Shares other financial steps for a better future for every Filipino “I’ve heard and seen so many athletes who, after their careers, didn’t know where to go after. They went after their ‘wants’ instead of their ‘needs.’ Nakakalungkot. I don’t want it to happen to me and to all the...
The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC), an agency attached to the Department of Education (DepEd) has called on government agencies and literacy partners to adopt the standards for exemplary community-based literacy programs and engagements. KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN During its 147th...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended teachers who continue to ensure that education will continue despite the challenges that they too have to overcome. DepEd / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN “We have striven, struggled, we have worked to continue to address the growing demands of society...
Reading for pleasure AUTHOR'S PICK Multi-awarded American novelist Jeffrey Eugenides I’ve been reading constantly since I don’t remember when. Sometimes, I would read up to five books at the same time, reading one chapter here, another chapter just before I slept, yet another chapter just...
As it remained as one of the most trusted government agencies, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has cited the need to continue increasing science literacy among the Filipinos. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Rowena Cristina L....
Uncertainties caused by COVID-19 have driven more Filipinos to save extra, but they do it without careful planning, a survey commissioned by Hong Kong-based AIA Group Limited revealed on Tuesday, July 20. Based on AIA’s Save Smarter Study 2021, the survey showed that fear and insecurity arising...
To improve literacy of Filipinos, the Department of Education (DepEd) has expanded and intensified the integration of financial education in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. To help improve literacy of Filipinos, DepEd expands financial education in K to 12. (Photo from DepEd) “Financial...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Monday, May 31, took time to thank her office’s volunteers highlighting their valuable contribution in building the nation. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) “This is also what we believe government must be - a center of...
Over a thousand Grades 7 to 12 students from public schools nationwide recently participated in the opening session of the Infoteach Outreach Webinar Series, PLDT’s digital literacy program, presented in partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). “We are...
The holiday season is officially here. Hands-on mommies once again will get extra busy to make sure the whole family will enjoy a meaningful holiday celebration, even though it's going to be a bit different this year because of the COVID-19. And to help Mommies to spend their budget wisely,...
This national conference is what everyone needs right now in the transition to the technological period When we say literacy the first thing that comes to mind is the ability to read and write. As defined by the Oxford dictionary, its secondary denotation, on the other hand, is “competence in a...
Reading, in this day and age, has become even more important In the Philippines, National Reading Month is celebrated every November. The notion of commemorating reading and learning in the country started out in 2011, after former education secretary and Lasallian brother Armin Luistro declared...
