KANO, Nigeria -- Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a school in northwest Nigeria more than two months ago released 10 more of the hostages after ransom payment, the head of a parents association said Sunday. Schoolchildren kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in May 2021 are reunited...
Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued to implement Blended Learning when it formally opened the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Photo from DepEd Blended Learning, as defined by DepEd, refers to “face-to-face with any...
The Department of Education (DepEd) strongly denounced “any form of academic dishonesty” and appealed to parents, teachers, and learners to help put a stop to it. (Photo from Pixabay) “Even before the pandemic, cheating has always presented a challenge to the education system,” DepEd said...
A "welcome victory" for a country of more than 28 million learners . This is how a coalition of parents, students, health and education stakeholders described the gradual reopening of schools in areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. For Aral Pilipinas, the decision of the...
As the country moves on its second week of school opening, a new challenge in the implementation of distance learning was exposed online cheating. (Photo from Unsplash) A Facebook group called “Online Kopyahan” came to light over the weekend as it was used to leak answers from online learning...
Young Filipino students who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic should take advantage of the benefits under Republic Act No. 10917 or the Expanded Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) law and get their education back on track, Senator Sonny Angara said on Sunday. Angara...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 16, urged schools to take a more “active role” in the prevention of violence following the death of a Grade 10 learner due to an alleged incident of hazing. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “The Department will ensure that investigations will be...
The calls for the implementation of an academic break continues to trend on social media amid the rising cases of the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country which led to the implementation of a distance learning set-up across all levels. (Photo from Pixabay) More students and...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero E. De Vera debunked claims saying that there are no funds for all types of student financial assistance in 2022. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) De Vera said Friday, Sept. 10 that his statement during the budget briefing on Sept. 9 on...
Students renewed their calls to postpone the September 2021 Physicians Licensure Exam (PLE) as the Philippines logged its highest daily tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Aug. 30. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, the Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA) and the...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration deadline for the 2022 elections. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) NUSP forwarded a position paper asking the Comelec to reconsider its stance during the hearing of...
Students of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Main Campus have emerged as among the top performers at the Asian Schools Debating Championship (ASDC) held this month. PSHS-Main Campus (Photo courtesy of Bernard Llaguno/PSHS) “The Philippine Science High School System congratulates the...
