The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has awarded 16 higher education institutions (HEIs) across the country for their outstanding Covid-19 vaccination program. List of HEIs with oustanding Covid-19 vaccination program (CHED / Manila Bulletin) “So many HEIs launched school based vaccination...
Director General Danilo P. Cruz, the new head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), took his oath of office Wednesday, July 20. TESDA In a Facebook post, TESDA said Cruz took his oath before Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma at the...
Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III on Wednesday, July 20, said he suggested to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte the usage of English and Filipino as a medium of instruction in schools. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) However, the mother...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and Batangas 6th District Representative Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 20, discussed the problems that the education sector is facing. Ralph Recto (FACEBOOK) These include, "reforms needed to improve the quality of education...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Wednesday, July 20, welcomed the appointment of Danilo P. Cruz as its director general. PHOTO TESDA FB "TESDA warmly welcomes and congratulates Atty. Danilo P. Cruz for being appointed as the 13th Director General of the agency,"...
The country’s K-12 basic education system failed to fulfill its promises, said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) ten years after the program was implemented in the Philippines. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Noong magsisimula ang K-12 na ito 10 years ago, pinag uusapan na natin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s basic education sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 282, one of his 20 priority measures for the 19th Congress, Gatchalian wants the Department of Information...
Wearing of uniforms will not be a “strict requirement” in the upcoming school year 2022-2023, said Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, July 18. (Photo from DepEd) Citing reasons such as additional costs to families amid the continuous rise of the prices of basic...
Providing quality education to more than 95,000 students in PH and Indonesia After 18 years of pursuing its mission of making lives better through education, PHINMA Education welcomed over 95,000 students in SY 21-22, resulting in a 79% revenue increase, year-on-year. The organization, made up of...
Teachers and education workers held a protest of action in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 18, urging Congress to “prioritize” the legislation of House Bill 203 and House Bill 1783 to increase teachers’ salaries as well as the national budget for...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted over 50,000 scholarship slots under Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) for 2022. TESDA In the first half of this year, the agency said, a total of 25,494 rice farmers have already enrolled in various TESDA courses...
Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) reiterated that they are in favor of the implementation of face-to-face classes in the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, but they likewise stressed the need to ensure safe resumption of classes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
