Free tuition for medical students in SUCs sought
JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA (The Manila Times)
THE Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) move to provide free tuition for medical students in select state universities and colleges (SUCs) is a good start but it should also convince Congress to act and pass a law that would ensure the continuity of the program, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara said on ...
Gov’t urged to provide mobile schools for PWDs
Jessica Bartolome (GMA News)
State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Saturday urged the government to provide mobile special education (SPED) schools for children with disability (PWD).
PIDS made the recommendation to address the low school participation rate of PWDs.
A study conducted by the PIDS and the Institute of Development Economies Japan External Trade ...
Den Somera (Inquirer.net)
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 is the present administration’s first medium-term plan anchored on a long-term vision for the country. It targets a 7- to 8-percent annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth. It renders growth to be more inclusive, as “overall poverty rate is targeted to decline from 21.6 percent to 14 ...
PH gears up for dev’t plan implementation
The direction to implement the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, the blueprint for the country’s development under the Duterte administration, now takes effect through Executive Order No. 27, signed by the President on June 1, 2017.
The EO directs “all departments, offices and instrumentalities of the national government, including government-owned and –controlled corporations, and the local government ...
Palace issues EO 27 for PHL’s medium-term development plan
Mart D. Sambalud (Davao Today)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order 27 that would order the implementation of the country’s new medium-term development plan.
Signed on June 1, EO 27 directed all government agencies, including government-owned or -controlled corporation (GOCCs), and local government units (LGUs) to align their programs, budgets, and strategies with the Philippine ...