A group of teachers and education workers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to issue a clarification regarding numerous reports requiring teachers to report to schools. (DepEd / file photo) In a letter dated Monday, March 7, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines wrote to...
Struggling private schools in the country shouldn't be left to "die". Such was the appeal of Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas to the Department of Education (DepEd), which he feels could be more proactive in supporting private schools already in dire straits. (Unsplash) "I personally met...
Logo TESDA The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has partnered with Petron Corporation to further boost its automotive training program. The agency recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the said oil company to establish a “state-of-the-art Car Care Center.”...
To highlight the sector's calls for salaries, accessible quality education, and a resolution to the health crisis, teachers and education workers will hold a Zumba session and will stage human formation on Sunday, March 6. (Photo from Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines Facebook page) The...
At 47, former beauty queen Ruffa Gutierrez is soon to finish college. During a recent episode of "It's Showtime" where she's a regular judge of a pageant segment, Ruffa revealed she was absent from the show because of her studies. “Naku, nag-aaral ako. I had academic deadlines!” Ruffa shared to...
As part of its preparations for the upcoming polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) will establish an Election Task Force (ETF) and its operation and monitoring center. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd has issued Memorandum No. 10, series of 2022 or the Establishment of the 2022...
Celebrities Vicki Belo and Isabelle Daza discussed truths and misconceptions concerning sex, including the intricacies of the female sex organ, orgasms, the use of sexy toys and porn, among other things in a vlog. They did so hoping to eradicate the notion that such topics should remain taboo,...
Aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his UniTeam alliance will address the perceived education-job mismatch among Filipinos if they get elected in May. In a statement on Friday, March 4, the UniTeam ​lamented that "The issue of education-job mismatches in our labor markets...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed her gratitude to President Duterte for “trusting her knowledge and expertise” and supporting her decisions and vision for the Department of Education (DepEd). Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Screengrab courtesy of DepEd) “We are grateful to...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, March 3, announced that the application to CHED Scholarship Program (CSP) for incoming first-year college students for Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023 will be “temporarily” suspended. (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED, in an...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to produce a training facility intended for power plant operations in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that Secretary Isidro Lapeña and SPC Island Power Corporation (SIPC)...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Government will not object to all requests for face-to-face classes from kindergarten to post-graduate degrees in all private and public schools in the city. On March 2, 2022, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte–Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) No. 9, Series of 2022, “An order...
