Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, February 1 reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include mental and behavioral disorders in its primary care benefit packagesto ease the financial burden of those seeking professional help. Angara issued the statement...
The proposed “Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) Governance Act”, which provides guidelines on the establishment of local colleges and the conversion of local colleges into universities, has been passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
The Senate Committee on Basic Education is prepared to endorse the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for a higher salary for guidance counselors in schools to ensure that the country’s youth have sufficient access to mental health programs, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday,...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services amid the rising cases of mental health issues among learners and school personnel. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 1795 or the proposed “Basic Education...
Officials of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are set to join as fellows United Sates-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (US-ASEAN) University Connections Initiative (UCI) in the US. (TESDA/Manila Bulletin) TESDA Deputy Director General for TESD Operations Aniceto D....
Films communicating science as a catalyst for positive change can be streamed on JuanFlix, according to the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) as part of its 6th Indie-Siyensya Film Festival, almost three years after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country....
PHINMA holds the Private Education Towards Nation Building Forum attended by over 150 education stakeholders to advance dialogue on the complementarity of private and public tertiary education in the Philippines. In the photo (from left): PHINMA Corporation Vice President for Public Affairs Peter...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina There’s no doubt that acquiring a good education is dependent on a person’s ability to learn, and such ability can be formed by experiences in early childhood. During the formative years in one’s life, the ability to “learn how to learn”...
Amid the problems that hound the country’s basic education, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, expressed optimism that the Department of Education (DepEd) will be able to overcome these challenges with the help of education stakeholders. In the first-ever...
Recognizing their crucial role in the success of education delivery among Filipino learners, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, said that teachers will be given more support so they can teach better. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivered...
Gaps in school facilities and learning resources topped the list of challenges that the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to address, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, said. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte delivers...
To set the new direction for the Department of Education (DepEd) and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, launched the agency’s education agenda. To resolve basic education woes, the Department of...
