A Filipino army scout ranger has graduated from the United States (US) Ranger School, the first Philippine Army soldier in a long time to do so, the US Embassy in Manila said. 1st Lt. Castillion Antalis of the Philippine Army Scout Rangers (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) In a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Children from different areas of the Philippines wrote to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte about their dreams to have better facilities, classrooms, and school supplies, among others, as part of the United Nations Children's Fund‘s (UNICEF’s) initiative called “Letters to...
CEBU CITY – A driving school here was suspended for three months after it was caught using a vehicle without the required markings for its Practical Driving Course (PDC). Aside from the suspension of its accreditation, Cebu Integrated Driving School, located in Barangay Bulacao,was also fined...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla on Wednesday, January 25, sought and end to the "abono" situation of public school teachers who have to pay in advance for the needs of their students, out of their own pockets Padilla said he was throwing his full support behind proposed measures providing additional...
Classes in an elementary school in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City were suspended following an alleged bomb threat that alarmed teachers and students on Monday morning, Jan. 23. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) deployed operatives to New Era Elementary School after the principal, Mrs. Chelma...
As it strongly condemned the act of violence in a public school in Quezon City that caused the death of a student, a group on Saturday, Jan. 21, expressed hope that the “unfortunate incident” will not be used to increase interference in schools by law enforcement authorities. (NOEL PABALATE /...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 20, confirmed the fatal stabbing incident involving students of Culiat High School in Quezon City which resulted in the death of one student. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Issuing a statement, DepEd - National Capital Region (DepEd-NCR) said that a...
The Las Piñas city government distributed school supplies to around 800 disadvantaged youths on Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to Mayor Imelda Aguilar, the distribution of school supplies was held at Mayor Nene Aguilar Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) building located at BF...
The Malabon City government on Thursday, Jan. 19, has distributed school kits to 1,600 kindergarten pupils in the city. According to the city government, the distribution started on Tuesday, Jan. 17, where the pupils from six schools were given the kits containing a bag, spoon and fork, containers...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that only 11,098 individuals out of 33,489 examinees have passed the December 2022 Criminologist Licensure Exam. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The exam was given by the Board of Criminology in 23 testing centers across the Philippines. Tarlac State...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Two Senior High School students were injured when a fellow student stabbed them in front of the Cauayan City National High School main campus on Monday, Jan. 16. Police said the 13-year-old suspect was waiting for a tricycle outside the school when the two victims age...
