Safe workplaces
THE PASSAGE of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Law (OSH) that aims to add protection to workers against violations of OSH standards by...
President’s message to the nation
 (We yield this space to messages of President Rodrigo Duterte marking the Ninoy Aquino Day and Eid’l Adha on the same date, Aug. 21,...
Education workers
(We yield this space to the unity statement from the National Education Workers Summit due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE LAMENT the worsening crisis...
Is the 4Ps system rigged?
CONSIDER these worrisome findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the government:
* P10.746 billion (unliquidated balance...
Freedom of expression, peaceful assembly
(We yield this space to the statement of Amnesty International due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
AMNESTY International is gravely concerned over the recent crackdown...
Earthquake drill
LOCAL government units and all the organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals that joined the simultaneous nationwide earthquake drill yesterday deserved commendation. In Capiz for...
Budget cuts on basic social services
IN THE 2019 national budget proposed by the Department of Budget Management, the Basic Education Facilities Fund suffers a P69.4-billion cut compared to 2018...
War booty
(We yield this space to the statement of the Linganay ng Kalayaan, Kilos na Para sa Makabayang Edukasyon and Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines due...
Equal attention and protection
THE Maritime Industry Authority and the Commission on Higher Education agreed to have joint supervision over the quality of education programs for future ship...
Investing in education
IN THE past years, the government has made attempts to improve the country’s educational system.
In 2014, it expanded the age coverage of its conditional...