UP to implement no fail policy this semester
No student of the University of the Philippines (UP) will implement a no fail policy this semester, the university’s Office of the Student Regent (OSR) said Thursday. “UP to implement …
No student of the University of the Philippines (UP) will implement a no fail policy this semester, the university’s Office of the Student Regent (OSR) said Thursday. “UP to implement …
Fourteen Philippine universities were included among the best higher education institutions (HEI) in Asia by think tank Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in its 2021 university rankings, the Commission on Higher Education …
ACT-Teachers Party-List Rep. France Castro filed House Bill (HB) No.8058 to amend the five-decade-old Republic Act (RA) 4670, or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. “RA 4670 or the …
Education Secretary Leonor Briones clarified that the Department of Education (DepEd) was not part of the establishment of Community Learning Hubs, a project of the Office of the Vice President. …
ACT-CIS Representative Jocelyn Tulfo called for the extension of the current school year to July 2021 as the country waits for the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine. Tulfo noted on …
The College of the Holy Spirit of Manila (CHSM) announced it would be closing its doors in 2020, citing the school’s difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. CHSM provincial leader Sr. …
An “indignation rally” against academic break was held by the League of Parents of the Philippines, Hands Off Our Children, and other groups of parents at the University of the …
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian favored localized academic break or suspension of classes in calamity-hit areas over Luzon-wide or nationwide academic freeze. Gatchalian, chairperson of the Senate committee on basic education, said …
A University of the Philippines (UP) official on Thursday refuted President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusation that the university recruits students to become rebels and members of the Communist Party of the …
According to Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, the senators are unanimous that the funds set aside for state colleges and universities (SUCs) will not be cut for 2021. “Insofar …
On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to withdraw the funding of the University of the Philippines (UP) amid Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) students’ call for an academic strike. Duterte …
On Tuesday, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) rejected calls for an academic break in nationwide or even in Luzon following the extensive damages of typhoons in the Philippines. In …
Marikina City local government suspended classes in public and private schools in the city due to the damage caused by Typhoon Ulysses, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Monday. “How can students …
Faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman urged the school’s administration to “immediately” end the semester due to the challenges brought by the effects of typhoons that …
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque told students of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) who called for an academic strike against the government’s pandemic and typhoon response they would fail and …
The University of Santo Tomas and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines suspended Sunday their synchronous and asynchronous classes for several days due to the adverse effects of Typhoon Ulysses. …
The Senate passed on the third and final reading a bill that would increase public school teachers’ chalk allowance (budget for school supplies) to P5,000 in 2021 and eventually to …
The University of the Philippines System announced that there will be no UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for incoming first year students in Academic Year 2021-2022. Below is the article …
The Philippine Science High School (Pisay) has implemented a change in its admission process for students due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, where physical entrance examinations have not yet been …
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Monday filed a bill that would build hospitals inside state universities and colleges (SUCs) that offer medical courses. Angara filed Senate Bill No. 1850 or the …
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) urged the Department of Education to assign some of the 437 vehicles bought by DepEd for module distribution to remote areas. DepEd Undersecretary Alain Pascua …
Director Joey Reyes complained of a learning module that used dialogues from popular Filipino movies in one of its activities. “A friend posted this on her wall, tagging and asking …
A mother said enrollment and financial difficulties caused her child to take his own life in Albay – opposing the claims of DepEd that such suicide incidents were not related …
Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua said DepEd procured 166 Strada 4×4 GLS MT trucks, which costs P1.5 million per unit, even before the COVID-19 pandemic so DepEd personnel could …
The Department of Education (DepEd) is asking the public to stop linking suicide cases to the remote learning implementation, including the use of learning modules. DepEd warned Tuesday that some …
COVID-19 allegedly hit more than 240 teachers from two regions after distributing learning modules that students will use in distance learning. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) secretary-general Raymond Basilio said …