THE Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday it has ordered its engineers and field units to fast-track the repair and rehabilitation of schools damaged by typhoon Sendong in Mindanao. … [Read more...]
Displaced teachers still give aid
December 24, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Education Secretary Armin Luistro was moved to tears by what the employees of his department had done for the victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong.” … [Read more...]
DepEd expects no delay in release of Christmas bonus for public school teachers
December 13, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to the earlier report Tuesday, the Department of Education says there’s no delay in the release of government teachers’ annual Christmas bonus. … [Read more...]
More Filipino teachers off to jobs abroad
June 27, 2009 by · 2 Comments
MANILA, Philippines—The exodus of Filipino teachers to other countries is expected to continue in the coming years, according to a labor group. The Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) said on Wednesday two places were the likely magnets for Filipino teachers—the United States, which would need two million teachers in the coming decade, and Arab countries, which would need at least 450,000 teachers. … [Read more...]
Lapus confident law on add’l teachers’ salary will be passed soon
August 23, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Department of Education Secretary "Jesli A. Lapus" said that a proposed legislation which seeks to add P9000 more over the next three years to present monthly compensation of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel may be passed into law soon after the House leadership assured the immediate passage of the bill. … [Read more...]
Teachers laud DepEd for taking action on six-hour working day
June 15, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Public school teachers are expected to meet the Education Secretary Jesli Lapus on Monday to discuss guidelines on the teacher's working hours. … [Read more...]
Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
May 11, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
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...]
Read-Along marks 1st ‘storied’ year
May 11, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
OVER A HUNDRED CHILDREN JOINED THE Inquirer Read-Along's first anniversary storytelling session Saturday which featured celebrity mom readers Lani Mercado and Daphne Oseña-Paez together with teachers from Sophia School in Bulacan and storytellers Rich Rodriguez and Regina Sevilla of Alitaptap. … [Read more...]
