Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to look into the preparedness of the basic education sector for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 . Gatchalian, in filing Senate Resolution No. 739, said it is imperative to assess if basic education institutions can delivery quality education for the next...
Having already rendered 50 days out of the 77 days of overtime work for the current school year, public school teachers are asking the government to compensate them - especially with only a month left before School Year (SY) formally closes. ACT is asking the CSC to compensate teachers after having...
Exactly a month before the current school year officially comes to an end, a group of education workers slammed the government for failing to provide laptops and data allowances for teachers under the “Bayanihan 2.” Some teachers hold online classes under the distance learning set-up due to...
Eleven groups on Thursday, June 10, pushed for the immediate convening of a multi-sectoral Educational Commission ( EdCom ) to urgently and “seriously address” the ongoing learning crisis in the country. Students attend online classes as schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (MANNY...
As distance learning continues to further widen learning gaps, a group of education workers underscored the need for the government to allow the conduct of limited in-person classes in areas with low or no reported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students...
A students’ group renewed its call for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) On Saturday, June 5, various students from different schools and youth groups launched Student Aid...
As Philippine schools shift to distance learning to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), many students struggle with access to technology. (Photo from Essel Bermundo) In a now-viral photo, a grade 10 student from Naga City, Camarines Sur was seen doing her modules on a bridge by the...
Education Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua denied involvement in the procurement process of smart tablets distributed to students in Caloocan City. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “I was not involved in the procurement process in Caloocan City,” Pascua told the Manila Bulletin on...
The government has been urged to provide students with P10,000 emergency cash assistance to cover for their educational expenses following the shift to distance learning amid the ongoing pandemic. (AFP / FILE PHOTO) The Kabataan Party-list said families were forced to sacrifice the educational...
Dressed in gowns despite the sweltering summer heat, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines held a Santacruzan-themed protest at the gates of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Pasig City on Friday, May 28. Teachers hold ‘Protesta de Mayo’ at DepEd gates on May 28,...
An advocacy group on Thursday, May 27 commended the committee approval of House Joint Resolutions which aims to create a Congressional Oversight Committee on Education or EdCom. Before schools were shut down due to COVID-19, students learn their lessons by attending face-to-face classes. (ALI VICOY...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might have turned people’s lives upside down but this did not stop some students from pursuing their dreams. Despite challenges under distance learning, the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System could not help but beam with pride as its students...