Marcos orders study of TVET integration in SHS curriculum

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the integration of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the curriculum of senior high school (SHS), Malacañang said Tuesday.

Marcos gave the directive in a sectoral meetin…

400 villages benefit from KALAHI-CIDSS in 2023: DSWD-11

DAVAO CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), has poured PHP496 million worth of assistance i…

Cebu guv reiterates return of church’s wooden panel

CEBU CITY: Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday asked the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) for the return of the four 19th-century wooden panels belonging to the Patrocinio de Maria Parish Church in Boljoon, in southern Cebu.

In a letter…

LTO boosts enforcer visibility after PBBM’s call to obey traffic laws

MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to increase the visibility of traffic enforcers in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ call for motorists and other road users to observe traffic laws.

In a statement on Tuesday, LTO chief Ass…

Calabarzon ‘most wanted,’ 19 drug peddlers nabbed in Bulacan

SANTOS: Bulacan police conducted a series of intensified operations resulting in the arrest of a most wanted person (MWP) and several drug dealers, and confiscation of illegal drugs amounting to PHP157,000 from Monday to Tuesday morning.

In a stateme…

DA chief orders probe on alleged improper NFA rice sale

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ordered Tuesday an investigation in the alleged ‘improper’ sale of National Food Authority (NFA) rice.

In a news release, Laurel said the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) panel of investigators h…

DepEd-7 asks parents to formalize complaints vs. abusive teachers

CEBU: Parents were advised to file formal complaints against abusive teachers before the Child Protection Unit of the Department of Education (DepEd) instead of posting on social media, an official said on Tuesday.

In a forum, DepEd-Central Visayas r…