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Friday 14th of June 2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Education rehiyon 10 nagpagawas og mga pamphlets og uban pang mga basahon bahin sa mga polisiya sa gradwasyon og pag abri sa klase dinhi sa rehiyon.
Si Dr. Allan Farnazo, officer in charge sa DepEd 10 nag pahigayon og katorse (14) ka mga importanteng katungod sa mga estudyante og mga ginikanan sa public school dinhi.
Una, guinadili ang pagbayad ug kwarta ngadto sa mga magtutudlo o principal.
Ikaduha, ang Parents Teachers Association (PTA) lamang ang adunay katungod sa pagkolekta apan dili pinugsanay ang pagkolekta o pagbayad.
Ikatulo, ang PTA mahimong mangakulekta sa ikaduhang bulan ...
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13Jun2013COTABATO CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- Over 30,000 children are expected to attend formal education with the establishment of 600 learning centers in remote and poor communities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for school year 2013-2014. As one of the partners of Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) program, the Bangladesh Rural Assistance Committee (BRAC) Philippines opens additional 590 learning centers for school year 2013-2014 in addition to the 410 the agency has estab...
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07Jun2013CEBU CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- As the Department of Education (DepEd) girds up for the second phase implementation of K to 12 program, the United States government showed its support by holding a trainer’s training in Cebu City. US Embassy Manila’s Agency for International Development (USAID) conducted recently a one-day facilitation training and preparation workshop for 20 DepEd chief trainers here. The trainers are responsible for training 600 master trainers in Filipino and English. The...
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30May2013DAVAO CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- Members of the Dimpalupig class of 1981 at the Philippine Military Academy reached out to the victims of the typhoon Pablo by giving scholarship grants to 12 young survivors in time for the new school year. Captain Raul Villegas, public affairs officer of the 10th Infantry Division said the educational assistance is coursed through the Armed Forces of the Philippines Educational Benefit System Office. He said the Dimalupig class of 1981 is able to raise P1 Million a...
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29May2013CEBU CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Coalition for Better Education (CBE) will hold a Mind Share Session on May 31 to discuss the preparations done by the national government in preparing public schools for the second phase implementation of K to 12 program. Guests during the forum are officials from the regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd), Technical Eduation Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to specifically tackle how ready are th...
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29May2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The City Population Management Office (CPMO) is alarmed over the increasing teen pregnancy here despite massive government advocacy efforts. City population management officer Erlinda Grafilo said that statistics for young mothers and fathers in the city are "frustratingly" increasing. As of 2012, teen pregnancy or young mothers with age range 10-20 years old reached 3,010 cases with 767 recorded young fathers. Grafilo said these data were based on the b...
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29May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Science High School - Soccsksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) here will finally open its gates to the first batch of students in June. Dr. Zenaida Hadji Raof Laidan, regional director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 said 90 freshmen high school -- Grade 7 in the K to 12 system -- students will comprise the maiden class. She said, based on the results of the national competitive e...
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29May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- Active Social Security System (SSS) members can now avail of the educational assistance loan program through easier application process and with higher loanable amount. There is no distinction whether an SSS member is employed or self-employed to avail this loan, said Lawyer Edwin Halo, branch head of SSS Cagayan de Oro. If the member is active and is regularly paying his monthly contribution, then he or she may avail. Nationwide, there are already 17,000 ...
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29May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 29 (PIA) --Hangtud lamang sa Biernes, Mayo 31, ang pagpangdawat sa mga aplikasyon alang sa PEPT kun Philippine Education Placement Test, nga ipahigayon karon nga tuig. Kini ang giluwatan ni Superintendent Jonathan S. Dela Peňa sa Misamis Occidental Schools Division sa DepEd kun Department of Education, kinsa miingon nga ang maong pasulit ang ihatag nga libre karong Hunyo 12, agi ug paghandum sa ika- usa ka gatus ug kinse (115th) ka tuig nga kasumaran sa ...
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28May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 28 (PIA) --Istriktong ipinatutupad ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao ang ‘no collection’ at ‘no fees’ policy sa mga paaralan ngayong pasukan. Naninindigan si Maguindanao 1 schools division supt. Meriam Kawit na ipinatutupad sa lahat ng paaralang kanilang sakop ang nabanggit na patakaran. Aniya, ito ay bilang pagsunod sa memorandum na ipinalabas ng Department of Education (DepEd) at maging sa kautusan ng Pangulo. K...
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24May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 24 (PIA) -- The Australian government, through the Australian Agency for International Development's (AusAID) Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM) continues to help improve the quality of education in the region. Yesterday, May 23, ARMM Education Secretary Atty. Jamar Kulayan with BEAM-ARMM Program Team Leader Kevin Corbin launched the Brigada Eskwela at Saniag Elementary School in Ampatuan District in Maguindanao II. The officials toge...
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24May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 24 (PIA) -- The deadline for the submission of applications to the 2013 Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) is on Friday, May 31. the PEPT will be given for free on June 12, this year, in commemoration of the 115th celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, in all divisions, nationwide, said Jonathan S. Dela Peňa of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Misamis Occidental. Consistent with the Education For All (EFA) goals, DepEd through th...
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23May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 22 (PIA) – A total of P13.3 million have been appropriated by the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (PGMO) for projects/programs/activities under the Special Education Fund (SEF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2013. Of this amount, P3.425 million or 25.75 percent have been allocated for the first quarter of the year, Governor Herminia M. Ramiro, said. Likewise, of this annual appropriation, the highest amount of P6 million have been programmed for i...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The public school system in Region 7 is set to get a boost after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the construction of additional classrooms and opening of new teacher items in the region. DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon in a recent Kapihan forum disclosed that new classrooms are now being built in several public schools region-wide. Target accomplishment for 2013 is 602 total classrooms in Central Visayas. Of the total, Department of ...
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21May2013Negros Oriental, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eswela program kicked off yesterday at West City Elementary School with the signing of Pledge of Commitment by parents, student-volunteers, community members and teachers. Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of the DepEd through joint effort of parents, teachers, students and community members in cleaning school surroundings and classrooms for the school opening in June. Clean-up drives were mostly done in school surroundings. Refurbishing schools...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade) clean up drive kicked off Monday in all schools of the city with parents, students and teachers helping one another to prepare the classrooms, buildings and surroundings for the opening of classes on June 3, 2013. Emerita Mapula, principal of the Cesario Villa-Abrille Elementary School at Barangay 76-A lauded the support of the parents in the clean up activity. She also urged other stakeholders in the community to participate. M...
