Asia-Pacific nations should forge stronger partnerships to address the impact of changing climate by making climate financing available and accessible to developing countries that bear the brunt of global warming, the Philippines’ top climate official said. Climate Change Commission Secretary...
A total of 8,241 out of 11,402 examinees passed the 2020-2021 bar examinations, or 72.28 percent. This surpassed the 59.06 percent passing rate recorded in 2016 in which there were 6,344 examinees. The manner in which the 2020-2021 bar examinations was conducted offers many lessons in governance...
Tired of the same old challenges on social media? Fear not. Celebrity couple Derek Ramsay and Ellen Adarna are offering you something new. Or so some think. The two recently celebrated their first year together as husband and wife at a resort in Pangasinan. They shared photos from the getaway on...
Amid the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, joined education leaders, teachers, learners in the country and around the world in celebrating this year’s International Day of Education. Photo taken at Butuan Central...
The Department of Education (DepEd) shared the various challenges experienced by teachers and students who participated during the pilot run after completing the five-week study on limited face-to-face classes in select schools in December. Photo taken at Mary Perpetua E. Brioso National High...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina Is democracy inherently dysfunctional and double-edged? If it’s true that “democracies can deliver by improving the lives of their own people,” how come the Philippines, called the oldest democracy in Asia, faltered miserably? Can democracy...
Participants to the 4th World Media Summit (Photo by Isabel de Leon) BEIJING, China -- Leaders and representatives from more than 260 media outlets and institutions across the world on Monday gathered in person or online at a media summit to discuss challenges and opportunities brought by COVID-19...
As the country partially reopened its schools this week, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to take note of the challenges experienced by the schools included in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes. Pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in Mary Perpetua E. Brioso...
After getting approval from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is now offering the Master of Arts in Education major in Teaching in Challenged Areas (MAED-TCA). Photo from Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Facebook page...
Participants attending the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders' Summit pose for a group photo in Rome, Italy, Oct. 30, 2021. (Xinhua) ROME, Italy -- The G20 Summit in Rome ended on Sunday with the adoption of a declaration reaffirming the crucial role of multilateralism and international cooperation in...
Editorial Each new school year brings with it a different set of hopes, goals -- and in these tumultuous times -- challenges that were unheard of in past school years. This academic year, like last year, is starting in a peak of a pandemic, which has forced the Department of Education (DepEd) to...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will emerge victorious in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic like it always does when faced with challenges. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in...
