Senator Cynthia A. Villar has filed a bill requiring all graduating senior high school and college students to plant two trees each as a civic duty for environment protection and preservation. In the explanatory note of Senate Bill (SB) 2228, an Act to be known as the “Graduating Students for...
The students who will represent the country in the regional finals of the 2023 FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx / JA ITC) in August have been announced. (Courtesy of FedEx) The FedEx / JA ITC fosters business knowledge through practical teamwork exercises and...
Before his State of the Nation Address (SONA), an advocate group urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address issues on mass promotion and lack of proper assessment in schools which have a “detrimental impact” on employment and industries. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Our...
TACLOBAN CITY - Family and friends of two high school students killed by still unidentified assailants in Pambujan, Northern Samar have sought justice for their tragic deaths. The two minor victims, both students of Pambujan National High School, were stabbed by the suspects while they were on...
M'LANG, North Cotabato (PNA) – Thirty of the 45 students at the Palma Perez Elementary School here were discharged from the hospital after allegedly being poisoned by the “maruya” (banana fritters) they took for snacks on Monday, May 22. MARUYA (Wikipedia) Dr. Jun Sotea, municipal health...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and its partners reaffirmed their commitment to achieving inclusion and respect for language diversity in basic education programs. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) “We have made significant strides to strengthen our inclusion programs, and we vow to continue these...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently finalizing the calendar for the incoming school year, Education Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa on Friday, May 19, said. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Poa gave an update on the preparations for the opening of the School Year (SY) in an...
To promote a better understanding of the role of language in promoting inclusion and literacy, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold a language and inclusion summit next week. (DepEd file photo) “The Language and Inclusion Summit envisions the true realization of inclusion in education by...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A party-list solon has filed a bill institutionalizing various students’ rights in the country in a bid to protect and empower them. Pinuno Party-list Rep, Howard Guinto penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.7985, or the proposed Students’ Rights and Welfare Act of 2023. Guinto,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the importance of education in ending the cycle of poverty when she visited two public schools in Tacloban on Thursday, May 11. (Photo from Official Facebook Page of Inday Sara Duterte) Duterte visited The Basper Elementary School and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to re-strategize the Child Protection Units (CPUs) in schools to become more “efficient” in protecting and upholding children’s rights. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “They must double their efforts and commence in adapting the recommendations...
CUENCA, Batangas – Two senior high school students died and another was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a trailer truck in Barangay Dita, this town, on Sunday night, April 30. Police identified the fatalities as Cuenca residents John Paul Mistiola, 19; and Oswill James Magpantay, 16....
