As the country prepares for the full resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year, a group of education workers on Saturday, Aug. 13, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to find a long-term solution to the shortage in basic education resources particularly in classrooms. (ALI...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) deployed some of its personnel to conduct voluntary repair works and clean-up drives in the schools nationwide. BJMP Director Allan Iral said the deployment is in support to the government’s "Brigada Eskwela 2022" program, adding that his men were...
The youth sector comprises one-third of the Philippine population and according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the country has one of the youngest populations in Southeast Asia. Today, as we celebrate International Youth Day 2022, Lenovo is partnering with youth organizations...
A group of teachers on Friday, Aug. 12, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to make its “no discrimination” on vaccination pronouncement a written policy to avoid confusion on the field once full face-to-face classes resume this school year. (NOEL B. PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The Department of Education (DepEd) strongly condemned the sexual abuse committed against four elementary school teachers from Ocampo, Camarines Sur who were preparing for the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 scheduled this month. (DepEd file photo) “We denounce any acts of...
If Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay" Villafuerte would have his way, he would have vaccination centers established in the country’s schools to support the government's inoculation drive ahead of the incoming 2022 to 2023 school year. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin,...
Globe Telecom Inc. today (Friday, August 12) diclosed it has obtained Board approval to sell over 7,000 towers, of which 66 percent are located in Luzon, 19 percent in Mindanao and 15 percent in Visayas. The telco already signed two sale and leaseback agreements for two portfolios consisting of...
With mobile and corporate data products and services powering growth, Globe Telecom Inc. hauled in ₱78.9 billion revenues in the first half of 2022, up 4 percent year-on-year, above the growth rates before the pandemic. Total data revenues rose to 81 percent of total service revenues from 79...
Public and private schools that offer basic education are expected to implement face-to-face classes this incoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (DepEd file photo) While blended learning will still be allowed when classes open in public schools on Aug. 22,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 11 announced that it reached almost 70 percent of its target enrollment for the incoming school year with 19.26 million enrollees. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon (Courtesy of OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official)...
To allay the concerns of parents regarding the safety of their children once face-to-face classes fully resume amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that measures would be in place in all schools. (DepEd file photo) “Now, our focus is to make sure that our...
The Philippines remained the best performing country in Asia in terms of gender parity, but the country’s ranking slid down from 17th in 2021 to 19th in 2022 based on World Economic Forum’s latest Gender Gap Report. The Philippines ranked 19th in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 (Image courtesy...
