The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the application period for the upcoming school year's Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) has already started on May 16. (Senior High School students / DepEd file photo) “Ang SHS VP ay isang financial assistance program na nagkakaloob ng...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has advised graduating senior high school learners taking the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track to undergo the free assessment program in a bid to improve their...
To help more agriculture students pass the Licensure Examination for Agriculturists (LEA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on Friday, May 3, formally announced their partnership to offer free online review classes....
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has brushed off the claims of "Sinophobia" and racism in the proposed House probe on the influx of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed deep concern and alarm with the recent incidents of “brutal killings of minors” especially girls. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “No learner should ever fear for their safety while pursuing education, whether at home or in school,” DepEd said...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, April 25 urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to provide evidence amid allegations that some of the Chinese students in the Cagayan Region are acting as spies. Escudero said it would be unfair if the accusations against these Chinese nationals...
Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boylet" Vargas Jr. (Facebook) The people pursuing the issue on the alleged influx of Chinese students in Cagayan must be mindful of the mandate of national agencies, Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr....
Civic leader Teresita Ang See has lamented the "ugly face of Sinophobia and racism" in the country following the move of the government to look into the reported influx of Chinese students in Cagayan. Teresita Ang See Ang See said the speculation on the influx of Chinese students in a university in...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, April 21 said the Department of National Defense (DND), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and education authorities should be invited to provide more information about the reported influx of Chinese students in the province of Cagayan when the Senate...
The government has launched a probe into the reported influx of Chinese college students enrolled in a local private school in Cagayan to determine if their presence poses a security threat. National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director Jonathan Malaya said they are also looking into whether...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, April 19, expressed readiness to investigate alleged degree purchases by Chinese students in Cagayan. (Photo from CHED) “This is a serious allegation that universities are accepting foreign students and are being used as 'milking cows',” said...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is pushing for the passage of a measure that aims to grant a five percent discount on tuition and school supplies for underprivileged students. Under House Bill (HB) No. 1850 or...