Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and Batangas 6th District Representative Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 20, discussed the problems that the education sector is facing. Ralph Recto (FACEBOOK) These include, "reforms needed to improve the quality of education...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Wednesday, July 20, welcomed the appointment of Danilo P. Cruz as its director general. PHOTO TESDA FB "TESDA warmly welcomes and congratulates Atty. Danilo P. Cruz for being appointed as the 13th Director General of the agency,"...
The country’s K-12 basic education system failed to fulfill its promises, said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) ten years after the program was implemented in the Philippines. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Noong magsisimula ang K-12 na ito 10 years ago, pinag uusapan na natin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s basic education sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 282, one of his 20 priority measures for the 19th Congress, Gatchalian wants the Department of Information...
Wearing of uniforms will not be a “strict requirement” in the upcoming school year 2022-2023, said Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, July 18. (Photo from DepEd) Citing reasons such as additional costs to families amid the continuous rise of the prices of basic...
Providing quality education to more than 95,000 students in PH and Indonesia After 18 years of pursuing its mission of making lives better through education, PHINMA Education welcomed over 95,000 students in SY 21-22, resulting in a 79% revenue increase, year-on-year. The organization, made up of...
Teachers and education workers held a protest of action in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, July 18, urging Congress to “prioritize” the legislation of House Bill 203 and House Bill 1783 to increase teachers’ salaries as well as the national budget for...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted over 50,000 scholarship slots under Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) for 2022. TESDA In the first half of this year, the agency said, a total of 25,494 rice farmers have already enrolled in various TESDA courses...
Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) reiterated that they are in favor of the implementation of face-to-face classes in the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, but they likewise stressed the need to ensure safe resumption of classes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
The State of Ransomware in Education 2022 Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has recently published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Education 2022. The findings reveal that education institutions – both higher and lower education – are...
Herlene Budol has earned her degree in tourism management at the College of Saint John Paul II. She proudly posted on Instagram a video of her accepting her diploma. She went up the stage carrying a portrait of her grandmother, who passed away last month. Note that the Binibining Pilipinas bet was...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines once again urged the government to make amends and compensate teachers for their “extended work” in the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (Image courtesy of DepEd) The group previously criticized the Department of Education (DepEd) after receiving...
