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InvestEd.ph sets up nursing education fund to secure PHL’s supply of future frontliners
INVESTED.PH has collaborated with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation to expand its Global Nurse Education Finance Initiative in…
Team Europe pledges €1.7B to Global Partnership for Education
AT the Global Education Summit in London on July 30, the European Union (EU) and its member-states, as…
PLM holds graduation ceremony on Aug. 14
THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila invites all graduating students, their family members, faculty and staff to witness…
City of Malabon U earns CHED’s eligibility seal
MALABONIAN students are now guaranteed free quality education, courtesy of the City of Malabon University (CMU). On July…
Education sector hardest hit by ransomware in 2020
AS parts of the Philippines continues to be on lockdown, virtual classes are still the safest option so…
65 Erasmus+ Filipino scholars to pursue higher learning in EU
IN the coming weeks, 65 Filipino students will pursue their academic dreams in several countries of the European…
iACADEMY starts the new academic year with ‘GOAL’
MAKATI-based school iACADEMY ushered in the new academic year with its “GOAL” Information Session, a virtual discussion on…
PLDT, Smart fete North Luzon LGUs with education best practices
FOR promoting and sustaining quality learning amid the pandemic, several local government units (LGUs) in North Luzon were…
‘Battle of the Trolls’ webinar fires off National Forum on Communication, Democracy
THE country’s premiere organization of communication academics, professionals and media executives is set to launch a national forum…
UST ‘arki’ conducts documentation, modern architectural heritage conservation workshop
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas’ College of Architecture recently hosted the Modern Asean Architecture (mASEANa) Philippines International Students Workshop…
EducationUSA law school fair attracts aspiring Filipino graduate students
MORE than 340 participants from the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries interested in pursuing a Master of…
Pinoy teachers join international webinar for educational tech upskilling
TO help upskill and equip Filipino educators with the integration of educational technology, the Education Department and Global…
UnionBank primes teachers for digital, higher learning
UNIONBANK of the Philippines aims to train 800,000 public-school teachers all over the country to enhance their digital…
EDUCATORS SPEAK: Rise in anger, tantrums toward teachers, parents
FOR years we bombarded them by saying: “The Internet is a dark place. Nothing good comes out of…
Importance of cultural communities in national unity, development tackled in PHL Consulate General-Frankfurt lecture
FRANKFURT—In celebration of the Cultural Communities Week, the Philippine Consulate General in this German city conducted on July…
PLM welcomes 6K+ freshmen
THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) has updated the list of freshmen students eligible for admission for…
In final SONA, youth orgs clamor for solutions to education crisis
WITH less than a year remaining for the current administration, the Take Up Space Movement (TUSM) has called…
BARMM grants cash aid to 1.2K scholars
COTABATO CITY—Education scholars of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have started receiving their scholarship benefits…
Aboitiz tech-voc scholars graduate with flying colors
THE pandemic may have brought many challenges to learning, but for scholars of the Aboitiz Foundation Technical Vocational…
STAKEHOLDERS SPEAK: Delivering remote assessments with integrity
ASSESSMENT is a critical window in gauging learning, and acts as a communication channel between students and educators,…
Local universities stage European theater plays
THE European Union Delegation to the Philippines, EU member-states, their EU cultural institutes, and 16 university-partners have announced…
TIP-PICQS partnership pushes for quantity surveyor education
TO empower young Filipino engineers and bolster quantity surveyor education across the country, the Technological Institute of the…
DepEd gets ₧12M+ worth of equipment from USAID
THE United States recently donated distance learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) for the Alternative Learning…
Mapúa U SHS now offers Arts and Design track
EQUIPPING more young learners with strong foundational skills to prepare them for college and future careers, Mapúa University’s…
EDUCATORS SPEAK: Practicing mindfulness to combat stress by using the ‘SMPLE’ method
