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...
To strengthen the implementation of blended learning in hard to reach areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued its field visits in Northern Luzon and distributed educational tools to recipient schools, learners, and personnel. (Photo from DepEd) “As I always say to the public, we need...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lauded the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for successfully reaching all of its physical targets. (Photo from CHED) The DBM also noted "notably high accomplishment rates" after monitoring and review of agency performance, particularly the...
Students from Bicol University joined the push for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Various student groups and networks are lobbying for the provision of a one-time cash subsidy...
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System will continue implementing remote learning in its 16 campuses nationwide until the end of this year to help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among students and teachers. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 25, announced that private schools and non-DepEd public schools are allowed to start their respective school openings as soon as they are ready - provided that there will be no face-to-face classes. DepEd allows private, non-DepEd public schools...