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20May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Ang mga gradwado sa scholarship program sa DepEd ug Philippine Business for Education maoy hatagan og prayoridad nga makatudlo sa mga pangpubliko nga mga eskuylahan dinhi sa nasod, sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon. Matud ni Valte, scholarship program sa DepEd ug PBED nga gitugyan ngadto sa mokabat 1,000 ka mga eskolaran gitumong aron mapuswag ang imahe sa ug kalidad sa propesyon nga pagtudlo pinaagi sa pagdani sa pinakamaayo ug pinakaut...
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17May2013Cebu City May 17 (PIA) -- Young Minds Academy (YMA) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced 87 young Cebuanos to a seminar workshop on "Think Quest and Idea Lab" on April 26-27 to encourage creativity and critical thinking among the youth. Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) spearheaded the workshop with YMA's regular modules. It aims to help the scholars identify factors that influences their creativity and nourish their critical young minds. The seminar also all...
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16May2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 16 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science Education Institute (SEI) has released the names of the scholarship qualifiers for 2013. The new scholarship awardees must seek admission in any of the priority science and technology (S&T) fields of study at any state college, university or CHED-identified centers of excellence/centers of development. Each qualifier shall receive a notice of award from the DOST-SEI or DOST regional office s...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- New beneficiaries of the scholarship programs of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Region 12 inked a memorandum of agreement that finalized their status as official OWWA scholars starting this school year 2013-2014. The new scholars, one for Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), three for Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program (CMWSP), and 56 for the OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (ODSP), along with their p...
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03May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Deputy Director-General for Field Operations Teodoro C. Pascua visited Northern Mindanao last month. He was the guest of honor and commencement speaker at the 38th commencement exercises of the Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School in Oroquieta City. In his message, Pascua reminded the graduates of five important things in order to become successful in their chosen fields. He said they should observ...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 3 (PIA) -- Some 5,510 scholarship slots are now open to young people in Soccsksargen Region who are interested on taking technical vocational education, an official here announced today. Zeus Ampuyas, regional director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – 12 told Philippine Information Agency 12 that the national government has allotted P29,344,000 for agency’s two flagship scholarship...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) formally launched on Monday in a hotel here, the DepEd Election Response Network (DERN), a mechanism ensuring the safety of public school teachers who will serve in the May 13 polls. Atty. Jamar Kulayan, education secretary of the ARMM said the DERN will provide security and even legal assistance to teachers even after the election is through, in all areas when they figure on elec...
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26Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed all its regional directors (RDs) to designate regional information officers (RIOs) in their regions to better facilitate news and information processing. “The designation of the RIOs is in compliance with the directive of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III for government agencies to be more responsive to the needs of and transparent with the media and the public,” DepEd Secretary ...
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25Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 25 (PIA) -- All schools are expected to conduct a general assembly to orient stakeholders on the curriculum and co-curricular programs and ancillary services lined-up for the year as part of its opening rites. This is among the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) relative to School Year 2013-2014, consisting of 201 days, which is set to open on June 3, 2013 and end on March 31, 2014. Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, in DepEd Order ...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- Public school teachers in Makilala town continue their preparations for the integration of peace education in their classroom instructions beginning this school year. Earlier this month, about 65 teachers from Makilala’s West District completed a two-day workshop on enhancing their lesson plans with peace education. The teachers were able to produce at the workshop some prototype enhanced lesson plans for all subjects from Grade 1 to Grade ...
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24Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 24 (PIA) --- The Department of Education Regional Office (DepEd 6) will conduct a mass training of teachers for the implementation of Grades 2 and 8 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. Dr. Novelyn M. Vilchez, Chief of the Training and Development Division of DepEd 6, said that this five-day live-in mass training of teachers is slated for the months of April and May. “The mass training of Grade 2 teachers shall be handled by the schools divisions while that of the ...
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23Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) in partnership with World Vision Foundation, Inc. organized a Voter’s Education for Good Governance Training with the theme “Hatid ng Boto ko, Pagbabago” here last April 18-19. Ryan Tampus, project officer for LENTE Mindanao, said the main purpose of the accountability training is for the participants to be aware of several forms of election offenses, gather evidence before and on election day and fil...
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22Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 22 (PIA) -- At least 18 classrooms in areas experiencing shortage within the Ozamiz City Schools Division is being proposed this year. City Division Superintendent Rebonfamil A. Baguio said the proposed amount is P20.8 million to include the cost of hauling of materials, site improvement and construction of the following: Two-storey, four (4)-classroom building at the Ozamiz City National High School (OCNHS), P4.847 million and at the Ozamiz City Schoo...
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22Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Apr.22 (PIA) -- World Vision Foundation, Inc. in partnership with several civic organizations conducted a Voters' Education for Good Governance training with the theme, "Hatid ng Boto ko, Pagbabago" to community-based organizations, interfaith organizations and community leaders here, April 18-19. Among the partners of World Vision who helped in the training were Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Malamboong Katawhan sa Katilingban sa Misamis Oriental (MAKSAKA M...
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17Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will activate Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) on May 27-31 and the Public Assistance Station (PAS) on June 1-8 to ensure the smooth opening of School Year (SY) 2013-2014. OBE and the PAS aims to address problems commonly encountered during this period, particularly, assurance that students are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes, June 3. In DepEd Memorandum 64, series of 2013, ...
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17Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Magsugod sa Hunyo 3, 2013, adlaw nga Lunes ang tuig-tingtugha kun School Year 2013-2014 ug matapos kini sa Marso 31, 2014, usa usab ka Lunes, ang katapusang adlaw sa klase. Kini ang giluwatan ni Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kinsa mipagawas sa School Calendar alang sa SY 2013-2014 aron mahan-ay ang mga kalihokan kun sa gitawag nga teaching-learning activities sa maong tuig-tingtungha, ingon man mapuslan pag-ayo ang kinatibuk-an nga du...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- In its bid for Clean, Honest, Accurate, Meaningful and Peaceful (Champ) Elections, the local Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is urging the public to volunteer to educate voters. Mark Inayan, volunteer-spokesperson for the PPCRV in the Archdiocese of Jaro, said in media interviews, that they need more people to join in their voters education sessions conducted in the parishes all over Iloilo. Inayan said PPCRV volunteers must be non-...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- Officials of the Social Security System (SSS) are encouraging members to avail of financial assistance for college or vocational technical education. Redentor Viola, manager of the SSS Koronadal Branch, said that through the SSS Educational Assistance (Educ-Assist) Loan Program, they could provide matriculation assistance to at least 1,000 students per semester. However, he said, only over 300 indiv...
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15Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils under the Marawi City School Division. Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary on Sunday, said he is proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division. He said Marawi City School Division recorded a high rating in the regional assessment in Scienc...
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13Apr2013Revised version: OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 13 (PIA) -- The amount of P14,110,400,000 will be used for the construction, replacement, and completion of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school buildings in areas with acute classroom shortage. This is among the guidelines set in the Joint Circular No. 2013-1, issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Education (DBM-DPWH-DepEd) relative to the implementa...
