The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that there are currently 161 higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide that have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes. National University opens limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology (ALI VICOY /...
A possible cover up of "tolerated" hazing activities within the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy surfaced during a congressional hearing where video footages of physical abuse against cadets and Facebook messenger conversations supporting such allegations were presented on Tuesday, Nov. 23. House...
Cybersafe Learning for Education Project beneficiaries from Tangkalan Elementary Schools and Occidental Mindoro National High School received laptops from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) The Cybersafe Learning for Education Project is a...
For face-to-face learning to resume in urban areas particularly in schools located at the National Capital Region (NCR), there should be a high coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate for parents, teachers, and students alike. A parent holds her daughter as she receives her first dose of...
Many private schools nationwide are preparing for the expansion phase of the limited face-to-face classes, according to the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA). Oxmont Memorial Academy in Calinog, Iloilo is among the private schools allowed by DepEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that more private schools will signify their intent to hold limited face to face classes once the pilot implementation has been completed. First day of pilot face-to-face classes at the Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San...
A group on Monday, Nov. 22, urged the public to report possible concerns of academic and non-academic personnel on the preparation and on the actual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide. (Image from ACT Private Schools) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Private Schools enjoined the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday urged his colleagues to immediately pass a bill establishing an educational commission in the Philippines to address the serious problems hounding the country’s educational system, such as funding and lack of classrooms. Drilon said there is a...
In an effort to ensure the smooth implementation of pilot face-to-face classes in private schools, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 22, personally visited some participating schools in the pilot run. First day of pilot face-to-face classes in Midsayap Montessori...
A week after select public schools began holding pilot face-to-face classes, a limited number of private schools that offer basic education also started in-person classes on Monday, Nov. 22. Pilot face-to-face classes in Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San Antonio, Zambales (Photo...
Senator Win Gatchalian has proposed a P10-million allocation under the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the development of a skills demand forecasting model or strategy. In a statement on Saturday, Nov. 20, he said the move was to help address...
To further underscore the importance of rights-based education especially at a time of a pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold the Third National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education next week. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd Central Office, through the newly created Child...
