Day: July 25, 2024

PALO: At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29. The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enrollment as of Thursday morning only represented 57.43 percent of the actual number of learners logged in the last academic year. DepEd Eastern Visayas assistant regional director Ronelo Firmo said they expect the figure to go up until the first few weeks of the new school year. ‘The recent trend is decreasing annually, especially for kindergarten and elementary,

PALO: At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29. The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enrollment as of Thursday morning only represented 57.43 percent of the actual number of learners logged in the last academic year. DepEd Eastern Visayas assistant regional director Ronelo Firmo said they expect the figure to go up until the first few weeks of the new school year. ‘The recent trend is decreasing annually, especially for kindergarten and elementary,

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said there is no reason for rice retail prices to spike despite the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina. “There’s no reason to worry na magtaas iyong presyo ng bigas dahil sa ngayon maganda iyong harvest natin noong (that the prices of rice will increase because our harvest is good during the last) dry season. We have enough harvest. Iyong ating importation, mataas din iyong level (our importation is also on a high level),” DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in a phone interview. As of July

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said there is no reason for rice retail prices to spike despite the onslaught of the enhanced southwest monsoon and super typhoon Carina. “There’s no reason to worry na magtaas iyong presyo ng bigas dahil sa ngayon maganda iyong harvest natin noong (that the prices of rice will increase because our harvest is good during the last) dry season. We have enough harvest. Iyong ating importation, mataas din iyong level (our importation is also on a high level),” DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in a phone interview. As of July

MANILA: More than PHP11 billion or still half of the government’s calamity fund for 2024 is at its disposal as the country reels from the effects of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. According to the Department Budget and Management (DBM), some PHP11.123 billion remains in the calamity fund out of the allocation of PHP22.736 billion for 2024, including a carryover amount of PHP2.236 billion from last year’s budget that may be used until yearend. ‘Our government is prepared. We are ready to support all operations for disaster rescue and relief with the necessary budget. Identified frontline