The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 10, lambasted the Department of Education (DepEd) for “denying teachers of genuine rest” as directives and instructions for various tasks poured non-stop from the agency a month into the supposed school break. (Photo from DepEd) “Our...
After suffering a backlash from educators following his push to improve teacher quality purportedly to address the education crisis, a group of education workers advised Senator Sonny Angara to study the working conditions of teachers to “better understand the education crisis.” (ALI VICOY /...
Mapua University is giving Grammarly premium accounts to students. Mapua University (Photo from Mapua University Facebook) In a Facebook post, Mapua Center for Teaching and Learning announced that all senior high school, college, and graduate school students of the university will have their own...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, Aug. 7, said that the blended learning approach in the delivery of basic education will be implemented this upcoming school year. Among the delivery learning modalities under blended learning is television-based instruction through DepEd TV. (Photo...
In response to the learning crisis in the country, advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) urged President Duterte to certify as urgent the Education Commission (EDCOM) Joint Resolution. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are in a learning crisis unlike any other,” said PBEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has decided to continue engaging learning support aides (LSAs) in School Year 2021-2022. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DepEd issued Order No. 028, series of 2021 “to facilitate the continuous engagement of LSAs in schools”, and to extend the effectivity of...
The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted a copyright registration to YouTube lesson videos created by a math teacher at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)–Main Campus in August 2020. (PSHS Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the PSHS System congratulated Leo Andrei...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has congratulated an octogenarian from Gasan, Marinduque who has completed the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Junior High School. IMG_20210728_132907 DepEd said 80-year-old Teofilo Lacorte Bonites Sr., popularly known as “Tatay Philo”, proves that learning...
Blended learning will be implemented this coming school year but the government has already set a three-point yardstick for the eventual resumption of in-person classes. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on...
The Duterte administration has received a "failing" mark from students for its response in addressing students' demand amid online learning during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) lamented that...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) said its educational loans increased by more than half in the first semester of the year due to additional expenses incurred by students for flexible learning amid the pandemic. In a statement on Friday, July 23, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief...
Following the announcement of the opening of classes for the upcoming school year, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, July 22, said that the official school calendar will also be released soon. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “Ilalabas na ang DO soon (We will come out with...