ON the seventh episode of TAYO Naman! (Tulong, Alaga, Yakap at Oras para sa mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Edukasyon),…
iACADEMY animation students win in European Union’s digital art contest
A TRIO of third-year animation students from iACADEMY was adjudged as first runner-up in the Digital Art category…
DLSU names 24th prexy
DE La Salle University (DLSU) has named as its 24th president Br. Bernard Oca FSC, EdD, as he…
Japan commits P143 million for PHL officials’ scholarship project
SECRETARY of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. and Ambassador of Japan Kazuhiko Koshikawa on July 6 signed…
PLM employees, dependents now shielded vs Covid-19
THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) marked a milestone of sorts on July 8 as 200 members…
Phinma Education, CARD MRI link up for Laguna’s underserved students
PHINMA Education has partnered with local microfinance institution Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD…
UST-Philippines, Chile biodiversity professionals deliver lectures
Science, Technology and Society (STS) Summit, as well as the first UST Chile-UST Phils. Joint Symposium, with “Biodiversity,…
Ateneo’s new research group brings Pinoys’ insights, voices on national issues
THE Ateneo School of Government, through its public policy think tank Ateneo Policy Center, recently launched the first…
Tourism, hospitality post-grad programs evolve for the demands of the new world
ADDRESSING and adapting to the ever-changing, always-evolving demands of the modern domestic and global tourism and hospitality industry,…
Smart gives back in a big way with P100K promo for students
THINKING it was too good to be true, 19-year-old B.S. Biology major Richard Christopher Bornea said that receiving…
DepEd TV channel to boost awareness on PHL history
NURTURING the historical awareness of Filipino learners, teachers, parents and the public, the Department of Education (DepEd) is…
Gatchalian: LUCs vital in tackling jobs-skills mismatch, boosting post-‘Covid’ recovery
SEN. Sherwin T. Gatchalian recently cited the vital role of local universities and colleges (LUCs) in increasing access…
US, Palawan State U break ground on American Corner-Puerto Princesa
ON June 4, the United States Embassy in the Philippines and Palawan State University (PSU) launched American Corner…
Acer Academy goes all-out in aiding PHL education system
INFORMATION and communications technology (ICT) giant Acer will continue helping the country in pursuit of its digital transformation…
PHL hosts workshop on ATC Work Plan development
THE Philippines has led the creation of the blueprint for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in…
“Teacher approved” apps for kids now available on Google Play
Monitoring children’s online activities goes beyond keeping track of their daily screen time. Especially now that parents need…
Tesda urges LGUs to tap contact tracing graduates
To strengthen the country’s monitoring system for possible contagion carriers, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda)…
UST receives 2021 Casa Asia Award for education, science
BARCELONA—University of Santo Tomas (UST) recently bagged the 2021 Award for Education and Science from Casa Asia during…
New book a ‘salute’ to the Filipino soldier
A BOOK showcasing uniforms of Filipino fighters from 1935 to 1945 in sepia and khaki was launched recently,…
Stock Knowledge, DepEd Makati join forces to launch EdTech platform
NEW education technology (EdTech) start-up Stock Knowledge is collaborating with the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Makati City-School Division…
San Francisco college’s PHL studies dept marks 50th year, creates 1st PHL studies degree in US
SAN FRANCISCO—Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer and officers of the Philippine Consulate General in this United States…
Avid, Dolby deliver ‘sound education’ to iACADEMY
ENHANCING its Music Production and Sound Design program, iACADEMY recently formed a partnership with audio and sound giants…
Pinoy students get ₧57 million aid from US universities
AT least 80 Filipinos accepted to universities in the United States have signed up for EducationUSA Phils.’ second…
IBM Phils. partners with Valenzuela City for P-TECH
EQUIPPING its youth with the skills needed to keep its economic engine running smoothly, the city government of…
Fil-Canadians get to know ‘baybayin’
CALGARY—Filipino Canadians had the opportunity to learn baybayin—the Philippines’s ancient script or syllabary—during the fourth episode of Sining…
Lumad Bakwit students lose their school anew in Bukidnon
LUMAD Bakwit School students have decried that a school in Bukidnon built after they were displaced was destroyed…
Mapúa to offer world-class ISO courses with UK’s BSI
