With classes suspended due to high temperatures, teachers' groups are calling on authorities to take urgent action as extreme heat poses serious risks to students' health and disrupts learning in schools. Pupils and their guardians use umbrellas to combat the heat in Quezon City on March 3, 2025....
The University of the Philippines (UP) on Wednesday, Feb. 19, declared an “Alternative Learning Day” on Feb. 25 to commemorate the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. University of the Philippines (up.edu.ph) The EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary has been declared by the...
Millions of students were affected by the suspension of face-to-face classes in thousands of schools due to Tropical Storm Kristine, according to data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Lumbang East National High School in Romblon (Photo from DepEd) Based on...
Face-to-face classes in over 7,300 schools were suspended on Monday, May 6, based on the monitoring by the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd’s latest data showed 7,372 out of 47,678 schools nationwide shifted to Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) after...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, April 28, announced that all schools will have to shift to asynchronous classes or distance learning from April 29 to 30 as on-site classes have been suspended due to hot weather and transport strikes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) monitored a steady increase in the number of schools shifting to alternative delivery mode (ADM) as the intense heat prompted local governments to suspend in-person classes in their respective areas. A child does school work at home as schools suspend...
Over 2.4 million students in more than 4,000 schools nationwide are affected by scorching heat as schools suspend face-to-face classes and shift to alternative delivery modes (ADM), according to the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, April 4. A student blocks the midday sunlight using a...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III on Sunday, Jan. 21, confirmed that the Commission has been instructed to investigate allegations against its commissioner who is under a preventive suspension. (CHED file photo) “CHED will look into the matter seriously and...
All 22 of the Duterte administration-approved reclamation projects in Manila Bay are suspended, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said on Thursday, Aug. 10. Manila Bay reclamation (Contributed photo) The official said that upon clarification with President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said during a situation briefing in Malolos City, Bulacan last Monday, Aug. 7, that all reclamation projects have been suspended and are “under review.” He lamented how the sea has disappeared from Roxas Boulevard as he took note of several problems...
For a group of education workers, the conduct of online classes instead of suspending classes during calamities supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) is “unrealistic and insensitive.” Classes in Isabelo Delos Reyes Elementary School in Manila were suspended due to heavy rains. (ALI...
(Photo by Juan Carlo de la Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 414 passengers were stranded at the North Port Terminal in North Harbor, Tondo, Manila on Tuesday, July 25, due to inclement weather brought about by super typhoon "Egay." According to the port management, more trips were canceled after...
