House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) A big relief for students, particularly those living in disaster-hit areas. That's how Speaker Martin Romualdez described the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies...
President Marcos has signed into law the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters Emergencies Act which both aim to support families and students affected by calamities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos signed both laws on...
BACOLOD CITY – Students of the Sum-ag National High School here sought justice for a Grade 10 student who was found dead in Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last week. STUDENTS of Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City hold a prayer rally on Monday, August 19, seeking...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old Grade 10 student was found dead in a sugarcane plantation in Hacienda San Roque, Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 14, two weeks after she was reported missing by her family here. Police withheld the name of the victim, a Grade 10...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara called on stakeholders to collaborate in enhancing the Philippines' performance in the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results at the launch of the “Brigada Pagbasa Partners Network” on Wednesday, July 31. The...
The annual Palarong Pambansa (National Games), a tradition upheld by the Department of Education (DepEd), took center stage once again this year as it formally opened on Tuesday, July 9, in Cebu City. Palarong Pambansa (DepEd / file photo) “Kinikilala natin ang taunang Palarong...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education is extending psychological-social intervention following the recent death of a Grade 10 student in Maasin town, Iloilo province. “The Child Protection Committee (CPC) is set to conduct psycho-social interventions for affected peers and teachers,” said...
Close to 11 million Filipino children and youth are currently not attending school, with the majority opting out of pursuing higher education. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), out of the 42.8 million Filipinos aged five to 24 years, 10.7 million individuals are categorized as...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, April 19, vehemently condemned the killing of a Grade 8 learner from Agoncillo, Batangas. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “We deplore this heartless act of violence against our learners,” DepEd said in a statement. “There is no place for such a brutal...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 16-year-old student-athlete died after he was accidentally hit by a fallen soccer goal post at the oval ground of Northwestern University here on Friday, March 22. SOCCER goal post Police said the victim, a Grade 12 student of Caaocan High School in this city and...
Senator Cynthia Villar has cited a connection between children's learning outcomes and the high prices of meat, which contribute to protein deficiency and in turn, malnutrition. Villar mentioned this in her sponsorship of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2558 under Committee Report No. 193, or...
BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 10 student drowned in a river in Hacienda Antolanga, Barangay Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 17. A GRADE 10 student drowned in a river in Barangay Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 17. (Photo courtesy of Isabela Municipal Police...
