The landscape of early childhood education in the Philippines is getting a major upgrade. Kinderland International Education, a leading, award-winning regional provider with a network of over 130 centres across the Asia-Pacific, has officially entered the Philippine market. Through a strategic...
For many Filipinos, Zhang Yingfei is the face behind one of social media 's most unlikely success stories. But during her recent visit to the Philippines, the Chinese actress showed a side of herself beyond the viral clips and internet fame. As communities continue to recover from the...
Chinese actress Zhang Yingfei, popularly known as Linda Walker from the viral micro-drama "The Heiress Who Won With Brains," took part in an education outreach program on Tuesday, June 9, benefiting around 500 senior high school students in Quezon City. The activity, organized by the Federation of...
As millions of Filipino learners trooped back to public elementary and secondary schools yesterday, June 8, for the opening of School Year 2026-2027, the nation once again confronts a sobering reality. While access to education has expanded significantly over the decades, the quality of learning...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is pushing for reforms to make it easier for Indian medical students to study in the Philippines, saying the country must improve its systems if it wants to attract more foreign students. In a Facebook post on Friday, June 5, the First Lady said she met with...
As the new school term begins, teachers are managing heavy workloads and tight preparation timelines. A 2026 survey by Canva found that presentation creation is the most time-consuming back-to-school task for educators at 35%, followed by classroom visual preparation at 30% and lesson planning at...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Teacher Education Council (TEC) launched on Wednesday, June 3 a scholarship program to help fill gaps in key teaching specializations in basic education. The Teacher Education Scholarship Program (TESP) will be rolled out in Academic Year...
While President Marcos said the Department of Education (DepEd) "knows perfectly well who to do" in the opening of classes, he instructed them to ensure that learning for students will be uninterrupted. "DepEd knows perfectly well what to do. Hindi na natin sila kailangang turuan (We no longer need...
Education shapes more than academic achievement. It shapes how children understand their place in the world, how communities grow around shared opportunities, and how futures begin to feel possible. But for many Filipino students, learning is still shaped by circumstances beyond their control:...
The Philippines and Vietnam signed four agreements covering defense, digital transformation, tourism, and education. The four agreements were signed during the meeting between President Marcos and Vietnamese President To Lam at Malacañan on Monday, June 1. During a joint press conference, Marcos...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing for intensified efforts to expand access to international scholarships and exchange programs for public school teachers, saying global exposure is a necessary investment in improving the country’s basic education system. During the Teach Beyond...
The Philippines will repay its new $600-million World Bank loan for education reform until 2055, while also securing a separate $24.5-million grant to support sustainable agriculture transformation, newly signed agreements between the government and the Washington-based multilateral lender showed....
