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Pupils line up as they wait for their face-to-face classroom assignments at Malanday Elementary School in Marikina. (The STAR / Walter Bollozos)  MANILA, Philippines — Teachers have rallied behind the call for the next Department of Education secretary to be capable of rising above the political fray to make education …

President Marcos has yet to pick a new Department of Education (DepEd) secretary following the surprise resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from the post on Wednesday, June 19. File photo of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte  In a text message to reporters, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil …

College graduates can now take a master’s degree in nursing for one year as part of the government’s efforts to address the nursing shortage and boost healthcare in the country. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Healthcare Sector, approved the Enhanced Master’s …

BACK IN PH. The 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from a Houthi-attacked ship on the Red Sea meet with government officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on June 17, 2024. They flew from Bahrain, where they were taken by a rescue US Navy ship on June …

(PNA file photo) MANILA – The Department of Justice has partnered with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII), to facilitate the deportation of illegal Chinese nationals detained at the Bureau of immigration facilities across the country. On Thursday, the DOJ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) …

Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday as relatives tried to claim their loved ones’ bodies.  Death causes couldn’t be independently confirmed, but Tuesday temperatures at Mecca …

The Canadian economy is awash in contradictions. Progress has been made in the fight against inflation. The economy has dodged a recession. But unemployment is rising, consumer spending is expected to slow further and the Bank of Canada has a laundry list of things it’s worried about.  Rate cuts are …

Human-caused climate change made the devastating heat wave across Central America and the southern U.S. in May 35 times more likely, and is set to happen way more often in the coming decades, according to an analysis by a global weather attribution research group.  Daunting future awaits future generations as …

The cabinet minister in charge of the federal treasury says it doesn’t make sense to pour vast amounts of money into the Department of National Defence until it has the capacity to spend what it’s being given. Staffing cuts undermined department’s ability to purchase new equipment. The cabinet minister in …

Two key pieces of pipe needed to complete repairs to a water feeder main that ruptured, triggering citywide water restrictions, arrived Tuesday night from San Diego and are being prepped for installation.  Water expert says he’s aware of roughly 600 ‘catastrophic’ failures with similar pipe across North America. Two key …