An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday maintained that the conduct of face-to-face classes this upcoming school year will not be possible without the approval coming from President Duterte. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing on Thursday, May 20,...
In an effort to support the online learning initiatives of the government, the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu and Globe inked a landmark partnership to build 26 new cell sites. Online learning is one of the multiple learning delivery modalities implemented this school year amid the COVID-19...
Microsoft unveils immersive education solutions to inspire educators in reimagining learning experiences Photo from Microsoft Navigating through virtual learning has been a challenge to educators last year. Keeping students engaged in live classes is already a tough toll. But with the pandemic,...
Problems in access to distance learning modalities, lacking education materials, and poor state of school facilities unfit for the conduct of face-to-face classes still persist after the first half of School Year (SY) 2020 - 2021. (RIO DELUVIO/MANILA BULLETIN) These issues were revealed by the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to take into consideration the plight of teachers as it prepares for the opening of a new school year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country. Teachers deliver lessons through multiple learning modalities this school...
With the conduct of face-to-face classes still prohibited amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, teachers - at all levels - are holding classes through alternative delivery modalities. (Photo from Pixabay) At the tertiary level, the Commission on Higher Education...
An organization of education workers urged President Duterte to call on Congress for an “urgent special session” which will rechannel the budget for the opening of a new school year. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a statement issued...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, April 24, pressed the government to address issues with its distance learning program after a Pulse Asia survey found that more Filipino parents are uncertain and do not believe that their children are learning enough. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA...
Members of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives are seeking a moratorium on the increases of tuition and other fees to alleviate the learning crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. A young student of Lanton Elementary School in General Santos City, South Cotabato tutors her...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma For more than a year, Filipino students have been learning in a bubble: From their homes instead of in classrooms with fellow students. This scenario is detrimental as it degrades further the quality of learning in the country. Before the onset of the pandemic, international...
Globe Telecom Inc. helped over 67,000 public school teachers and students navigate the digital learning space since the pandemic started, according to Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto. The telco equipped them with P34 million worth of...
AS LOVELY AS A TREE A tree in Mariveles, Bataan, 1830. French scientist Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace was here 191 years ago and went deer hunting in Bataan. Voyage Autour du Monde … (Paris, 1833). Forest tree nursery owner Gerardo “Geff” Cedeño, whom I met virtually on Facebook, gave me a...
