In a bid to attract more educators to teach in public schools, Sen. Sonny Angara filed a bill raising the minimum salary grade level of teachers from the current Salary Grade 11 to 19. Angara said the bill primarily aims to attract more qualified and competent teachers in public schools and help...
House of Representatives members gave high marks for outgoing President Duterte, although they agreed that they would have given the 77-year-old leader an even higher overall grade if not for the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Anakalusugan Party-list...
An ally of President Duterte in the House of Representatives gave the outgoing leader a grade of 8 out of ten, but said that it would have easily been higher had the former served longer than six years. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Barbers (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic a failing mark in handling this year's national and local elections. Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao said their assessment in the recent general elections was “not really good.” “Kung...
A learning module that appears to put Vice President Leni Robredo in a negative light only shows the inefficiency of the Department of Education (DepEd), Robredo said. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media Bureau) The Vice President said Friday, April 8, that she is not sure...
As it prepares for the expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes in basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to include learners in other grade levels in the limited in-person sessions. Pilot face-to-face classes at Mother of Good Counsel Seminary in San Fernando,...
A public health expert urged the public to consider upgrading to medical-grade masks and to ‘mask up’ in public indoor spaces amid the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. File Photo / Unsplash In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Jan. 11, public health expert and...
The Philippine Science High School System (PSHS System) released the official list of 1,667 Requirements for Admission, Criteria and Evaluation (RACE) qualifiers for School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 24. PSHS-Main Campus facade...
Stakeholders in the education sector on Friday celebrated the joint accomplishments of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines in improving early grade reading and literacy in the country this past year, amid the challenges...
Fitch Ratings has revised the Philippines’ outlook to “Negative” from “Stable” due to the national government’s weakening fiscal finances brought about by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Fitch Ratings Building In a statement released Monday evening, July 12, the London-based credit...
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System has launched an online training course on science communication benefiting Grade 10 students from public schools and its campuses. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Pena said PISAYCOM, a certificate training...
Debt-watcher S&P Global’s affirmation of the Philippines’ investment grade status is a vote of confidence in the country’s medium-term growth prospects despite challenges posed by COVID-19, the government’s chief economic manager and central bank governor said. Finance Secretary Carlos...
