The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, April 27, expressed commitment to participate in the hearings on the proposed bill to replace the existing K to 12 basic education program. (DepEd / MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) On April 26, House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday evening, April 26, that 983 out of 2,935 passed the Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination (ECE) and 1,641 out of 2,227 passed the Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination (ECT) held in April. Courtesy of PRC Joshua Aniken...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte gave a piece of advice for school children who have classmates who are unable to read. Vice President Sara Duterte interacts with grade school students of Tagumpay Elementary School during her visit in Pola, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, April 25....
The National Competitive Examination (NCE) for School Year (SY) 2024 to 2025 in the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) is back three years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Tuesday, April 25, the Philippine Science High School System stated that the Department of Science...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, April 24, gave two pieces of advice for Negros Occidental students during her visit to two schools there: study well so they can get good jobs and stay in school even if they get pregnant. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are discussing the possible expansion of the School Meals Program to benefit more Filipino children. (Courtesy of Inday Sara Duterte Official Facebook Page) As posted on the official Facebook page of Vice President and Education...
Ten out of the 11 remaining leakages from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress have already been sealed as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Monday, April 17, the “completion” of the underwater operations of the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) of Japan and United States in...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Here's potential good news for our overworked public school teachers. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez recently filed House Bill (HB) No. 7822, which seeks to limit the class hours of public school teachers from eight hours...
Pending the possible return to the pre-pandemic school calendar, a teachers’ group on Wednesday, April 12, proposed to the Department of Education (DepEd) to consider shortening class hours in schools during the hottest months of the year. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The...
Life, as they say, is full of surprises. Sometimes the surprise is a pleasant diversion. Other times, it leads to a completely different career path uncovering technical skills. Two people who made choices that were out of the ordinary and uncharacteristic of what they had planned are Kathleen...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has decried the recent string of armed encounters in Masbate that occurred near schools. “Our schools are zones of peace where the safety of our learners and teachers should never be compromised. It is reprehensible and unjustifiable that armed encounters take...
A cease and desist order has been slapped against RDC Reield Marine Services, Inc., the owner of the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) confirmed on Holy Wednesday, April 5. MARINA Enforcement Service (ES) Director Ronaldo Bandalaria said the order...
