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The Department of Education (DepEd) recently held a dry run of the alternative delivery modalities under the blended or distance learning to be used for the school year 2020 to 2021. During the virtual launch of the “Handang Isip, Handang Bukas” school readiness program, about 10 schools showcased their back-to-school preparations in various settings. Five […]
Despite the shift towards other alternative learning delivery modes, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded teachers that there is no urgent need to buy laptops or computers. Undersecretary Alain Pascua clarified that despite the availability of online learning as a teaching mode this coming school year, there is no urgent need for teachers and students […]
Discrimination, in any shape or form, has no place in Philippine society. While the Philippines has come a long way in terms of being an open and equitable society, Senator Sonny Angara said there is still a lot more to be done to totally eliminate all forms of discrimination in the country. “Discrimination remains a […]
Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said he would remind President Rodrigo Duterte about the latter’s promise to increase the salaries of public school teachers. Go, however, said public school teachers will have to wait for the completion of the four-year salary standardization next year. “At present, they have salary standardization that ends on […]
Senator Bam Aquino happily announced that the revolutionary reform for free college education has been funded by Congress, as he voted in support of the ratification of the 2018 national budget. “Ngayon na may pondo na ng 40 bilyong piso para sa libreng kolehiyo, maaasahan ng mga estudyante na magiging libre na ang tuition at […]
Students of state universities and colleges (SUCs) all over the country will enjoy the benefits of Republic Act 10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act earlier than expected. In a radio interview, Senator Bam Aquino announced that the 112 SUCs will not collect tuition fees and miscellaneous expenses from students starting this […]
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 6572 which seeks to institutionalize the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) that would put in place an integrated system of quality education and training to address the mismatch in jobs and skills and generate employment. The proposed “PQF Act” was sponsored on the floor […]
Government should start treating kitchen equipment as a basic education facility that can be used to feed kids in school and to teach them home economics courses, Senator Grace Poe stressed. Poe said there is a huge backlog in food preparation and storage equipment in public schools “which in turn hamper the latter’s mission […]
Citing the famous adage, “Knowledge is Power,” Senator Loren Legarda stressed the importance of providing sufficient funding for higher education, especially for state universities and colleges (SUCs), to shape knowledgeable communities. During the hearing on the proposed 2018 budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and SUCs, Legarda said that funding the needs […]
Senator Bam Aquino urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to address its underspending to speed up delivery of needed learning materials to millions of primary and secondary students in the country. “The DepEd needs to be more efficient in its delivery, which can hamper the delivery of learning materials and other needs to our […]