Over four million tech-voc learners are set to benefit from the free online financial literacy course in collaboration with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and BDO Foundation (BDOF), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Wednesday, June 7. According to...
Stakeholders and the general public were enjoined to participate in consultations to address the top issues that hound the country’s education system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), the Congressional body created through the...
As part of its interventions to address learning loss triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will implement a nationwide learning camp during the school break. (DepEd file photo) In a memorandum issued to regional directors and schools division superintendents dated...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement effective intervention programs to help struggling learners catch up with their studies. Gatchalian made the call following reports flagging “mass promotion” in basic education schools, warning that this...
(Illustration from FreePik) Today’s rapidly changing world brings about many emerging skills across various industries and fields of expertise. To keep up, schools must ensure that learning goes beyond the four walls of the classroom by allowing students to explore their passions and interests...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
The Department of Education (DepEd) participated in this year’s Philippine Book Festival to reiterate its commitment to promoting access to quality reading materials. “We have been considering the need to more effectively streamline our book and educational material purchases for many years,”...
The United States government has announced a new set of grants amounting to P20 million for Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs). There will be two types of grants to be given through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to its embassy in Manila. First is the "O2...
The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted the first-ever National Consultative Workshop on the Implementation of Programs, Projects, and Activities (PPAs) in line with its efforts to harmonize the delivery of learner support programs and services geared towards the [MATATAG...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay spearheaded the launching of the city's newest Mobile Learning Hubs on Friday, June 2, in its bid to further improve the quality of education of the Makatizen youth and address the growing number of basic reading and writing deficiencies being experienced in the country....
Ateneo De Manila University (AdMU) topped the list of schools featured in a global ranking that evaluates the commitment of higher education institutions (HEIs) to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Photo from Ateneo de Manila University’s Facebook page The...
A group of education workers urged the national government to step up in addressing the education shortages and improving the conditions of teachers to provide learners with a “more favorable” learning environment. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