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12Apr2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, April 12 (PIA) -- Access to quality college education will become more affordable in Bataan after top officials in the province announced that the scholarship grant will increase from P6,000 to P10,000 annually. Under the Iskolar ng Bataan program, thousands of scholars from the 2nd District of the province will get an additional P4,000 in the coming months as a retroactive grant even if this school year has ended, said Governor Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr. It is cla...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) inked an agreement with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) to help improve the quality of instruction of teachers handling Kindergarten and Grades 1-3 pupils in public schools on March 21 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center. Through the “Certificate Program on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) for Public School Teachers”, 80 teachers from Cebu province will be given intensive tra...
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05Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 5 (PIA5) -- The Development Bank of the Philippines has launched a P2-billion lending scheme to qualified educational institutions for re-lending to deserving poor students. DBP-Iloilo Asst. Manager Ma. Juana Easter Senupe said the program, dubbed HELPS, or Higher Education Loan Program for Students, is a DBP loan facility through schools serving as conduits, where students can apply for loans. Senupe said schools should submit their letter of intent, stating the numbe...
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05Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- Six students from Western Visayas have qualified for the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA-6 officer-in-charge Reynold T. Pigar said among the 100 national qualifiers for the EDSP are three high school graduates from Iloilo, two from Aklan and one from Antique. The following are the qualifiers from Iloilo: Christine Angelica Leal Losañes and Romie Angelo Granja Azur, both from the Phil...
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05Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 5 (PIA) -- A one-day orientation on the Culture of Peace (CoP) was conducted in Makilala, Cotabato on April 1 with 103 public elementary school teachers of Makilala West District attending. The orientation aimed to increase the capacity of public elementary mentors to make children’s lives and their communities more peaceful. CoP as it will also be called in the locality, is the first step undertaken by DepEd Makilala and the local government for te...
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02Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang patayuan ng palikuran at hand washing area ang aabot sa 21 mga paaralan sa elementary at sekundarya sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato. Kaugnay nito, ngayong araw ay gaganapin ang Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Project Pre-Construction Conference sa opisina ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa naturang probinsya. Ang gaganaping aktibidad na dadaluhan ng 21 school heads mula sa mga benepisyaryong paaralan ay magtatalakay sa pagsasakatuparan ...
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02Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 2 (PIA) - - Around 14,000 active members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) may avail of the Educational Assistance Loan (EAL) of P4,000 this year after 24,202 active members availed of the loan in 2012. The application for loan is open for one-time availment on April 1 until December 27, 2013 for those who were not able to avail of the loan last year. GSIS said that the application forms, which may be downloaded from www.gsis.gov.ph, may be filed by ...
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30Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 30 (PIA) -- State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced that it will refund the amount of P126.47 million to more than 20,500 active and retired employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) beginning first week of April. The second tranche of refund represents the payment of premium contributions pertaining to the government share, which were previously deducted from the life insurance benefits of these employees. Last January, GSIS ...
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27Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The flag at the Department of Education Central office is now flying at half mast to give honor to Dr. Onofre “OD” Corpuz, former DepEd Secretary. Corpuz, who also became the University of the Philippines' president, became the DepEd Secretary between 1967 and 1979. He focused on the values reorientation program and provided its framework for school executives, teachers and students, contributing to the moral and spiritual regeneration of the country. Dr. Cor...
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23Mar2013CEBU, March 23 (PIA) -- Forty-six public elementary and high school students from Naga City, Cebu experienced three-day robotics training through the Dr. Caridad C. Labe (CCL) Education CentrEx Robotics Team that was held on March 7-9 at the Naga National High School. President of CCL Education CentrEx School, Rachel Labe said “we wanted to promote robotics in as many schools as possible not only for students to have a fun way of applying what they learned in the said subjects, but for them t...
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19Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 19 (PIA) -- It was a learning experience seeing the operations of the 50-year open pit mining practiced by a mine corporation in Toledo City, an official of Region 12’s Information Coordinating Network (ICON) said. After a three-day venture in the surroundings of Toledo’s open-pit mine, ICON president Michael Ferdinand Flores surmised that the sustainable and responsible mining practices of the Cebu-based mine firm has ensured and maintained a high stan...
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19Mar2013CEBU, March 18 (PIA) -- Technical and vocational courses still remain to be one of the vital tool for individuals that seek employment. Technical Coordinator for Basic Education Department of Don Bosco Technology Institute (DBTI), Stephen Ferrer noted that time alone can change the public's perspective on technical vocational education that this is in demand of big industries. "Especially abroad, big industries need technically-skilled laborers," Ferrer said in a radio program, "Pagtuki" over...
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17Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino announced the opening of summer jobs for poor students. Tolentino said this is under the Special Program for the Education of Students (SPES), aimed at giving poor but deserving students and out-of-school youths a learning experience in government service. "SPES is an opportunity for our youths to learn what it is like working in public service and at the same time provide them with fi...
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16Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 16 (PIA) --May 1,653 mag-aaral mula sa walong bayan sa lalawigan ang sumailalim sa pagtatapos sa Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program sa magkakahiwalay na araw, kamakailan. Ang DARE ay isang programang inilunsad sa lalawigan sa pangunguna ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) na layong maiiwas sa bisyo ng ilegal na droga ang mga kabataang nasa Grade 5 at 6. Ayon kay PInsp. Alberto Fabregas, DARE supervisor sa lalawigan, maraming...
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16Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at Lazi National Agricultural School (LNAS) is now accepting applicants for the 2013 Training for work Scholarship Program (TWSP). In a statement, TESDA-LNAS said there are 265 scholarship slots that are open for interested Siquijorians to avail and enroll in various qualifications/courses offered at LNAS, Lazi, Siquijor. The program is offered to the youth, out of school youth, college drop outs, fres...
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13Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 13 -- More schools and colleges with green practices can join the 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools with the deadline for application reset on April 16. The search aims to raise awareness on environmental protection among students, teachers and their communities as well as encourage schools to hold environmental programs. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) pushed the extension of deadline ...
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12Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 12 (PIA) -- Key personnel of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) underwent a seminar on basic HIV-AIDS dubbed “Scaling-Up Effective and Sustained Response on HIV-AIDS.” The seminar aims to further enhance knowledge and awareness on HIV-AIDS, to strengthen the local AIDS responses through the development of leadership capacities, and provide technical support to target LGUs, as well as to plan future local strategies to mitigate the impact of HIV ...
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12Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) -- A member of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), underscored the need to fast-track the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act (EBEA) of the ARMM. Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Arts and Sports Development, said one of the most important concerns continuously discussed by the Committee was the review of the Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 279 to improve ...