MAPÚA University will start offering short certificate-training courses on International Organization Standardization (ISO), as it signed a memorandum…
Briones cites Pinoy heroism, bravery as inspiration in PHL’s Covid-19 battle
WITH the education sector still facing challenges brought about by the pandemic, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones waxed…
PLM grads conferred with Order of Lapu-Lapu for acts of heroism
ALUMNI of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) were recognized by President Duterte for their heroic act…
Benilde SHS to roll out culinary, hospitality, tourism management strands
THE Benilde Senior High School (SHS) is ready to welcome students who wish to pursue professional careers in…
Young activists call for incorporation of labor education in SHS curriculum
THE Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) has welcomed the recent passing of the Labor Education Act or Republic…
UST ‘arki’ student bags silver award in AYDA PH for ‘estero’ recycling hub
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas-College of Architecture student Napoleon Marion Clarke F. Mui recently won the Silver Award under…
New law enhances tertiary courses with labor education
PRESIDENT Duterte has signed into law an act integrating labor education in the local education system’s tertiary curriculum.…
USAID, The Asia Foundation introduce youth leadership for democracy fellows
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) welcomed 30 young Filipino leaders into the first-ever Youth Leadership…
DepEd, Globe launch self-care webinar series for educators
THE Department of Education (DepEd) and Globe Telecom recently introduced a series of learning sessions with the theme,…
UnionBank builds innovation campus
UNION Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) continues to push the envelope in its digital transformation journey when it…
Pilipinas Shell, PhilDev hold virtual STEM-based mentoring
PILIPINAS Shell Petroleum Corp. (Pilipinas Shell), through its social arm Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI) and in collaboration…
Tesda kicks off training program for OF workers
OUTBOUND overseas Filipino workers may source their needed learning prerequisites within a shorter period with the Technical Education…
SOS condemns spokesperson, calls for NTF-ELCAC scrapping
THE Save Our Schools Network (SOS) continued its call for the abolition of the National Task Force To…
Archivist highlights rich collection of Archivo at Dominican webinar
AN archivist recently discoursed on the centuries-old collection of the Archivo de la Universidad de Santo Tomás (AUST).…
EDUCATORS SPEAK: What’s right, wrong about being ‘woke’?
THE term “woke” has become popular among millennials and those who belong to “Generation Z.” Furthermore, it has…
US launches school-based drug-prevention curriculum
THE United States Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has collaborated with the Dangerous…
Filipina fashion design student rules global brand campaign tilt
FILIPINO fashion design student Nina Elicaño captured top honors at the Mary Kay & ArtsThread Challenge 2020-21—an international…
DepEd-Cebu, Globe seal deal to erect new cell sites
GLOBE is embarking on a landmark partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Cebu Province for the…
Mapúa lands in global impact rankings, 2 years in a row
MAPÚA University has made it anew into the global Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings for the second…
Smart selects students for data subsidies
HELPING students deal with the challenges of distance learning amid the pandemic, mobile services provider Smart Communications recently…
Abra HS in podium finish at World Robot Games 2021
THE Department of Education commended Abra High School’s Robotics Team after it took home bronze medals in the…
Alcatel-Lucent enhances distance learning with cloud-based solution
By Roderick L. Abad AS the country’s education system continues to embrace distance learning, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has…
EU promotes friendship, ties with Pinoy kids’ cultural fest
GREAT adventures await Filipino children this summer, as the European Union Delegation mounts the virtual edition of the…
Ed-tech platform Stock Knowledge boosts blended learning capabilities
SINCE the pandemic upended the lives of countless people globally, many sectors have shifted toward using online platforms…
DepEd-ICO gets children’s books courtesy of KOICA
THE Department of Education-International Cooperation Office (DepEd-ICO) received 10 boxes of children’s books from the Korean International Coordinating…
EDC launches overseas internship program for scholars
