Education

Briones favors salary increase for teachers

MANILA -- Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said she is in favor of salary increase for teachers, as this would provide additional budget for their daily needs and help...

Dengvaxia vaccine not given to Pangasinan public school children

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- No child in any public school in Pangasinan was administered with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, the provincial health officer said. Interviewed by newsmen on the sideline of the Question...

House panel wants alternative learning system institutionalized

MANILA -- A measure seeking to institutionalize the alternative learning system (ALS) nationwide has hurdled the committee level at the House of Representatives. According to a statement on Tuesday, the House committee...

Gov’t urged to demand refund for risky dengue vaccines

MANILA -- Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday urged the government to demand refund for the PHP3.5 billion paid to French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur for the release of dengue...

Law compels gov’t to demand refund for faulty dengue vaccines

Government has no choice but to follow the Procurement Law, which compels it to demand refund for the P3.5 billion in taxpayer's money paid to the French manufacturer of ineffective dengue...

Mayor allays dengue vaccine scare in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Monday told residents here not to panic amid the dengue vaccination scare as the city was not among the recipients of Dengvaxia vaccines from the...

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