The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has opened the application for its Merit Scholarship Program (CMSP) for incoming first-year college students for Academic Year (AY) 2023-2024. “CHED is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the Merit Scholarship Program,” the Commission...
The higher budget allocation of the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) program received praises from Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, who underscored the program’s importance in saving the private education sector from collapse. Also the chair of the...
A group of education workers on Saturday, March 18, urged the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to refocus its infrastructure program towards social services infrastructure especially the construction of classrooms in public schools. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has inaugurated the Regional TVET Innovation Center (RTIC) at the Isabela School of Arts and Trades (ISAT) in Ilagan City, Isabela which will help in providing skills training to the country’s workforce. In a statement, TESDA said...
Six personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) who received the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) 2022 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees - Dangal ng Bayan Award and Pagasa Award were commended by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte. “We are sincerely grateful by...
The Philippine government is seeking grants and loans from foreign governments to be able to fill the shortage of hundreds of thousands of classrooms nationwide. Department of Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said Thursday that grants from other countries or foreign governments as well as...
By Junie Del Mundo Nation branding has been an advocacy of mine for a number of years now. Even before the pandemic, I was already calling on government agencies and business leaders to collaborate and lay the groundwork for a strong and defined Philippine brand that could raise our profile in the...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has joined the celebration of National Women’s Month, stating that they are a priority when it comes to the provision of training for them to be empowered and to further widen their employment opportunities in the country. TESDA took...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 13, underscored the importance of education to ensure the security of the children’s future as she urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize educational programs for Filipino children. The official was the guest speaker...
With the help of his teachers, a student from a public school in Tondo, Manila came up with a creative, environmentally friendly, and innovative solution to waste management. After seeing the growing problem of garbage and the lack of proper roads in their area, Grade 8 student John Paul Ralloma...
Over 300 elementary pupils received school supplies and dental kits when Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte visited a public school in Aklan on Monday, March 13. In a Facebook post, Duterte shared photos of her visit to Caticlan Elementary School in Malay,...
Two Senior High School (SHS) students from the Philippines have been invited to join a study tour in Vienna, Austria after winning a virtual education exhibition. Salina M. Konno and Jhames Bernard M. Dingle, both Grade 12 students of Francisco E. Barzaga Integrated High School in Dasmariñas,...