DepEds Brigada Eskwela school cleanup starts Monday

Starting this Monday, education officials, parents and teachers will take part in the annual "Brigada Eskwela" school cleanup program to prepare for the coming school year.Department of Education assistant secretary Tonesito Umali said the Brigada Eskwela will be held from May 20 to 24, radio dzBB reported Saturday.Umali said they will prioritize the repair of water and toilet ...

Ensure payment of teachers poll allowance Palace urges Comelec

Malacañang on Saturday appealed to the Commission on Elections to ensure the timely payment of allowances to teachers who conducted poll duty in the May 13 midterm elections.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that as far as the executive department is concerned, there is no reason to withhold payment since the budget is there."Umaapela naman tayo sa Comelec na ...

Proclamation of senatorial candidates should be repeated – poll lawyer

Election lawyer Romeo Macalintal on Saturday called on the Comelec to repeat the proclamation of nine winning senatorial candidates, saying the certificate of proclamation should contain number of votes garnered."Dapat ulitin nila‘yung proclamation at ‘yung pagbibigay ng certificate of proclamation," Macalintal told reporters."I would recommend na dapat maglabas ...