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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) --- The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) will hold a Teacher Induction Program (TIP) for newly-hired teachers in the region this coming March 18 to 22. More than 140 newly-recruited teachers representing the third batch are expected to attend the five-day induction to be held at the Pacific Heights Hotel in Cotabato City. Forty-four of these inductees are from Lanao del Sur IA, IB, and II Schools Divisio...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 8 (PIA) -- Some 376 Grade 6 pupils from the North District of Tupi, South Cotabato have recently completed the course under the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The 17-week program was led by the local government unit (LGU) of the municipality in collaboration with the Philippine National Police (PNP). Under the program, the children were taught various ways of recognizing and resisting the pressures influencing them to experiment with drugs...
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06Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Region 12 (OWWA 12) inked a Memorandum of Agreement with two schools in Midsayap, North Cotabato to intensify its education programs for OFW dependents. The signing was led by OWWA-12 Dir. Abdulghani Umag together with Fr. Rogelio Tabuada, OMI, president of the Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) and Westre Santos, vice president of I-Link College of Science and Technology. The agreement strengthen...
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05Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine Center for Gifted Education Inc. is now open to nominations for the Search for “Mga Bagong Rizal: Pag-asa ng Bayan” Award 2013. The PCGE decided to make the search a biennial event after successfully mounting it in 2011. The event is a search for children and youth who exude exemplary performance in their own fields. They are gathered for activities that will boost their leadership skills and acquaint them further with the life of nation...
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05Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 5 -- An illegal recruitment survivor said voters should look beyond popularity and political connections when choosing candidates in the May elections. "The elections are the right opportunity for picking leaders who can help bring about progress in our country," Sarah Balabagan, who in the 90s symbolized the plight of abused domestic helpers abroad, said in Filipino. Balabagan was 14 years old when illegally recruited to work as domestic helper in United Arab Emirates durin...
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01Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 1 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Higher Education in Davao Region has noticed a reduction in the number of private colleges and universities seeking tuition and matriculation fee increases for the school year 2013-2014. Speaking in the KapIhan sa PIA Friday, Raul Alvarez, director of the CHED XI said 29 out of 80 academic institutions in Region XI submitted their corresponding proposal to increase school fees compared to 45 private colleges and universities last year...
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01Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 3,472 Asatidz (plural for Ustadz) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who have passed the initial assessment are set to take the qualifying examination for the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) tomorrow, March 2. The examination is a nationwide undertaking to determine the applicant’s capability in Arabic language and Islamic studies for them to qualify as ALIVE teachers in public elementary schools in ARMM ...
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01Mar2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, March 1 -- Consumer Education has now become a part of the extension activities of the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, through its Social Science and Humanities Department. The inclusion is aimed at educating the school communities on the rights and interests of consumers in the province, said Onesimo Sungahid of the DOSCST, and one of the facilitators in the conduct of consumer education The State College is currently assisting the Depart...
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27Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 27 (PIA) - - Around 2,354 residents of the third district of Negros Occidental benefited from health and education assistance recently. A total of 2,110 college students received the semester’s education assistance under the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education and Rep. Alfredo Benitez’s Priority Development Assistance Fund,in distribution rites at the Talisay public plaza for Silay and Talisay students at the Murcia gym for students in the to...
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27Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Basic Education Assistance in Mindanao (BEAM) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to celebrate its first year anniversary today. The BEAM ARMM is long term assistance to education of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Bangladesh Rural Achievement Committee (BRAC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region which aims to improve access to quality basic education in ARMM. It has establishe...
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27Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) hopes to welcome students of typhoon-Pablo stricken areas in Compostela Valley and in Davao Oriental in regular classrooms by June 2013. “The Department has already shelled out P1 billion for the rehabilitation of damaged classrooms in the provinces hit by Pablo,” DepEd spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said. Atillo said they are doing everything to make sure that before school year 2013 to 2014 starts, all classrooms in the said ...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The province is being eyed as the next educational tourism hub in the region, with the launch of a local academy run by the provincial government. Philippine Councilors League – Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) Executive Director Hilario Caminero bared the emerging potential of the province for this type of tourism during the inauguration of the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI). Caminero, who conceived the highly specialized learning system that now allows...
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20Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 10 is now accepting applications for Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) for the School Year 2013-2014. Dr. Zenaida G. Gersana of CHED 10 said interested applicants should submit documentary requirements including an accomplished StuFAPs application form, two copies of duly certified high school report card for third year students and grades for the first three grading periods for fourth year stud...
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20Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government has brought its convergence program on health, education, livelihood, peace and program here in a bid to bring regional government services closer to constituents. The program called ARMM Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance, and Synergy or ARMM HELPS is the banner program of the present regional government that aims to reach out to the region’s constituents by bring...
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18Feb2013BATANGAS CITY, Peb. 18 (PIA) --Bilang pagdaos ng 9th National Dental Health Month ngayong Pebrero, nagsagawa ng oral health education at oral health awareness ang mga miyembro ng Batangas City Dental Chapter kamakailan. Sa temang “Ngipi’y Pangalagaan, Sakit ay Maiwasan, Bansa’y Matulungan Tungo sa Kaunlaran,” sila' y nagturo nang wasto at tamang pangangalaga ng ngipin sa mga kabataan ng Batangas. Ayon sa dentistang si Nelson C. Magnaye, sa edad na isang taon, kailangang maituruan sila...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched its new scholarship convergence program dubbed as Cash-for-Training Project (C4TP) during the flag raising ceremony of Cagayan de Oro City, February 11 at the City Hall. During the launching, 10 scholarship/C4TP vouchers were awarded to beneficiaries from the province of Misamis Oriental by Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Y. E...
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12Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Ilang mahahalagang proyektong pang-edukasyon ang inaasahang maipatutupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato sa unang tatlong buwan ng taon. Ito matapos inaprubahan kamakailan ng Provincial School Board (PSB) ng South Cotabato ang halagang P16 milyon na Special Education Fund sa ilalim ng Supplemental Budget No. 1. Inihayag ni Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., na siya ring chairman ng PSB, ...
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08Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Magiging bahagi na ng kurikulum ng mga pampublikong paaralang elementarya sa bayan ng Makilala ang peace education o edukasyong pangkapayapaan simula sa susunod na taon. Pinahayag ni Makilala municipal administrator Remus Villavicencio na magiging bahagi ito ng peace advocacy programs ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Makilala at ng Department of Education (DepEd). Isasama sa kurikulum ang asignaturang edukasyong pangkapayapaan upang tulungang ipam...
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08Feb2013OZAMIZ CTY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Mahaimong gamiton sa umaabot pinili-ay sa Mayo 13 ang mga tulonghaan sa DepEd kun Department of Education, ingon man ang mga serbisyo sa ilang magtutudlo sa tibuok nasud. Kini ang usa sa mga tulomanon sa DepEd isip mga puli kun deputies sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) kalabot sa kalihokan sa nasudnon ug lokal nga piniliay sa Mayo, ning tuig. Usab, sulod sa panahon sa election period, gikan Enero 13 ngadto sa Hunyo 12, likayan usab sa maong a...
