To highlight the sector's calls for salaries, accessible quality education, and a resolution to the health crisis, teachers and education workers will hold a Zumba session and will stage human formation on Sunday, March 6. (Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines Facebook page) The...
At 47, former beauty queen Ruffa Gutierrez is soon to finish college. During a recent episode of "It's Showtime" where she's a regular judge of a pageant segment, Ruffa revealed she was absent from the show because of her studies. “Naku, nag-aaral ako. I had academic deadlines!” Ruffa shared to...
As part of its preparations for the upcoming polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) will establish an Election Task Force (ETF) and its operation and monitoring center. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd has issued Memorandum No. 10, series of 2022 or the Establishment of the 2022...
Celebrities Vicki Belo and Isabelle Daza discussed truths and misconceptions concerning sex, including the intricacies of the female sex organ, orgasms, the use of sexy toys and porn, among other things in a vlog. They did so hoping to eradicate the notion that such topics should remain taboo,...
Aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his UniTeam alliance will address the perceived education-job mismatch among Filipinos if they get elected in May. In a statement on Friday, March 4, the UniTeam ​lamented that "The issue of education-job mismatches in our labor markets...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed her gratitude to President Duterte for “trusting her knowledge and expertise” and supporting her decisions and vision for the Department of Education (DepEd). Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Screengrab courtesy of DepEd) “We are grateful to...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, March 3, announced that the application to CHED Scholarship Program (CSP) for incoming first-year college students for Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023 will be “temporarily” suspended. (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED, in an...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to produce a training facility intended for power plant operations in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that Secretary Isidro Lapeña and SPC Island Power Corporation (SIPC)...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Government will not object to all requests for face-to-face classes from kindergarten to post-graduate degrees in all private and public schools in the city. On March 2, 2022, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte–Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) No. 9, Series of 2022, “An order...
While the guidelines for the conduct of face-to-face classes are already in place, the Department of Education (DepEd) stressed that the “actual implementation" would largely depend on the current situation in the schools. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a public...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has approved the allocation of funding to help ensure that participating schools in the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes would be able to respond to emerging needs. (Photo from DepEd) During the Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday, March 2, Education...
As the country slowly reopens its schools for limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that blended learning will still be implemented. Photo taken at Butuan Central Elementary School in September 2021 (Courtesy of DepEd SDO Butuan City) “Gusto ko lang i-emphasize na...
