DepEd, children’s rights group tie up for school safety program

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The Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with a children's rights group and a foundation to establish a comprehensive program that would improve the safety and preparedness of schools...

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DOH wants smokers reduced to less than 15% by 2022

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The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the government aims to reduce number of Filipino smokers from 21 percent to less than 15 percent by 2022.

“Ang goal kasi natin is 2022 (The goal by...

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DFA to get to bottom of passport data mess

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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has vowed to address its passport data loss after a previously outsourced printer allegedly took off with passport holders' documents when its contract was...

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PRRD signs law hiking war veterans’ monthly pension

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law increasing the monthly old-age pension of Filipino war veterans who fought during World War II, Korean, and Vietnam wars.

Duterte signed R.A. 11164 on...

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KWF seeks technical entries for Balmaseda award

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The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) hopes to receive, as entries for its annual Gawad Julian Cruz Balmaseda award, theses and dissertations covering technical matters and written in the country's...

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PSA targets 5-M nat’l ID registrants this year

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The government will start testing the design for the national identification (ID) system in the first quarter as it aims to initially register five million Filipino citizens this year.

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Duterte declares last Monday of January as 'National Bible Day'

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte has declared the last Monday of January every year as a special working holiday, in observance of the National Bible Day.

Under Republic Act 11163 he signed on Dec...

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KWF to honor 2019 Gawad Julian Cruz Balmaseda awardee

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The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is kicking off 2019 by formally recognizing the newest recipient of the agency's annual Gawad Julian Cruz Balmaseda award for excellence in...

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