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07Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 7 (PIA) – Election volunteers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will undergo training on monitoring and safeguarding the May 13 polls. Over a hundred Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)-ARMM coordinators from different municipalities of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City are expected to attend the launching of a voters education program on February 16 and 17. Other groups involved in the program are the Commission on...
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05Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Qualified members of the Social Security System (SSS) can make use of the educational loan that the agency is offering to send their son, daughter, or even a close relative, to college until they finish the course of their own choosing. Started in 2012-2013, the said school-driven loan facility remains open, with only few members under the SSS-Maasin branch coverage availing it, said William Penserga, branch manager. Penserga said the program work...
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05Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) region 10 through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) will conduct its first regional ALS congress on March 3-5, 2013 at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, Limketkai Center here. The congress has its theme: “ALS: Sustainable Community Development Through Lifelong Learning". Dr. Allan G. Farnazo, Officer in Charge of the department says that this undertaking aims to strengthen the implementation of the different ALS programs ...
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03Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Peb. 2 (PIA) – Ang Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME), ubos sa Department of Education sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM), milusad ug bag-ong programa sa espirituwal nga kaugmaran ug moral transformation. Kining programa nga gitawag “Da’wah and Transformation” gimugna alang sa pagsuporta sa tinguha nga moral recovery sa kasamtangang liderato sa ARMM isip kritikal nga aspeto sa pagsustener sa reporma sa rehiyon. Si ARMM Governor Mujiv Hatama...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME) under the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) launched a new program on spiritual development and moral transformation. The program dubbed Da’wah and Transformation was developed to support the moral recovery thrust of the current ARMM leadership as a critical aspect of sustaining the reforms. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said this latest program will provide leaders...
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31Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 31 (PIA6) -- People in Iloilo enjoyed a better quality of life compared to those in other provinces in Western Visayas, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). The 2009 Human Development Index (HDI) results released recently by the NSCB, showed that Iloilo ranked 1st among the six provinces of Western Visayas and 17th among the 80 provinces in the country with an HDI of 0.643. NSCB-6 said all provinces of the region, except Aklan, were categorize...
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26Jan2013MISAMIS OCC. Enero 26 -- Gihingusgan sa Department of Education (DepEd) ning probinsiya ang kampanya sa Early Registration Day nga ipahigayon karong Enero 26 alang sa tuig-tinghunga 2013-2014. Kining maong kampanya ang nasugdan na sa milabay nga Enero 7, pinaagi sa mga kalihokan sa “Child/Youth Find“ sa pagtabang sa mga opisyales sa barangay aron walay mapihig sa mga kabataan ug nga ang tanan gayod malakip sa lista sa mosulod sa tunghaan sa Hunyo, ning tuig, matud pa ni Schools Division ...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Adminstration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OWWA-ARMM) conducted its orientation and Entrepreneurship Development Training/ Financial Literacy on January 22. Beneficiaries of deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) under the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) attended the said event. ELAP is designed primarily for survivors of deceased OFWs who were active OWWA members at the time of ...
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24Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- At least 10 pupils from the Ozamiz City Schools Division (OCSD) were declared champions in Robotics during the 2012 Regional Children’s Science Fair and Quest. The three-day activity held last December at Plantation Elementary School, Camp Philips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon was participated in by elementary pupils from the region’s 14 schools divisions that included those of OCSD, Oroquieta City, Tangub City and Misamis Occidental. Winner...
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23Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education with the theme “Makapag-aral ay Karapatan Mo, Magpalista Ngayong Enero (It's your right to learn, Enlist this June),” declares January 26 as the Early Registration Day for school year (SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools throughout the country. This Early Registration Day aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the objectives of the Educat...
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23Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 23 -- The Department of Education Division of Davao del Norte has ordered the indefinite suspension of classes in the elementary and high school levels of the areas greatly affected by the flooding. “We have directed our district supervisors to suspend classes in the areas affected by the flood starting Monday,” DepEd Davao del Norte Division officer-in-charge Aurelio Divinagracia said. The suspension order stands for as long as the floodwaters subside, he added. He said m...
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22Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- An intensified advocacy campaign on the January 26, 2013 Early Registration Day (ERD) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 have been waged by the Department of Education (DepEd) in Misamis Occidental. The campaign actually started on January 7 with the “Child/Youth Find" activities with the help of the barangay officials and other stakeholders to ensure that no child who is supposed to be in school during the incoming SY will be left out, Supe...
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17Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Sarangani has cited Malungon Municipal Health Office (MHO) for its effective health education campaign that resulted in good sanitation practice among the poor in far-flung areas and zero mortality for its maternal and neonatal health care programs. The citation was accorded to the MHO during the recently held Sarangani 2nd province-wide Health Summit here saying it bested other MHOs in the province in the areas of sanitation ad...
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17Jan2013ILIGAN CITY, Jan 17 -- Two big businesses in Iligan were recipients of Certificates of Recognition that entitles them to avail of investments incentives from the local government. These are Pilmico Foods Corp and Madelicious Foods Corp which are exempted from paying real property tax and business tax on gross sales/receipts for three years starting 2013. This is mandated in City Ordinance No. 4924 series of 2006 also known as the Revised Investment Code of the City of Iligan. This is the ordin...
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17Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has granted the creation of 61,510 new Teacher 1 positions in the Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary levels of the Department of Education (DepEd) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro said the creation of these items had been prioritized for the multi-grade schools and elementary schools still offering multi-grade classes due to lack of teachers positions. Includ...
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16Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has partnered with web search engine Google to further innovate education in the Philippines. CEAP entered into a formal agreement with Google to provide free access of Google Apps for Education to all 1,345 member-schools through an internal email system among its administrators, teachers and students. Janet Yoon, head of Google Apps Supporting Program for the Philippines (GASP) said Google commits to pro...
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14Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- Preparations are underway for the January 26 Early Registration Day (ERD) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 in the Misamis Occidental Schools Division (MOSD). The early registration is conducted to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Education for All (EFA) campaign in the province, Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan Dela Peňa said. Pursuant to DepEd Order No. 89, s. of 2012, setting the ERD on Jan. 26, 2013, schools ...
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10Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Enero 10 (PIA) -- Iniimbita ang mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral na magpatala ng kanilang mga anak sa darating na Enero 26 na siyang itinakdang “Early Registration Day” ng Department of Education (DepEd). Sa ilalim ng DepEd Order No. 89, s. 2012 na pirmado ni DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kaniyang idineklarang “Early Registration Day” ang Enero 26, 2012 para sa mga mag-aaaral sa pampublikong elementary at sekondaryang paaralan. Dala nito ang temang “Makapag-aral ay Kara...
