GENERAL SANTOS CITY (PNA) – A public school teacher here went viral on the Internet after her coffee shop-inspired classroom drew praises from netizens. THE interior of teacher Kris Girl Ramos’ coffee shop-inspired classroom in General Santos City. (Kris Girl Ramos FB) Kris Girl Ramos, a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A 32-year-old public school teacher died rescuing his colleague swept away by flood while crossing a spillway in Barangay San Vicente, Bato, Camarines Sur Tuesday, Aug. 23. Gremil Naz of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol identified the victim as Romeo Sison Jr.,...
The teacher, who allegedly “verbally abused” an elementary pupil in Camarines Norte, will be subjected to administrative proceedings, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Image courtesy of Jeannie Vargas / Facebook) “The Department of Education takes these incidents very seriously,”...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed the designation of Bangkok, Thailand as an additional testing center for the September 2022 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The Commision confirmed this in an advisory issued on Thursday, Aug. 4,...
CAGAYAN -- A teacher accused of falsification of private individual documents and a barangay chairman accused of usurpation of authority were arrested in separate implementations of warrant arrest on Friday, July 29, in Amulung town in this province. A report from the Cagayan Police Provincial...
TEACHER Cornelia Castor (right) lets a student borrow her shoes during a high school graduation ceremony in Pototan, Iloilo Friday, July 1. Castor’s kind deed has earned her kudos from netizens. (Krissy Selorio/Cornelia Castor) ILOILO CITY – A teacher in Pototan, Iloilo has been cited for...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. recently made a comment, reminiscing the “glory days” of the Philippines when it comes to academics. With the still ongoing pandemic ravaging the country’s—the world’s, in fact—academic systems, such a call for improving the academic standing of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 23-year-old teacher was allegedly raped and killed and her fiancé was found dead in Calbayog City Tuesday, June 14. Roan Jeallen Lamparas was found on the grassy portion of the diversion road in Barangay Bagacay around 8 p.m. She is believed to have been raped before she...
For a group of teachers, the next head of the Department of Education (DepEd) should come from the education sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) While the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) recognizes that Cabinet appointments as a prerogative of the Chief Executive, the “general sentiment” of...
The shooting of a teacher, who was set to serve in the 2022 National and Local Elections, was strongly condemned by the Department of Education (DepEd) and fellow teachers on Monday, May 9. (Photo from Unsplash) “Violence is not and should not be part of the process of democracy,” DepEd said in...
CORDON, Isabela – A public school teacher was arrested by anti-narcotics units for allegedly selling illegal drugs during a buy-bust on Thursday in Brgy. Malapat in this town. The suspect was identified as Drepol Palpallatoc , 38, an elementary public school teacher, and a resident of Brgy....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, a staunch advocate for quality education and a member of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, on Tuesday, May 3 commended President Duterte for signing Republic Act (RA) No. 11713, also known as the Excellence in Teacher Education Act of 2022. Senator...
