A consumers' group is pressing Philippines authorities to focus on improving the internet quality in the country as the recently signed a law that allows users to transfer networks without changing mobile number does not seem relevant and is not widely commended by the public. Professor Louie...
Six out of 10 Filipinos believe their quality of life got worse in the past 12 months, a non-commissioned survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The third quarter 2021 SWS survey was conducted from Sept. 12 to 16 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 Filipino adults...
The Philippines ranked 48th among 110 countries in the latest Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL), climbing 18 places since 2020 and surpassing Indonesia. digital-897x598 The study, conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark, covered 90 percent of the global population. Evaluated on five...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the National Quality Management System (NQMS) certifiable to the ISO 9001:2015 standards to enhance education service delivery and client satisfaction nationwide. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) A Ramon Magsaysay awardee for education urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to address issues and concerns on the current curriculum in order to solve the educational crisis in the country. “The Philippines is in a crisis. We cannot really afford to look at the...
Among others, the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to decongest the current K to 12 curriculum to address challenges of education quality in the country. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “The curriculum is overcrowded, putting a lot of pressure on teachers and learners to master it,” said Pam...
Filipino students (DepEd file photo) To discuss the ongoing reform initiatives for basic education in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to hold a virtual forum series starting this week. In collaboration with the Philippine Forum for Quality Basic Education (Educ Forum), the...
Classroom teaching and learning before the COVID-19 pandemic. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) For Education Secretary Leonor Briones, the biggest challenge in the education sector to date is quality. During the public forum entitled “Revisiting the EDCOM of 1991: Continuities and...
After suffering a backlash from educators following his push to improve teacher quality purportedly to address the education crisis, a group of education workers advised Senator Sonny Angara to study the working conditions of teachers to “better understand the education crisis.” (ALI VICOY /...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, Aug. 7, said that the blended learning approach in the delivery of basic education will be implemented this upcoming school year. Among the delivery learning modalities under blended learning is television-based instruction through DepEd TV. (Photo...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the Mental Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG) have launched a 102-page manual which seeks to streamline mental health research in the country. (DOST-PCHRD) The "Quality Mental Health...
(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) Forty-nine percent of Filipinos said their quality of life got worse in the last 12 months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Saturday, July 24. The SWS survey conducted from June 23-26, 2021 revealed that 49 percent of adult...