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09Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) - - “Early Registration Day” for the School Year(SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools is on January 26 as stated in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 89 of 2012 duly signed by DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro. Secretary Luistro stated in his order that the activity aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the Education for All (EFA) and completion of the cycle thus th...
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09Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Nagkadaiyang mga libro ug kahimanan sa pagpaayo sa lawas nga gisulod sa 35 ka mga container van ang gitunol sa Children International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) ngadto sa probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental, bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang maong kahimanan naglangkub sa mga wheel chairs, tambal, gamit sa maayong panglawas ug uban pa ang gitunol ni Gertrudes Gauiran, Program Coordinator sa CIPI, kinsa mipasalig sa ilang makanunayon nga pagsuporta ngadto sa p...
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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 7 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ni Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor ng South Cotabato, na pinaiigting na nila ang kanilang preparasyon sa nalalapit na halalan. Ayon kay Atty. Jay Gerada, nagsimula na ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga election officers sa iba’t ibang bayan at lungsod sa lalawigan sa Department of Education sa kani-kanilang lugar. Ito aniya ay dahil ang DepEd ang kikilala sa mga guro na maaring magsilbi bilang m...
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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 7 (PIA) -- Gaganapin bukas, Enero 8 ang isang advocacy and educational program tungkol sa nilagdaang framework agreement sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato. Nabatid na tatlong kinatawan mula sa Office of the Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghadzali Jaafar ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang mga magiging tagapagsalita sa gagawing aktibidad. Magiging tampok sa programa ang open forum kung saan malalaman ang mga opinyon at masasagot ang mg...
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16Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 16 (PIA6) - - The search is on for the outstanding elementary pupils and secondary students for academic year 2012-2013 of Iloilo City and province. The Outstanding Student Circle of Iloilo in coordination with the Department of Education Divisions of Iloilo, Iloilo City and Passi City has opened the nomination for the Ten Outstanding Elementary School Pupils and Ten Outstanding Secondary School Students of Iloilo. The award is open to graduating pupils and students of ...
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13Dec2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Dec 13 (PIA) -- Western Command and Ten Moves Foundation dedicated and turned-over a pre-fabricated interactive classroom to Bato National High School, Taytay, Palawan last Dec. 4. The Public Affairs Office of WESCOM in a statement said that guest of honor WESCOM Commander LtGen Juancho M Sabban attributed the realization of the school project to the successful collaboration among all education stakeholders. “Together, we have constructed a new foundation to build up...
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08Dec2012SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- An education forum with the theme “Kasaysayan Linangin: Turismo Paunlarin (Enrich History: Improve Tourism)” was held recently at the Rizal Hall of San Pablo Central School to promote local history. More than 150 social studies teachers from the different elementary and high schools in the city both from the private and public schools participated in the forum. Among the resource persons of the forum are city councilor Arnel Ticzon, vice-chairman of...
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05Dec2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Dec 5 (PIA) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines through Western Command (WESCOM) and the United States Navy through US Naval Construction Battalion - 74 turned over a school building to the school administrators of Mangingisda West Elementary School in Palawan during the Dedication Ceremony held last Nov. 28, 2012. In a press statement, WESCOM Commander LtGen Juancho M. Sabban AFP said he considered the ceremony as another milestone in the alliance between the Philipp...
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03Dec2012COTABATO CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- There’s no turning back as far as reforms are being instituted at the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) is concerned, according to a local executive here. DepEd-ARMM Assistant Secretary for Operations Noor Saada said, vigorous efforts are focused in the implementation and putting into action needed reforms and long-term solutions to controversies and negative reports hounding the agency during past administra...
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29Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Nob. 29 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 74 na mga silid-aralan ang nakatakdang itayo sa ilang mga bayan sa unang distrito ng lalawigan ng North Cotabato. Ito ay base sa kopyang inilabas ng Department of Education (DepEd)-Cotabato Division na isinumite sa tanggapan ni North Cotabato First District Cong. Jesus Sacdalan at ipatutupad sa susunod na taon. Sa siyam na mga bayan sa unang distrito, itatayo sa bayan ng Pikit ang pinakamaraming bilang ng bagong silid-aralan na aa...
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26Nov2012QUEZON CITY, Nob 26 (PIA) - - Sa National Ecosavers Program (NEP), kabataan ang pangunahing kikilos para sa malinis na kapaligiran. Ang NEP ay magkatuwang na programa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), at ng Galing Pook Foundation na naglalayong turuan ang mga kabataan na mapangalagaan ang kanilang kapaligiran. Dahil na rin sa lumal...
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23Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) --- More skilled workers and technical vocational education and training (TVET) trainers-assessors in Region 10 are expected to benefit from the National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification (NatCAC) Program. According to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the NatCAC program which is supposed to end on October 26, 2012 is extended until December 15, 2012. NATCAC is a simultaneous nationwide conduct of competency assessme...
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23Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) --- The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) in collaboration with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Technical Education and Skills Development Committee (RTESDC) of Northern Mindanao held a region-wide industry consultation to identify the skills requirements in the region for the five-year period, 2012 to 2016. The consultation spawned solid support from industry sector which bear the credibility to share their r...
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23Nov2012COTABATO CITY, Nov 23 (PIA) -- The 10-year-olds of today are the teachers and professionals 10 years from now. These children, said Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc, Tuesday, will form the workforce who benefited from the professional system instituted by the Reform ARMM government of today. Gutoc congratulated the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in launching the six-year Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao-ARMM (BEAM-ARMM) program Tuesday, Nov. 20. Gu...
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22Nov2012DepEd-BSP launch the First National Search for GURO ng PAG-ASA By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 21 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched the First National Search for the “GURO ng PAG-ASA (Gantimpala para sa Ulirang Pagtuturo ng Pag-iimpok at Araling PanSAlapi).” The search is aimed at recognizing outstanding teachers who have effectively taught and are implementing the lessons ...
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21Nov2012COTABATO CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- In just five months since its inception in July this year, 410 learning centers for the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi were established by the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In a press conference yesterday, BEAM-ARMM, DepEd-ARMM, and the Office of the Regional Governor (ORG), reported that the establishment of the said learning centers in ARMM is aimed at supplementing the basic...
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21Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov 20 (PIA) -- More than 500,000 children in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will have better access to education as the Australian government through its Agency for International Development (AusAID) poured P3.927 billion (93.5 million Australian dollars) to the region under the Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM)-ARMM program. “Through this, the Australian government hopes to contribute to the building of better education syst...
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20Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 20 (PIA)-- The Department of Education ARMM and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) will relaunch today in Cotabato City the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM), this time for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. DepEd-ARMM Sec. Jamar Kulayan said the Australian Government has allocated P4 billion for school buildings, school libraries, teachers' training and assistance, Madrasah education and out-of-school you...
