After getting a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jab himself, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III enjoined education frontliners - and the general public - to also get vaccinated as soon as they are allowed to do so. CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera with DOH...
During a focused group discussion conducted by the Department of Education- Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service (DepEd DRRMS), personnel health was the second most important concern of public school teachers after stress management and coping. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Recognizing...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones along with the other key officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) received support from a 50,000-strong employees’ union for their efforts in leading the agency at a time of a pandemic. (Photo from DepEd) In a statement issued Wednesday, May 19, the...
Food and beverage giant Nestlé has remained optimistic about the continued growth of the Philippines coffee industry. To support this optimism, Nestle also forged a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the provision of...
To help ensure that education services and processes will not be further delayed and disrupted, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, May 18, pushed for the vaccination of at least 150,000 individuals who are part of the skeleton workforce in higher education institutions (HEIs)....
Over 60 higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide that offer medical and allied health programs have been approved to hold limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. CHED/FB In a virtual press conference for the 1st National Higher Education Day on Tuesday,...
Due to “severely lacking” state support, a group of education workers warned on Monday, May 17, that the Philippines’ education system is on the “brink of collapse” if the challenges faced by schools, teachers and learners remain unaddressed. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for a legislative inquiry on the status of the use Filipino sign language (FSL) as a language of instruction for the deaf under the under the K to 12 basic education system. The chairman of the Senate basic education committee filed a resolution for this...
Just like other government employees, personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) are also scheduled to receive their mid-year bonus starting Saturday, May 15. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “Per law, we are allowed to process and release our mid-year bonus,” said Education Undersecretary for...
In an effort to support the online learning initiatives of the government, the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu and Globe inked a landmark partnership to build 26 new cell sites. Online learning is one of the multiple learning delivery modalities implemented this school year amid the COVID-19...
The European Union Delegation to the Philippines is preparing a one big summer blowout for Filipino children as it mounts the virtual edition of the annual cultural festival “Lakbayin Natin ang EU” as part of its Viva Europa 2021 celebration. (European Union Delegation to the Philippines)...
She would elicit from her students the best versions of themselves as thinking and aspiring scientists and engineers TEACHING BY EXAMPLE Class ‘79 Section A of Laguna College, with Miss Aurora Baldrias (second row center) and the author (top row third from right) After completing her...
