The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) declared an academic break from Nov. 2 to 7 for the physical and mental recuperation of undergraduate students and faculty. (Photo courtesy of PLM / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The university’s decision was announced through the PLM's website on...
"Distant, walang learning (Distant, no learning)." This is how various youth groups described the current learning situation in the Philippines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, Kabataan Partylist Cagayan Valley, League of Filipino Students Cagayan Valley, Student Christian...
Students from Saint Louis University (SLU) held a candlelight protest Saturday night, Oct. 30, to appeal for a break from online classes and academic requirements. (Photo courtesy of SLU Dasig) Hundreds of SLU students gathered in front of the University's main gate on Saturday night to call for an...
The Christmas break for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will start on Dec. 20 according to the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In an advisory posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, Oct. 30, DepEd said that holiday break for basic education, particularly in public schools, for...
Did it really have to come to this? Election season hasn't even started and people are all riled up about it—online and offline. Circulating online the past 24 hours are screenshots of a man named Andro June. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash He posted a series of screenshots (taken from...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) and National University (NU) will implement a two-day academic break. (Unsplash) UST's academic break will be observed from Oct. 13 to 14. Regular classes and office work will resume on Oct. 15. "Let us take advantage of this opportune time to reflect and seek...
Some 100 individuals were apprehended by the Pasay City police after they were caught swimming at the breakwater along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City Sunday. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay police chief, immediately dispatched policemen to the area after a report came out in Manila Bulletin that...
The University of the East (UE) will implement a two-day academic break from Sept. 27 to 28. (Unsplash) According to a memorandum released by UE President Ester Garcia, only asynchronous classes must be held during the two-day academic break, but quizzes and submission of activities are not...
The calls for the implementation of an academic break continues to trend on social media amid the rising cases of the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country which led to the implementation of a distance learning set-up across all levels. (Photo from Pixabay) More students and...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) will implement a two-day academic break from Sept. 20 to Sept. 21. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from TOMCAT-UST) "In consideration of the expressed needs of students, administrators, academic staff, and support staff, the University shall have an academic...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA) The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), which is a region where the trade winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, remains the dominant weather system in the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
The pandemic has caused more employers to adopt the work from home scheme to protect their employees from exposure or being infected with the viral illness. With this work arrangement, several people spend long hours working on their computers or mobile devices—which can have an adverse effect on...
