Context Dispatch
DepEd widens Kinder entry age to include more 5-year-olds
More Filipino children will now be eligible for Kindergarten as the Department of Education (DepEd) revised the age cut-off policy for admission, expanding the window for learners turning five years old.
Customs brokers nabbed in P2M extortion bust
In signaling the crackdown on corrupt practices within the customs system, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday arrested two customs brokers for allegedly extorting P2 million from a local freight forwarder. The operation, conducted jointly by the BOC’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services at the Manila International Container Port and the National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division (NBI-AOTCD), led to the swift arrest of Wyeth Lara Navales and her sister Leila Lara Navales in Ermita, Manila.
Lawyer Francis Lim named new SEC chairman
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Francis Edralin Lim as the new chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said on Tuesday that Lim will take over from SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino, whose seven-year term ends on June 6.
BOC bags top award for ‘record-breaking’ seizures of fake goods
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) received top honors from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for leading the country in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement, accounting for 85% of total seizures made by the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) in 2024.
Japan boosts PH Coast Guard skills in towing operations
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has provided new capacity building support to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) through a week-long Towing Operation Training held recently as part of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) program.