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16Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 16 (PIA) – Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang Education Caravan sa probinsya bag-uhay pa lamang didto sa elementaryang eskwelahan sa Sitio Sumilom ug Brgy. Punta Bilar, ning syudad. Atol sa maong kalihukan gipahigayon usab ang diyalogo sa mga opisyales sa brgy. Lipata ug Punta Bilar kalabot na sa ilang mga kahimtang ug mga gikinahanglang livelihood programs aron makatabang sa ilang panginabuhian ug ang pag-ayo sa mga Barangay Health Centers. Mapasalamaton ug malipayon kaayo an...
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16Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 16 (PIA) --- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has called on all out-of-school youth and unemployed adults in the province to avail of its scholarship programs. A total of 2,594 scholarship vouchers for the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and the Private Education Student Fund Assistance (PESFA) program are still up for grab this year said Tarhata S. Mapandi, Tesda provincial director. She said the 1,619 slots will b...
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15Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- A training fund of P11.70 million under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) stimulus package has been allotted for the province to finance the technical-vocational education and training of 1,619 beneficiaries. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said it has started implementing the scholarship training programs which is part of the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP)...
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14Nov2012CEBU, Nov 14 (PIA) - Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. - Kool Adventure Camp (RAFI-KAC) will inaugurate the Philippines’ first fully dedicated adventure education center next year. This initiative is to continue transforming the lives of the youth and professionals for leadership and team development through expeditions, kayaking, ropes courses, service learning, adventure camps, and backpacking challenges. As of November 2012, the buildings and facilities in the center are close to completion...
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14Nov2012CEBU , November 14 (PIA) -- A non-government organization is set to inaugurate the country’s first fully dedicated adventure education center by next year. Roberto Aboitiz, president of the Cebu-based Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), said the Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) will be located in Balamban. "It is a big responsibility we assume. There are other institutions in the Philippines involved in team building and adventure. Many also just for entertainment and leisure. Kool Adventure ...
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12Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov 12 (PIA)- With barely a week before the Scholarship Qualifying Examinations, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration- Region 12 is conducting a free review classes at its regional office for 150 hopeful OFW dependents. Programs and Services Division Officer-in-Charge Marilou M. Sumalinog said examinees from North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, General Santos City and Saranggani already had their review sessions last November 10 and 11, while examinees from Sou...
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09Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 9 -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) trained another 306 Grade-6 students of Pedro Sa Baculio Elementary School, Taytay Elementary School and El Salvador City Central School on anti-drug course under its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The DARE program was initiated by Sr. Jail Officer-3 Orson Garcia, El Salvador City Jail Warden and a Certified DARE Officer, in coordination with local government unit (LGU) of El Salvador City, LGU-M...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will conduct a community education program (CEP) on migration in the province of Surigao del Sur on November 12, 2012. This activity seeks to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding working or living abroad, as well as generate community involvement on migration and development concerns, said CFO Secretary Imelda Nicolas, chairperson in her written statement. “It also aims to raise public aware...
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05Nov2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Nov 5 (PIA) -- Education leaders, policy makers and other stakeholders will converge this week for the Palawan Education Summit to be convened by the Department of Education (DepEd) Palawan and the provincial government in this city. The summit set on November 7-9 at the Skylight Convention Center aims to gather the key players of the education sector to work together in improving the quality of education in the light of present challenges and the K to 12 program....
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05Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 5 (PIA) --Ipahigayon sa Department of Education kun DepEd ang Philippine Education Placement Test kun PEPT, dinhi sa Mindanao karong Nobyembre 25, 2012. Himoon kini sa DepEd pinaagi sa National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) sa Luzon karong Nobyembre 18, 2012, nga naatol sa Domingo, ingon man sa Visayas ug Mindanao sa Nobyembre 25, 2012, nga usa usab ka Doming, subay sa DepEd Order No. 26, serye sa tuig 2012. Gitawag nga usa ka battery ...
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03Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 1 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) will administer the Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) in Mindanao on November 25, 2012. The PEPT will be administered through the National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) in Luzon on November 18, 2012, a Sunday and in the Visayas and Mindanao areas on November 25, 2012, also a Sunday, per DepEd Order No. 26, s. of 2012. A battery of academic tests, the PEPT is used to assess knowled...
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01Nov2012DAGUPAN CITY, Nov. 1 -- Education is the key to eradicating poverty thus the effort of the national government to provide every Filipino with it. Herminio ‘Sonny’ Coloma, secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), said the government is investing a sizable portion of the national fund to fight poverty thru education. “Education is the instrument to improve the lives of people,” he said in an interview at the Lenox Hotel here on Tuesday. He said that out of ...
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31Oct2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct. 31 (PIA) --The city government of Oroquieta has alloted P880,000 for the implementation of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Open High School Program (OHSP) in the city. This allocation which is part of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed between DepEd and the Oroquieta City Government, Mayor Jason P. Almonte will be given to the Schools Division of Oroquieta City (SDOC) within a period of four years or P220,000 per year will be used for th...
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30Oct2012DAGUPAN CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Elementary and secondary school children in Pangasinan pitted their chess prowess in a competition at the BSL Hall of the Department of Education (DepEd) Saturday. The five-round tournament was divided into elementary and high school categories and into boy’s and girl’s divisions. Charles Darwin Ablang of Joyland School in San Fabian town won the boy’s division in the elementary category. Ablang took the title with the perfect score, ahead of 2nd to 5th pl...
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24Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 24 -- Investment from the private sector in the public school system has reached P5.8 billion in October 2012, up from P3.4 billion in 2011. In a statement, Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro said the bulk of donation is in the form of school buildings amounting to P1.7 billion, which translates to 3,184 classrooms. “We are indebted to our private sector partners who continue to invest in education knowing fully well its power to transform the lives of many Filipinos,”...
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24Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is preparing the country’s 16 delegates that will compete in the 9th ASEAN Skills Competition in Indonesia on November 11 to 20. The 16 competitors are currently undergoing a three-week immersion in different places such as offices, hospitals and business establishments to practice and hone their specialized skills. In a statement, Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said they want the delegates to g...
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18Oct2012PAGADIAN CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- Drivers of buses, jeepneys, and vans who want to have a National Certificate (NC) II and NC III may now file their application/enrollment as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) announced it is now accepting applicants for assessment. Provincial Director Eulalio Lumactod said applicants can register and take the assessment (written exam) at the Tesda provincial office, where the evaluation/assessment is being conducted daily. Lumactod ...
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18Oct2012CEBU, Oct 18 (PIA) -- About 1,200 community volunteers composed of parents, teachers, barangay officials in Asturias town in Cebu, nanays (mothers) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance Balamban Branch, members of the Barangay Luz Youth Coalition (BYLC), and Coalition for Better Education initiated a schools clean-up of eight elementary schools in Asturias and Tuburan towns in Cebu. The beneficiary schools include Agtugop Elementary School, Agbanga Primary School, Tag-amakan...