Lopez-led renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is taking the next step for its scholars’ regenerative future…
DepEd, PNU seal professional devt pact for teachers, school leaders
FURTHER supporting the professional growth of educators, the Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with the Philippine Normal…
Israel launches first Hebrew-Filipino book
THE Embassy of Israel in the Philippines recently launched the first Hebrew book translated into Filipino: Bigla, May…
Radenta, Lithan now provide higher digital learning courses
MAJOR local information-technology (IT) solutions integrator Radenta Technologies recently formed a partnership with Lithan Singapore through the latter’s…
UST Pharmacy launches memorial lecture, unveils activities for 150th foundation year
THE University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy (FOP), in partnership with Mercury Drug Corp. (MDC), launched a…
PHL-India educational collab to enhance disaster resilience
TOP-RANKING Indian learning institution Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) signed a…
Free access to Tesda’s training programs to last until 2022
STUDENTS and teachers will continue to enjoy their free digital connections to the Technical Education and Skills Development…
PIDS researchers point out medium of instruction-mother tongue mismatch
STUDENTS and teachers lack familiarity with their chosen medium of instruction used in schools under the Mother Tongue-Based…
PLM engineering students win big in national contest
THE Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila’s College of Engineering and Technology students recently bagged top honors at the…
Israel promotes urban gardening on Earth Day
THE Embassy of the State of Israel, in cooperation with MASHAV and the local government of San Juan…
What schools should know about student assessments
ASSESSING students’ understanding and mastery of a subject is a crucial part of education. Testing helps educators evaluate…
DepEd: Info gathering on ACT, TDC ‘standard requirement’
THE Education Department on Monday defended its recent directive to identify the membership details of two teachers’ organizations,…
Lenovo Phils. takes e-learning to the next level with EdVision
THE Philippine government and the private sector must work together to achieve educational digital transformation on a national…
Filipino kids quiz Japanese envoy
THE Embassy of Japan in the Philippines announces the premiere of its “Hello! Japan Special: Kids Ask Ambassador…
GBP, GT Foundation donate school buildings
RELENTLESS in its pursuit of helping improve the country’s education system, Global Business Power Corp. (GBP) has partnered…
Mapúa releases trends in occupations for 2021
THE pandemic has brought about changes in the employment space, which points to an urgent demand for more…
Benilde SHS to offer strand for aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, managers
DE La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Senior High School (DLS-CSB SHS) is ready to welcome new students as…
Ateneo leads 5 PHL universities listed in 2021 THE Impact Rankings
While the four private universities - ADMU, DLSU, Mapua, UST - are well-known universities, only one public university - Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) - is ranked among the world’s best universities by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
US-Philippine partnership reaches 3 million Filipino students
THE United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Acting Administrator Gloria Steele recently congratulated participants of the 14th…
Converge, CDC give e-learning equipment to Aeta students
CLARK FREEPORT—Converge ICT Solutions Inc., in partnership with Clark Development Corp. (CDC), recently turned-over electronic learning materials to…
LGUs earn seal for good educational governance
EVEN before the pandemic, the private sector—led by major companies like PLDT Inc.—has always stepped up in helping…
Public-school students get prepaid home WiFi modems
WHILE many students are still struggling to adjust to online learning brought about by the pandemic, many need…
Japan readies Pinoy nurses, care workers for preparatory language-training sessions
THE opening ceremony of the Preparatory Japanese-Language Training for the 13th batch of Filipino nursing and care-work candidates…
PLM undergraduate classes go asynchronous until month-end
CLASSES at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) will continue to be on asynchronous mode of learning,…
Rex Education signs new authors to publish first comprehensive law book on the Bangsamoro Organic Law
Rex Education is set to publish the first comprehensive law book that will tackle the details of the…