The lack of school infrastructure and facilities remains the “most pressing issue“ being faced by the country’s education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Jan. 30. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, revealed that the K-12 curriculum that aimed to equip Filipino senior high graduates with globally competitive skills failed in its promise to bring employment. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Basic Education Report...
As she recognized the challenges that face the country’s education system, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, highlighted the need to address the issues that beset Filipino learners, who she described as “not academically proficient.” Vice President and...
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...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 26, encouraged all schools in the country to observe the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and asked for the “dangers of hate and intolerance” to never be forgotten. Vice President Sara Duterte lights the six candles for the six million Jewish...
Russian Ambassador Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov revealed his government’s plan to bring Chess Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov to teach the Filipino youth about chess as part of Moscow’s plans to help in the country’s sports program. Russian Ambassador Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov (left) during a courtesy...
Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray Delgado on Wednesday, Jan. 25, shared with Vice President Sara Duterte his country’s plan for better coordination in teaching Spanish culture and language in Philippine schools. Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray Delgado pays a...
Foreign ambassadors trooped to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte’s main office in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, Jan. 25, to discuss various programs and projects that aim to help the country’s development in education, peace and security, labor force, renewable energy, and...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s trip to Negros Occidental on Monday, Jan. 23, enabled her to help two patients, who are both suffering from serious medical conditions. Vice President Sara Duterte visits one-year-old Adezequel Ramirez, who has a cleft palate, in Talisay City on Monday, Jan. 23,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 17, lauded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its continued support in the peace process and anti-terrorism efforts in southern Philippines. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and JICA President Tanaka Akihiko (right) (OVP photo) In a...
Despite territorial conflicts between the Philippines and China, Vice President Sara Duterte is hopeful that both countries will enjoy “closer” bilateral ties based on “mutual trust and mutual respect.” VP Sara Duterte delivers a message to the Chinese Embassy in Manila’s celebration of...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 16, called the attention of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the challenges encountered by teachers regarding their incentives. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a letter, addressed to Vice President and...
