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UC's Go backs Taiwan internship program to boost global readiness of Cebu students
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (204+ words) CEBU, Philippines " University of Cebu Chairman Augusto Go has expressed support for an international internship program designed to prepare students for global employment, highlighting a partnership with Dream Work that deploys trainees to Taiwan's hospitality industry. To date, more than…...
Stronger anti-bullying policies in Philippine schools pushed
4+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Calls have been intensifying for stronger anti-bullying polices in Philippine schools, including the implementation of an urgent, widespread reporting system and holding parents of bullies accountable for their children's actions. Quezon City Councilor Alfred Vargas is the latest…...
EDITORIAL - Still a bullying capital
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (407+ words) The country passed an anti-bullying law, Republic Act 10627, way back in 2013. RA 10627 requires all public schools from kindergarten to high school to adopt policies addressing bullying. Thirteen years since the enactment of the law, what's the progress in its enforcement?...
EDITORIAL - Child mothers
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (405+ words) A 14-year-old girl should be starting to chart her future, dreaming of what she wants to become and pursuing that dream. For thousands of girls in the country, however, pursuing any dream and attaining their full potential will have to…...
P41 billion tuition aid for 2. 58 million indigent students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (186+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Congress has allocated P41 billion in tuition subsidies for 2. 58 million underprivileged but deserving students who will enroll in private high schools nationwide in the school year 20262027. Marcelino Libanan, House minority leader and representative of the 4 Ps party-list, said the…...
Philippines logs 138, 697 teen mothers
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (310+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Philippines has recorded nearly 139, 000 adolescent mothers, with a worrying rise in pregnancies among girls below 15, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) said. Citing the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the CPD revealed…...
Children's book illustrators hold national workshop in Lake Sebu
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (285+ words) LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato " Twelve artists from across the Philippines gathered for "Sugilanon: Pambansang Palihan sa Pagguhit ng Aklat Pambata," a national workshop on children's book illustration organized by Room to Read in partnership with Soccsksargen-based publishing house Aklat Alamid....
Dark clouds for Filipinos who want to study abroad
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (721+ words) The internationalization of Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) has been a major achievement of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over the past decade. President Bongbong Marcos has consistently praised CHED and cited data on the rising number of Philippine…...
Ending mass promotion without ending inequality
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (937+ words) Calls to end mass promotion are resurfacing with renewed urgency, framed as a decisive response to the country's learning crisis. Faced with alarming data on low literacy and numeracy, it is tempting to see mass promotion as the clearest and…...
Our kids must revolt
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (867+ words) Why do Filipino babies grow to age 15 hardly knowing anything? They cannot read, they cannot write; if they can read, they cannot understand what they read. They cannot count beyond 20. They cannot explain the how and why of simple things…...