To make the Philippines equipped to counter bigger challenges in the future, more investments should be poured into the country’s human capital and that the annual allocation for research and development (R&D) should be increased. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for...
Editorial Unemployment in the Philippines in September was at its highest since January 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last week, just before the government announced the easing of restrictions to Alert Level 2 in Metro Manila. The number of unemployed persons rose from...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Nov. 5, announced that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs in the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 2 will now be allowed. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “In the IATF ,...
The Philippines and Turkey are working on "closer academic collaboration" focusing on areas of fisheries and marine sciences, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. ACADEMIC PACT-- Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Maria Elena P. Algabre presents a token to Prof. Erol Özvar, President of...
Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals called out Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Popoy De Vera for “justifying” the removal of so-called subversive books from libraries of various universities nationwide. (Photo from Unsplash)...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was urged by the faculty of the University of the Philippines (UP) to stop “misrepresentation of academic freedom.” CONTEND The Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, denounced CHED for defending the...
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...
For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), vaccine hesitancy is the “least” of its problems when it comes to the inoculation of tertiary students against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination of student-athletes (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Whenever I go, I have not seen...
Regardless of degree programs, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that all tertiary students should be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Our target is 100 percent, all students should be vaccinated ,” said CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera...
Following the approval for the expansion of limited face-to-face classes to other degree programs, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that the application of higher education institutions (HEIs) at regional level is currently ongoing. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED...
By the end of November 2021, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is determined to vaccinate against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at least 80 percent of students at the tertiary level nationwide. Inoculation of student-athletes as part of CHED's vaccination drive for tertiary level (MARK...
As it strengthens its vaccination campaign for tertiary level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing to tap medical students who are in their senior year and those who have recently graduated to serve as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinators in schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
