TACLOBAN CITY – Six elementary students were injured when an alcohol container exploded on Thursday, June 15, at Capoocan Central School, Poblacion Zone I, Capoocan, Leyte. The victims, four boys and two girls, are all Grade 6 students who were reportedly left unattended in their classroom....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does not want a duplication of government feeding programs, so he told his Cabinet members to implement these programs in a more cohesive manner. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) In a sectoral meeting in...
A teachers’ group on Friday, June 9, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make adjustments in the school calendar for basic education to ensure the welfare of learners and school personnel. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City line up before going inside their...
(L-R): Mapúa Dean of Nursing of Mapúa Dr. Emmillie Joy B. Mejia, Sean Zantua, Healthway Medical Network Chief Human Resource Officer Sean Zantua, Healthway Medical Network president and CEO Jimmy Ysmael, President and CEO of Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. AC Health Paolo Borromeo, Mapúa Dean of...
The SM Foundation, through its School Building Program, recently completed the repair of six school buildings in elementary public schools in Antipolo City, Dagupan City, Legazpi City, Pulilan, Bulacan; City of San Fernando, Pampanga, and Sorsogon. THE newly repaired Balatong Elementary School in...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte government for the implementation of JobStart Philippines, a program that seeks to boost the chances of out-of-school youths (OSYs) from getting employed. *(File photo) * DOLE said that the JobStart Philippines...
Calls to discontinue the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) resurfaced as its graduates struggled with employment opportunities the program offered when it was institutionalized. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo) While the Senior High School (SHS) under K to 12 program...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Ronald Singson believes that its time to revert to the old school calendar wherein classes start in June. Singson filed House Bill (HB) No. 8508, which seeks to establish the first Monday of June of every year as the start of the academic year,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
Several students from the Main Campus and the Central Visayas Campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) bagged multiple awards in the recently-concluded Singapore International STEM Innovation (SISTEMIC) 2023. In a Facebook post, the PSHS system stated that during the event held at the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte led the simultaneous and nationwide launching of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) “PagbaBAGo Campaign: A Million Learners and Trees”, which aims to provide one million beneficiaries learning materials and dental kits. Vice President...
Public school teachers made their version of a letter certifying as “urgent” the passing into law of salary increase bills. (Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines made this move after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. asked the...
