Reelectionist Senator Sherwiin Gatchalian on Saturday, March 26 said he would pursue amendments to the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers or Republic Act (RA) No. 4670 to make it more responsive to present challenges and uphold the welfare of the sector. “If given the chance to go back to the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Friday that it has cancelled planned talks in Doha with the Taliban after the hardline Islamist rulers of Afghanistan shut girls' secondary schools. "We have cancelled some of our engagements, including planned meetings in Doha around the Doha...
Two years after in-person graduation and other related ceremonies were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, physical end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites are now allowed in schools located in areas under Alert Level 1 and 2. (Photo from DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd), in a statement...
About 1,061 students and alumni of Ateneo Law School backed the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and runningmate Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Panginilan (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement released Tuesday, March 22, the signatories...
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Six children died and over a dozen were injured on Tuesday after their school bus rolled down a cliff in northeastern Colombia, a regional official said. "Unfortunately I have to confirm (the) school bus accident on the Laguna de Ortices-San Andres road, where 6 minors died and...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Education Secretary Leonor Briones wanted to set one thing straight: the Philippines “never closed” its schools even amidst a pandemic. Briones, in a virtual presser on Wednesday, March 23, maintained that the schools...
A debate team from the Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) won the championship at the 2022 Cambridge School Finals, marking the first time in history that an Asian institution has emerged victorious in the prestigious debate tilt. (Photo from Ateneo) Representing ASHS at the final were Naomi Ang and...
Existing apprenticeships programs in the country must be further strengthened and expanded to help the unemployed and out-of-school youth, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros, who is seeking another Senate seat, stressed Tuesday,...
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities on Sunday accused Russian forces of bombing a school in the besieged city of Mariupol where some 400 people, including women and children had been sheltering, and of deporting some residents to Russia. Mariupol has been one of the main targets of...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, officials said Saturday. Education authorities said the term tests, scheduled a week from Monday, were postponed indefinitely...
Presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to fix one of its elementary school buildings in Nagtipunan, Qurino that was destroyed in the wake of one of the severe tropical storms that hit the northeastern Luzon province recently. Lacson, Partido...
Officials from the Muntinlupa City government inaugurated on March 18 a new senior high school in Barangay Sucat. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and Rep. Ruffy Biazon and Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac, together with Dr. Dominico Idanan, Muntinlupa schools division superintendent, led in the blessing of the...
