Teachers are up in arms over the exclusion of the Department of Education (DepEd) from the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for fiscal year 2023, slamming the incentive system as “flawed” and “unjust.” In a statement issued Monday, July 7, the Teachers ' Dignity Coalition (TDC) cited...
Will the Philippine education sector continue to grapple with a deepening crisis in 2025 and beyond? The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) aims to answer this question and more as it presents its annual assessment of the country’s learning landscape on Monday, July 7. PBEd Chairman Ramon...
Three decades after its creation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is still falling short of its mandate to guide the nation’s higher education system, according to a recent report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), which recommends a sweeping evaluation of...
As discussions on the potential removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the K to 12 curriculum resurface, an industry-led education advocacy group has called on the Marcos administration to focus on strengthening the country’s entire education system. While reiterating its support for the K to...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing reforms in the Philippine justice system with the launch of the National Forensics Institute (NFI). During the launch on June 18 at UP Manila, UP President Angelo Jimenez described the initiative as a “national...
As public schools across the country prepare to open their doors for a new school year, teacher groups on Sunday, June 15, sounded the alarm over the persistent and worsening education crisis and called for urgent, concrete government action to resolve systemic shortages. The Alliance of Concerned...
To address long-standing issues in the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) program since its nationwide rollout nearly a decade ago, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to pilot its strengthened SHS curriculum in 800 schools nationwide for School Year (SY) 2025–2026. According...
The country’s leading business executives are optimistic about the government’s ongoing strategy to enhance the ease of doing business in the Philippines, following the new reform outlook of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). In a statement, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)...
With Philippine college programs weighed down by an excessive number of general education (GE) courses and lacking sufficient hands-on training and internships, education agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are pushing for the...
Citing his decisive leadership and dedication to improving the country’s education system in a short span of time, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Saturday, May 24, called on President Marcos to reinstate former senator Sonny Angara as Secretary of the Department...
An industry-led advocacy group on Friday, May 23, expressed strong support for the current leadership of the country’s education agencies—calling on President Marcos to reappoint key officials amid his call for Cabinet secretaries to submit courtesy resignations. PBEd backs Angara, Benitez amid...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday, May 1 reaffirmed the House of Representatives’ commitment to workers saying the true essence of commemorating Labor Day is by bringing lasting reforms for the benefit of Filipino workers here and abroad. “Labor Day is not just about...
