the Aniceto Bus Lines became the first company in the Ilocos that passed the rigid screening on compliance with labor sta...
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 25 (PIA) -- The government reminded the public on ways to stay safe during rainy season to avoid untoward incidents like being hit by a lightning.
Scientists explain that th...
LAOAG CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) here has launched the search for the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS).
Elma C. Irapta, of the PNC, said the towns which passed the c...
BOHOL, May 24 (PIA) –- A movie crew is currently on location shoot at the beautiful locations in Anda, Alicia, and Abatan River in Cortes and Maribojoc towns in Bohol for a movie entry in the presti...
VIGAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) – Five iconic players of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will hold a friendly exhibition game with residents here on May 25 to launch this city’s court of “i...
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The country will attempt to make the longest peace mural in the world during the “Lakbay para sa Kapayapaan sa EDSA” (A Journey of Peace in Edsa) on May 26 . The eve...
DAVAO CITY May 24 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Education in the region has cited the help of media outfits in fostering the growth of the decade-old Brigada Eskwela.
Dodong Atillo, spoke...
QUEZON CITY, May 25 -- The proclamation of winners in the May 13 elections will continue next week.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will also pursue cases against election law offenders, includ...