Student shoots principal inside campus

MANILA, Philippines -- A disgruntled third year student allegedly shot and killed the principal of a public school in South Cotabato, a police official said on Friday. Senior Superintendent Robert Kuinisala, South Cotabato police chief, identified the victim as Ricardo dela Cruz, principal of Surallah National Agricultural School (SUNAS) in the municipality of Surallah in South Cotabato. More news … [Read more...]

US Ambassador to launch US-funded science training for Mindanao high school teachers

Davao City (17 May) -- US Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney will deliver remarks at the opening of a US-funded training workshop for selected secondary school teachers from Mindanao on Monday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. … [Read more...]

Educators, CAT commandants participate in flag, anthem advocacy workshop

Banaue, Ifugao (17 May) -- Heeding to the call of the Department of Education on the proper handling of the Philippine Flag, education officials and Commandants of Citizen Army Training (CAT) from Regions I, II, III and CAR participated recently in a Flag Advocacy Campaign Seminar at the Banaue Hotel here. Credits: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080517.htm&no=37 … [Read more...]

Mindanao teachers map local environmental issues

Davao City (16 May) -- The U.S. government, in partnership with international non-governmental organization My Community Our Earth (MyCOE), will provide training in environmental sciences for selected secondary school teachers in Mindanao May 19-23 at the Philippine Science High School in Tugbok District, Mintal, Davao City. … [Read more...]

Most of Guinsaugon landslide orphans quit school — DepEd

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines -- Only 44 of the 103 students orphaned in the Guinsaugon landslide who availed of the Department of Education's scholarship program have continued their studies, a report from the DepEd Eastern Visayas office shows. … [Read more...]