A senior administration lawmaker yesterday called on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide children of displaced workers access to school grants that can be used to pay their tuition, even if only in part. Read the rest of this entry »
DepEd, DOLE urged: Give school grants to jobless workers’ children
February 1, 2009
Students launch signature drive versus 5-year nursing course
February 1, 2009
Two student groups launched a signature drive against the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) plan to include nursing among the courses it will cover in its two-year pre-university level system, which will effectively turn the four-year nursing program into a five-year course. Read the rest of this entry »
RP budget process: Less and less transparent
February 1, 2009
By all accounts the freest democracy in Southeast Asia, the Philippines, ironically, has become less and less transparent in its budget and financial processes. Read the rest of this entry »
SSS to survive tough times – Neri
February 1, 2009
While massive job layoffs could hurt the Social Security System (SSS), its financial muscle is strong enough to make the private pension fund withstand shocks “for the next five to 10 years,” its president and chief executive officer Romulo Neri said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
