As the resumption of face-to-face classes remains uncertain due to new coronavirus variants emerging, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that the government continues to exhaust all means to ensure that education will continue using alternative learning delivery modalities. Education...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 6, called for teamwork among the government's education agencies to address the issues in the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has finally broken its silence on the report released by the World Bank saying that more than 80 percent of Filipino learners “do not know what they should know.” DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued Monday, July...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, July 4, that around 90 percent of the P4.35 billion funds under Bayanihan 2 Law for distance learning have already been “successfully obligated and disbursed”. Department of Education (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) DepEd issued a statement...
Students from Cebu City made the rounds on social media after they wore their school uniforms in public as they called for the "safe and gradual" resumption of face-to-face classes. (Photo from Celine Lagundi) In a Facebook post, Mariel Dumaraos, councilor at the Supreme Student Council of the...
As the Philippines observes the National Disaster Resilence Month, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, July 3, stressed the need to strengthen the education sector's capacity to deliver education even in times emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a...
After over a year of distance learning, a students' group said school closures and unstable Internet connections during online classes "compromise" the quality of education. 11447 This after the World Bank reported that over 80 percent of Filipino students fall below the minimum proficiency levels....
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) will continue implementing distance learning in the academic year (AY) 2021-2022. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from ust.edu.ph) "The University of Santo Tomas will continue to implement Enriched Virtual Mode (EVM) of Instruction," UST Office of the...
A youth group slammed the Malacañang for its “late expression of alarm” over the poor learning results among Filipino learners as reported by the World Bank. Based on the World Bank report, 80 percent of Filipino students showed poor learning results or below minimum levels of proficiency...
A group on Thursday, July 1, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for its “failure to obligate” some P1.744 billion “Bayanihan 2” allotment for distance learning needs. (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed disappointment over DepEd’s...
DITO CME, the communications, media, and entertainment arm of the Udenna Group, and CloudSwyft, a Philippine-based global education technology firm, are collaborating with Alibaba Cloud, to upskill Filipinos via the LUNA Academy online education platform. Hero_Banner_1 Alibaba Cloud will equip LUNA...
Soon this will all be over—Are we better now? The pandemic has hastened the world’s transition to the digital age. It has also given us more time to reflect and improve ourselves as we spend time in quarantine. Many things have changed, including the education sector. Learning, like a lot of...
