Senator Win Gatchalian has put to task the Department of Finance in providing for sufficient budget and in sparing the taxpayers from being choked by new borrowings to fund next year's obligations of the Murang Kuryente Act.
Mayor Vico Sotto announces the expansion of the city government's scholarship program, which seeks to provide opportunities for students with artistic talent, to avail of free education.
Malacañang defends the purchase of over 100 service vehicles worth PHP1.5 million each, saying they will be used to deliver modules to students and teachers under the distance learning setup.
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III is hoping that its two attached agencies handling concerns of OFWs would not be abolished once a department of OFWs is created.
"Sa pagpapatuloy ng edukasyon sa panahon ng pandemya ng COVID-19, hindi lamang ang paraan ng pagtuturo ang dapat nating tutukan. Kailangang siguruhin din natin na tama ang mga araling itinuturo natin sa ating mga kabataan. Sa pagsuri natin sa bawat aralin, ang kaalaman ng mahigit 22 milyong mag-aaral ang nakasalalay."
Malacañang disagrees with the claim made by researchers that the decision of the Philippine Red Cross to stop conducting tests that are being charged to the PhilHealth will “cripple” the government’s isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing programs.