Government Employees to Receive Year-End Bonus Next Week
Christmas comes early to all qualified government employees! The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured government personnel that they will be receiving their cash gifts and year-end bonus starting this month. According to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, the government allocated Php6.93 billion for cash gift and Php32.84 billion for year-end bonus for some 1.3 million government employees under the 2017...
#WalangPasok: Class and Work Suspensions For November 2, 2017 (UPDATED)
Many Filipinos around the country observe All Souls’ Day on November 2. Although the Department of Education has announced that class resumptions would be on this date, some schools, cities and municipalities have suspended classes and work on some areas. Here is the list of schools, cities and municipalities which cancelled work/classes: Schools ATENEO DE DAVAO - Non-working holiday in the university...
DEPED Guarantees Restoration of P4,000 Net Take Home Pay Threshold
After receiving plenty of ire from teachers, the Department of Education moved to ensure that teacher will receive their Net Take Home Pay (NTHP) which will not be less than Php 4,000. For those who were affected by the previous deductions resulting to a salary less than Php4,000 due to deductions from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the...
Students Can Now Get Fare Discount Even When No Classes – LTFRB
Good news to all students! The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) expanded the current fare discounts for students to also include weekends, summer vacations, and holidays. According to a Memorandum Circular by the LTFRB released on October 11, "Students can avail of the twenty percent (20%) discount from Monday to Sunday including summer breaks, legal and special...
#WalangPasok, Nov. 13-15 Declared as Special Non-working Days
November 13, 14, and 15 has been declared as special non-working days in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Pampanga according to a recent proclamation from Malacañang. This announcement was in lieu with the activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings. According to Proclamation No. 332 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, “The ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council...
Sembreak Not Cancelled Despite Recent Class Suspensions
Everything is going in accordance to the Department of Education set schedule, with the recent Second Quarter Examinations of students being concluded last October 19-20 despite the two-day cancellation of classes due to the nationwide transport strike. Meanwhile, the students can enjoy their semestral break from October 23 with class resuming on November 2 to give way to All Saint’s...
Work Immersion Guidelines for Senior High Released by DepEd
Senior High School is a stage in students’ education where they would be further trained to acquire work skills. Thus, work immersion is a very important process that they would undergo. Work immersion is a key feature in the senior high school curriculum, according to DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones. Depending on the purposes and needs of the learners, ...
DepEd Opens Registration for Accreditation and Equivalency Test
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the start of registration for those who are interested to undergo the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test. The Alternative Learning System A&E Test used to be known as the Non-Formal Education A&E test is a paper and pencil test designed to gauge the competencies of people who failed to attend or finished elementary...
DepEd: Schools with ‘Ghost Students’ will be shut down
The Department of Education announced a stern warning to those schools which will be found to have ‘ghosts’ or nonexistent students as recipients of the senior high school (SHS) voucher program. The government agency would ensure strict sanctions to violators. The Private Education Assistance Committee closely monitors this and if some schools are caught doing it, their permits...
#WalangPasok: Classes at all levels & work in gov’t offices will be suspended on Day 2 of the transport strike.
PHILIPPINES- Malacañang already announced that tomorrow Tuesday, October 17, 2017, classes in all levels are suspended both in public and private schools. Due to the amid continuation of the 2-day strike of jeepney drivers all over the Philippines which is being led by transport group PISTON for the protest of the Government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. Our Palace Communication Secretary...
