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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CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Calbayog City has convened the Balik Eskwela Task Force to ensure that classes will open smoothly on June 3.
All member-...
DAVAO CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication lauded the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary for its assistance in the work of the Philippine Coast Guard on saving lives ...
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...
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) needs dedicated men and women to be part of the Metro Manila police force.
“NCRPO needs sensible policemen, so before they enter t...
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...
CAGAYAN DE ORO, May 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) conducted a seminar recently on Energy Efficiency and Conservation here to inform the public on ways to ensure safety at home and tips on...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga, May 24 (PIA) -- The Tabuk City Health Office (CHO) has joined the Brigada Eskwela with its anti-dengue efforts in public and private schools here.
Dengue Control and Prevention 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...
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 24 (PIA) -- The Australian government, through the Australian Agency for International Development's (AusAID) Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-A...
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...
KALIBO, Aklan, May 24 (PIA6) -- School supplies sold here by establishments are enough for the needs of schoolchildren, high school and college students in June, according to the Department of Trade ...