As distance learning continues to further widen learning gaps, a group of education workers underscored the need for the government to allow the conduct of limited in-person classes in areas with low or no reported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students...
A students’ group renewed its call for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) On Saturday, June 5, various students from different schools and youth groups launched Student Aid...
As Philippine schools shift to distance learning to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), many students struggle with access to technology. (Photo from Essel Bermundo) In a now-viral photo, a grade 10 student from Naga City, Camarines Sur was seen doing her modules on a bridge by the...
With the government’s vaccination program opening up to the A4 priority group, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged teachers and other school officials and staff to register in their respective local government units (LGUs) and get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Gatchalian...
Education Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua denied involvement in the procurement process of smart tablets distributed to students in Caloocan City. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “I was not involved in the procurement process in Caloocan City,” Pascua told the Manila Bulletin on...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure that aims to ensure equal opportunities for students with special needs. The Senate, voting 23-0 on Monday, May 31, approved Senate Bill No. 1907 or the proposed law Instituting Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of...
A private higher education institution (HEI) in Bato, Leyte threw its support to the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) adoption of the flexible learning modalities as a new mode of instruction. Photo shows college students before Philippine schools were closed due to COVID-19 pandemic. (ALI...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized more than 130 external partners for extending “exemplary assistance" to the implementation of its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP). IMG-3cf4bf31785795eeb54517d3494f3805-V Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones led the DepEd,...
The government has been urged to provide students with P10,000 emergency cash assistance to cover for their educational expenses following the shift to distance learning amid the ongoing pandemic. (AFP / FILE PHOTO) The Kabataan Party-list said families were forced to sacrifice the educational...
Let's talk about the CHED-proposed new normal for tertiary level education TECH TEACH A teacher answers a call from a student in need of assistance on distance learning through a hotline program, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Taguig City on October 7, 2020 (Photo by Eloisa Lopez | Edit by the...
Dressed in gowns despite the sweltering summer heat, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines held a Santacruzan-themed protest at the gates of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Pasig City on Friday, May 28. Teachers hold ‘Protesta de Mayo’ at DepEd gates on May 28,...
An advocacy group on Thursday, May 27 commended the committee approval of House Joint Resolutions which aims to create a Congressional Oversight Committee on Education or EdCom. Before schools were shut down due to COVID-19, students learn their lessons by attending face-to-face classes. (ALI VICOY...
