With the plan to fully implement in-person learning by November this year, a group of education workers urged the national government to double the School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to ensure a safe reopening of classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of...
A total of 52 scholars were able to finish a six-year specialized science curriculum of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) system. Philippine Science High School System Logo (PSHS System Facebook page) The "pioneer" scholars were from PSHS - Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus (PSHS-ZRC). PSHS...
Senator Loren Legarda has sought congressional passage of her bill seeking to provide additional benefits and protection to teaching and non-teaching personnel in public schools all over the country. This after Legarda filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2 which seeks to amend specific provisions of...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Medical Services Department resumed its medical and dental mission at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (OLPHS) in Santolan, Pasig City on June 29. (OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL, INC. FACEBOOK) According to a report by PCSO, the mission...
The Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) maintained that it remains committed to providing and creating a “safe learning environment” for its students amid complaints of abuse by some of its alumni. (Courtesy of PHSA FB page) PHSA, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday,...
In a bid to attract more educators to teach in public schools, Sen. Sonny Angara filed a bill raising the minimum salary grade level of teachers from the current Salary Grade 11 to 19. Angara said the bill primarily aims to attract more qualified and competent teachers in public schools and help...
The long wait is over. Dr. Tricia Robredo, one of former Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughters, finally attended the graduation ceremony for her medical degree from the Ateneo de Manila University’s health sciences program. Dr. Tricia Robredo (left) and former vice president Leni Robredo...
In celebration of "Araw ng Pasig," five newly-constructed school buildings in the city were officially named after prominent Pasigueños, following a policy shift steering away from naming infrastructure projects after incumbent politicians. The short ceremony was held at the Rizal High School at...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines on eligibility and application for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) for the incoming school year. Photo was taken in Signal Village National High School, Taguig City in June 2019. (DepEd Public Affairs Service file...
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) is now accepting Scholarship applications for incoming grade 7 students for 2023-2024, open to eligible Filipino students through its Requirement for Admission, Criteria and Evaluation (RACE). PSHS-Main Campus facade (PSHS/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Gon on Sunday, June 26 said he is confident that Executive Order 174 which President Duterte recently issued would help ensure that Filipino students have access to quality education even under the “new normal.” EO 174, which establishes the expanded career...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. recently made a comment, reminiscing the “glory days” of the Philippines when it comes to academics. With the still ongoing pandemic ravaging the country’s—the world’s, in fact—academic systems, such a call for improving the academic standing of...
