If there’s a positive thing that ever resulted from the implementation of the mandatory Senior High School (SHS) level under the K to 12 program, it 's that the number of teenage pregnancies has significantly dropped. This was according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who cited data from the...
President Marcos vowed that by the end of the year, all schools in the country will gain access to free internet. During his visit at the Flora Ylagan High School in Quezon City on Thursday, June 19, Marcos once again promised students and teachers in the country that the government is working...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit the Pawing National High School in Barangay Pawing, Palo, Leyte on Wednesday night, June 18. The fire destroyed the Junior High School faculty room, five Grade 9 classrooms, and a makeshift canteen. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Palo declared the fire under control at...
President Marcos has tasked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reconstruct the school building hit by fire in Quezon City last Sunday, June 15. Marcos said the reconstruction of the building will also include an upgrade, making the two-storey fire-damaged building in San...
NICE, France (AP) — The third UN Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea. "The fight for the ocean is at the heart of the yearslong battles we 've been waging — for biodiversity, for climate, for our...
NICE, France (AP) — Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force. The surge in support, occurring during the U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France, adds momentum to what could...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has released P4.19 million in aid to restore part of a school in Alimodian town, Iloilo province damaged by a fire on June 2. DepEd Undersecretary Atty. Peter Irving C. Corvera led the turnover of a check for the Alimodian National Comprehensive...
ILOILO CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of this city is one of the official delegates of the Philippines to the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. The Dinagyang held the first of a series of performances on Saturday, June 7, at the grand celebration of the Philippine National Day as part of the Osaka Expo...
To address long-standing issues in the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) program since its nationwide rollout nearly a decade ago, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to pilot its strengthened SHS curriculum in 800 schools nationwide for School Year (SY) 2025–2026. According...
The Philippines is gaining renewed focus as the international community gears up for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, on June 9, 2025. Central to this discussion is the United Nations’ Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, commonly known as the High Seas...
French Ambassador to Manila Marie Fontanel expressed hopes that the Philippines will be among the first to sign the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), or the High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect marine...
The Senate bill seeking to expand the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) campuses and make them more accessible to high school students nationwide has been approved on third and final reading. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2974, otherwise known as the Expanded Philippine Science High School (PSHS)...
