Education

MANILA, Philippines – In 2009, more than 10 public school teachers and officials were kidnapped in Mindanao on five separate occasions, and one of them was beheaded. In the last quarter of the year, typhoons “Ondoy”and “Pepeng” destroyed billions worth of public school property. These unforeseen and unwanted events shook the country’s already struggling education…

MANILA, Philippines – A survey conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) showed that education stakeholders would rather schools open in June than in September.

La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines – Elderly people who wish to continue their studies can still go back to school with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Cordillera Region’s newest scholarship program.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through the initiatives of Commissioner Nenalyn Defensor held a “Consultative Conference on Strategies for the Conservation of Normal Schools as Focused Institutions and Strengthening of Teacher Education Institutions” on December 15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the HEDC Function Room.

Efren Peñaflorida said he wants to change the system of education in the Philippines, where not having a birth certificate or a mere P20 (about $0.40) could bar  poor children from enroling.

(Excerpts from the keynote speech of Dr. Felizardo Y. Francisco, Director IV, CHED, Office of Programs and Standards, at the 35th Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Philippine Association of Maritime Institutions [PAMI] held at AMOSUP Hospital Building, Davao City on December 5)

MANILA, Philippines—A party-list representative on Sunday urged Congress to pass a law that would penalize schools that bar students from taking their exams because they had not fully paid their school bills.

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While educated Filipinos were vital to the Philippine economy, the World Bank noted that most of them were unemployed.

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino has received international recognition for his innovative effort in educating poor children. Efren Peñaflorida, who started the “Kariton Klassroom” to bring education to poor children, has been named CNN Hero of the Year, the cable news network announced yesterday.

On CHED’s ETEEA Program After reading your article (September 11, 2009) CHED’S Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program, I decided to check out the CHED website and found some useful information. My three children have all graduated from college and I figured it was about time that I finally got that college degree that…

CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Education has noted an improvement in English proficiency of students in public schools as the department continues to invest in teachers training to further improve student performances in English.

(Conclusion) 5.2. Procedures for filing application to operate an extension classes/academic program: 5.2.1 An HEI intending to offer an extension classes/academic program shall file its application, with the Office of the CHED Chairman through the Regional Office (CHEDRO), which has jurisdiction over the main campus one year prior to the intended operation of the program.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) said that it was seeing improvement from its efforts to improve English proficiency among public school students if students’ performance in achievement tests are to be considered.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang disputed yesterday the findings of a group, which was accredited to administer English proficiency tests that the skill of Filipinos on the language is deteriorating.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education was urged yesterday to identify the 177 substandard nursing schools nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – Regarded as the third largest country in the world with the most number of people who can speak English, the Philippines may not be that good in English after all.

As the Department of Education (DepEd) goes full swing in connecting schools to the Internet, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus has issued guidelines for the responsible use of Internet services by students and school officials.

MANILA, Philippines – Multi-player online role-playing games, social networking sites, and pornography are officially banned on public high school Internet stations.

MANILA, Philippines – Paolo Velasco, a 17-year old fourth year student of the Marikina National High School is in danger of not graduating because he is hard-up going to school while working in the meat shop of his uncle. Working long hours, he earns a measly P100 a day which he shares with his younger…

Saying despite the implementation of free education among the youth, a lot of deserving students have not been able to gain access to quality education due to the lack of complimentary financial support, a party-list lawmaker is pushing for the creation of a municipal committee on education in every town all over the country.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will padlock some 177 nursing schools for the perennial failure of its graduates to pass the nursing licensure board examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

A new study conducted by the Department of Education found that about five to six million Filipinos of school age were out of school.

(This is part 2 and the conclusion. In part 1 I covered the subjects of [1] Issues and concerns on managing change and [2] Mass higher education.)

THE CONVERSION of several public schools into evacuation centers for tens of thousands rendered homeless by Storm “Ondoy’s” floods should worsen the short shrift public school students have been getting from the Department of Education’s decision last August to cut class hours to five or even four hours. DepEd officials have justified the truncated class…

CEBU, Philippines – Bonjour to French classes in public schools. Focused on preparing Filipino students for their role as global citizens, the Department of Education is set to offer French classes in selected public high schools in the country starting next schoolyear.

MANILA, Philippines – The decrease in the proposed budget for state universities and colleges (SUCs) in 2010 would not have much of an impact on their operations, Malacañang clarified yesterday.

First of two parts Adisclosure notice. As I am an official of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), I must inform readers of this column that all the issues, statements and information written in this space are my personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Office of Programs and Standards (OPS)…

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is shutting down seven law schools which failed to produce even a single Bar passer among its graduates in the last 10 years.

MANILA, Philippines – The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) bewailed yesterday a 13-percent cut in subsidies to state universities and colleges (SUCs) which the government plans to include in the 2010 budget.