Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (PPAB) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel finds Filipinos' frequent visits to pornographic website Pornhub "very alarming", as he said that such online content could mislead the youth when it comes to...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and AMA Education System (AMAES) have formalized a partnership, through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), in a significant step towards ensuring a clean and transparent electoral process, at The Flex, AMA University. AMAES...
A group of teachers, on Monday, Jan. 27, called for a “balanced and consultative approach” to the proposed Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) program and its current implementation under the Department of Education (DepEd). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We recognize the...
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integral to modern education, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of ethical practices to ensure that this powerful technology empowers both students and educators. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a...
Senator Bong Go has opposed the comprehensive sexual education (CSE) provision in the proposed anti-teenage pregnancy bill as he believes that such sensitive topics must be taught within the family and not by the schools. Although the proposed CSE in the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill is...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin came to the defense of President Marcos after supporters of the proposed Senate Bill (SB) 1979 or the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Program urged the President to not veto the said measure. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool/File...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to integrate Bangsamoro history, culture, and identity in the study of Philippine history in basic education. Padilla said this ensures the country's basic education is inclusive and accounts for all Filipinos. Padilla filed on January 22 Senate Bill...
The Senate Committee on Basic Education will hold an inquiry into the status of the country’s sex education amid concerns on the controversial provisions of the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act or Senate Bill No. 1979. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate basic...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has set its sights on fostering international collaboration to bolster the country’s education sector and promote academic excellence. This comes after the agency made key amendments to the 2022 Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) through its Memorandum...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that it granted two state colleges in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Certificates of Program Compliance (COPCs), enabling them to officially offer postgraduate programs. (CHED) CHED said this milestone marks a...
Senate minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said she is willing to accept refinements to Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act but insists that there are no provisions in the bill that runs counter to the country’s sex education policies. Hontiveros...
President Marcos remained in favor of teaching sex education in schools, but strongly opposed the "ridiculous and abhorrent" elements included in the bill that seeks to prevent adolescent pregnancy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) "I was asked last...
