Barely a month after committing to address the high fees being charged by driving schools to their clients, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued on Wednesday, March 22, maximum fees that should be charged for both the theoretical and practical driving courses. From the range of P9,000 to...
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday, March 20, approved the unnumbered substitute bill, subject to style and amendments, that would institutionalize the career progression system for public school teachers. The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Alliance of Concerned...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo wants female students to freely wear trousers or pants in all public and private schools, at all levels, to ensure gender-neutral and flexible school uniform options for everyone. Tulfo, thus, filed Senate Bill No. 1986 seeking to create a more inclusive and equitable...
Two schools garnered 100 percent passing rates in the March 2023 MedTech Licensure Exam, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday evening, March 14. These were the Velez College and Cebu Doctors University with 143 and 95 successful examinees, respectively. Courtesy of PRC...
Over 300 elementary pupils received school supplies and dental kits when Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte visited a public school in Aklan on Monday, March 13. In a Facebook post, Duterte shared photos of her visit to Caticlan Elementary School in Malay,...
Budget issues on the salary grades of new teaching positions to be created under a proposed measure stopped the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday, March 13, from approving the unnumbered substitute bill that would ensure public school teachers are well-compensated and can...
Three students from the Philippine Science High School - Main Campus (PSHS-MC) got their research [project recognized in the recently concluded Thailand International Science Fair 2023 in Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Michael Jeffrey D. Real, Sidney Lance C. Fernando, and Marco Raphael S....
PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Feb. 22, announced that 1,614 out of 3,732 successfully passed the February 2023 Master Plumbers Licensure Examination. Courtesy of PRC The University of the Philippines Diliman was hailed as the top-performing school...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 21, warned local chief executives not to hire public school teachers based on favors and patronage, where one gets hired based on political and family ties. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the 2023 General Assembly of the...
ILOILO CITY – A solar-powered drip irrigation system project by Grade 8 students of the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) was among the 30 winners of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Centre for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, February 16 called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to work with Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) in addressing bullying in schools. Gatchalian said both the DSWD and the PTAs should ensure the proper implementation of the Parent...
A group of four congressmen are pursuing the institutionalization of a system of specialized high schools across the country focused on honing the youth's artistic skills and talents. (Andres Perez/ Unsplash) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, and...
