Education Secretary Armin Luistro ordered yesterday all schools to screen their students, particularly kindergarten pupils, for diseases and other medical conditions. Luistro, who opened the 11th School Health and Nutrition Congress at the Teachers’ Camp in Baguio City, said he would like for the Department of Education to have a complete profile of the health and nutrition conditions of every public elementary and high school student so DepEd could determine which school should have health interventions. … [Read more...]
Lapus to school officials, teachers: Don’t compel students to shell out contributions for Christmas party
November 8, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
MANILA, Nov. 8 -- With the Christmas season fast approaching, Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus told school officials and teachers on Sunday not to compel students to shell out donations or contributions for their Christmas party. “We all know the guidelines of DepEd, no collection policy in public schools. This is voluntary and not compulsory. Celebrations should not be a burden to the parents, and that teachers should not coerce students to contribute any amount,” Lapus said. … [Read more...]
Education Reforms Needed
May 23, 2008 by · 1 Comment
According to Senator Mar Roxas, on the plight of education of Filipino children; "Our students are being short-changed. They are made to believe that the education they are getting now is enough to prepare them for the increasingly knowledge-based world, when it is not at all competitive. Lugi sila,†he said." … [Read more...]
PGMA congratulates Filipino students who won gold medal at World Robot Olympiad
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MANILA, May 12 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo congratulated today the Filipino students who made the country proud after winning the gold medal during the World Robot Olympiad 2007 held in Taipei, Taiwan in November last year. … [Read more...]
Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
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VANCOUVER, Canada -- Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. Recently, university teachers have swapped student term papers for assignments to write entries for the free online encyclopedia. … [Read more...]
Norwegian shipowners offer scholarships, employment
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CEBU CITY, May 10 (PNA) - The Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) is offering scholarship-to-employment opportunities for 325 maritime students of University of Cebu (UC). UC Mambaling has already selected 25 students who will be included in the grant. NSA members will be coming to UC Lapu-Lapu-Mandaue (LM) campus on May 12 to 16 for the final screening and selection of 300 scholars. … [Read more...]
Dilapidated schools, students dropping out plague Medellin
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CEBU CITY, Philippines - When school opens this June, the municipality of Medellin expects fewer students attending classes. Councilor Conrado Mangubat said poverty has forced some students to stay at home and help their parents earn a living. … [Read more...]
Prioritize classroom shortage, solon urged
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MANILA, May 2 (PNA) – A lawmaker has sought to prioritize the shortage of classrooms in public schools nationwide as a result of the significant increase in the transfer of students from private schools. … [Read more...]
