Many leaders in the Philippines grapple with a perennial dilemma: Should work be competitive or collaborative? The instinct to drive performance through competition is understandable—in business, the best, fastest, and most productive usually win. However, when competition becomes the dominant...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will play a central role in the 2nd Joint Trifocal Education Management Committee Meeting and the Trifocal Education Launch Program, set to take place next week in Ilocos Norte. In a media advisory issued Monday, January 19, CHED announced its participation...
Public school learners and teachers will soon benefit from bamboo-made school furniture as the Department of Education (DepEd) begins its rollout in selected schools starting February. The initiative, led by DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, finally puts into practice Executive Order (EO) No. 879, s....
A group on Monday, January 19, called on the national government to urgently double the education budget, unburden teachers of excessive administrative work, and overhaul the national curriculum to address what it described as a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools. The Alliance of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, January 19, acknowledged a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools and said it is accelerating early-grade reforms after data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) showed that student proficiency drops to near zero by...
Women’s rights group GABRIELA on Sunday, January 18, raised alarm over what it described as an “epidemic” of violence against women and children in the Philippines, citing a surge in brutal cases ranging from domestic killings and sexual abuse of minors to technology-facilitated violence such...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela said he will not apologize to the Chinese government over caricatures that Beijing claimed depicted Chinese President Xi Jinping, insisting there is no authority for China to demand an explanation from...
As it steps up efforts to address bullying and other risks in schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized that strengthening partnerships among schools, families, and communities is crucial to preventing violence and ensuring student safety. In a statement issued on January 17, DepEd...
Tropical Storm Ada (international name: Nokaen) has slightly weakened but continues to pose weather hazards over parts of Luzon and the Visayas as it moves slowly east-northeastward, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said early Sunday, January...
At Grade 3, nearly one in three Filipino children can read, count, and solve problems at a level deemed “proficient” but by the time that same cohort reaches the end of high school, that number has all but vanished. In a statement issued Friday, January 16, the Second Congressional Commission...
In a small public school in the Zamboanga Peninsula, a once-reluctant Grade 2 learner now raises a hand to read aloud—a quiet but telling change teachers say was rare before last summer. Scenes like this are reflected in the results of an independent evaluation that found significant improvements...
2025 will go down as a banner year for Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) as the No. 1 motorcycle manufacturer in the country logged 1,041,237 retail and 1,044,510 wholesale motorcycle unit sales. The manufacturer highlights December of 2025 as one of its key months, with 114,772 retail motorcycle units...
