Asia Philippines Early registration for students in public schools for the 2022-2023 school year will begin today, as stated by the Department of Education, encouraging public schools to conduct early registration too
Asia Philippines Overseas Filipino workers are assured greater protection amid the global health crisis with expanded mandatory insurance coverage that will include rehired and direct hires
Asia Philippines President Duterte has appointed a new chairman and two new commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ahead of the May 9 national and local elections
Asia Philippines The government is reportedly in talks with several banks on the appropriate structure for issuing green bonds, in line with its effort to mobilise funds for capital-intensive climate adaptation and mitigation projects
Asia Philippines Registered female voters outnumber males by at least 1,5 million, according to data from the Election Commission
Asia Philippines After a two-year hiatus and two postponements, the bar exam - the professional licensure examination for lawyers - has been held, with more than 11.000 examinees at 31 local venues in 22 local government units; the second day of exams falls today
Asia Philippines The country's domestic palay (paddy) and maize production reached record levels of 19,96 million metric tons in 2021, made possible by a bigger budget, targeted plans and interventions, and industrious partners in the sector
Asia Philippines A new law, signed by President Duterte, states that child marriage is child abuse and therefore bans the practice, which "debases, degrades and demeans" child brides; one in six girls in the country marries before the age of 18
Asia Philippines The Department of Public Works and Highways has announced the completion of a mega-hospital facility in Mandaluyong City that can accommodate 130 Covid-19 patients
Asia Philippines Google said it will ban political advertising ahead of the Philippine elections next May; the decision came after criticism of how social media handled political advertising during the US presidential election in 2020
Asia Philippines Protests have taken place on International Human Rights Day against a Supreme Court ruling declaring the Anti-Terrorism Act constitutional except for two provisions; public opinion fears the Act can be used as a pretext to stifle legitimate dissent
Asia Philippines 3000 km of road connecting farmlands to markets have been built since 2016 by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Department of Agriculture; roads are crucial to improve and support both sectors
Asia Philippines Huawei Philippines continues to empower future ICT talents with Seeds for the Future program, joined by over a hundred students