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12Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- Six hundred ninety-seven graduating students of the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) attended the sessions on Labor Education for Graduating Students (LEGS) Program conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Western Misamis Oriental Provincial Office in collaboration with the Guidance Service Unit of MUST last September 24-26 at the MUST Audio Visual Room, this city. The LEGS sessions highlighted the Job Search Management...
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12Oct2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Oct 12 (PIA) – Filipino-American singer and volunteer peace ambassador apl.de.ap of the world-famous Black Eyed Peas expressed his desire to expand the programs of the Apl Foundation to include school-feeding programs and book donations for school children in Bangsamoro areas. In a press release, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process disclosed that the U.S.-based singer has learned about the historic framework agreement reached by the Philippine go...
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11Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Association for Teacher Education, led by its president, Dr. Brenda B. Corpuz, will hold its 41st Annual Convention and 2nd International Philippine Association for Teacher Education Convention at the city sports club, Cebu City, on October 17-19. In a statement, Philippine Association for Teacher Education (Pafte) said the theme of the convention is Revolutionizing Teaching and Learning for Global Education through Research. Dr. Nap Imperial, Deputy...
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09Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education and banking institutions has successfully launched the Search for the Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte. This is in line with the celebration of the World Teacher’s Day last October 4. The award will be known as “Bantayog Nan Kinaadman,” which primarily aims to inspire teachers to enhance their competences and str...
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09Oct2012ROSALES, Pangasinan, Oct 9 (PIA) -- Teachers should be patient and must uphold the oath they promised when they took the profession. This was the advice of Dr. Viraluz S. Raguindin, Pangasinan II Schools Division Superintendent, to more than 8,000 elementary and high school teachers who celebrated the World Teachers Day at SM Rosales on Thursday. Let us do our ultimate job of building responsible citizens, she said, although admitting that the task is difficult to accomplish. “Each pupil h...
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08Oct2012PANABO CITY,Oct. 8 -- San Vicente National High School in Barangay San Vicente this city is a recipient of five computer units from the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC). The computer units will be used by students under the “Hello World Computer Project” of the Department of Education where high school students with computer subjects shall have the opportunity to expand their knowledge on the use of computers. “Blessed kami kay gi recommend mi ni Mayor Silvosa nga mahimong recipie...
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05Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 5 (PIA) -- Construction of a two-classroom school building at Bago Elementary School in Brgy. Bago, Tayasan funded by the provincial government has been completed. The school building was built starting last year with funds from the provincial government, amounting to P1.4 million. “The provincial government allots a generous amount from the Special Education Fund every year to promote programs and projects such as school buildings to improve the quality and delivery of ...
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02Oct2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Oct 2 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Secretary Joel Villanueva on Wednesday keynoted two mass graduation rites of over 4,000 technical-vocational (tech-voc) scholars in Nueva Ecija and Pampanga. In his speech at the Nueva Ecija ceremony, Villanueva said, “Tesda is the college of jobs. More than 60 percent of our graduates across the archipelago land careers here and abroad. The remaining 40 percent are being catered by our...
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02Oct2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) encourages graduating high school students in Central Luzon who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering to take the 2013 undergraduate scholarship exam of the Science Education Institute (SEI), scheduled November 18. The SEI undergraduate scholarship exam is an aptitude test designed to measure the scientific ability, quantitative ability, mechanical...
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27Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) turned over P13.7 million worth of lauan lumber to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) for conversion into school chairs under the PNoy Bayanihan Project (PBP) last Tuesday, September 25. In a statement, DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje and Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva signed the deed of transfer in simple rites held at the Tesda office in Taguig City and witnessed by B...
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27Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Set. 27 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kahapon ng nongovernment organization na Save the Children ang isang proyektong sumusuporta sa adbokasiya ng pamahalaan na gamitin ang kinagisnang lenggwahe ng mga batang sa pag-aaral lalung lalo na sa mga unang taon ng kanilang edukasyon. Ang proyekto na "Promoting Quality and Equity in Education for Children in Marginalized Communities in South Central Mindanao” ay ipatutupad sa 10 elementarya at 28 learning c...
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27Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 27 (PIA) -- International children’s rights-focused organization "Save the Children" yesterday launched a project that will support the national government’s efforts to promote mother tongue-based education in children’s formative years. Bonna Duron, Save the Children’s basic education advisor said, the project “Promoting Quality and Equity in Education for Children in Marginalized Communities in South Central Mindanao” will be implemented fro...
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26Sep2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 26 (PIA) -- A total of P70.316 million have been allotted for the implementation of programs, activities and projects of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Region 10, for fiscal year 2011. The biggest allocations from this amount went to Scholarship Programs under Fund 101 with P27.706 million or 39.40 percent, Dr. Zenaida Gersana, regional director of CHED-10, said. This was followed by the other scholarship grants, programs, activities and proje...
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26Sep2012ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA, Sept 26 (PIA) -- At least 115 passers of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS)- Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) program from Siquijor received their diploma Friday during the 2012 ALS Day celebration and graduation of A&E test passers at the Social Center in Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor. Nine of the passers were for the elementary level, 103 for secondary level, and three in livelihood class earning diplomas on Computer-Basic encoding an...
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25Sep2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 25 (PIA) -- A learning facility for undereducated children and adults opened its doors in Mabinay town. The Mabinay Bidlisiw Child Development Center (MBCDC) was inaugurated early this month and witnessed by officials from the provincial government led by Gov. Roel Degamo and the Mabinay local government led by Mayor Ernie Uy. MBCDC was initiated by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Mabinay Central aimed at educating undereducated children in Mabinay, aged ...
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25Sep2012CAGAYAN, Sept 25 (PIA) -- Some 566 students have received their scholarship grants from the provincial government of Cagayan, through Governor Alvaro Antonio, in an awarding ceremony held at the Kammaranan Hall, Tuguegarao City. Reizel Gelacio, coordinator of the Bin-I Ti Agtutubo (BTA) scholarship program of the provincial government, said the program is one of the priorities of the government as part of Antonio’s 10-point agenda. The students were selected based on the result of the qualif...
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22Sep2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept 22 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and Coca-Cola Philippines will team up with several local government units and women's organizations in Northern and Central Luzon in training over 10,000 females to be productive sari-sari (convenience store) owners. Tesda and Coke recently signed a memorandum of agreement with several stakeholders to partner in the Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) project. In ...
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22Sep2012NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley Province, Sept 22 (PIA) -- Some 23 mothers of malnourished children adopted by the provincial government's “Adopt-A-Child” Nutrition Program have undergone a three-day training on Beauty Care Services for their alternative livelihood. Gathered at Nueva Visayas covered court in Mawab from September 19-21, the trainees were taught of beauty care services like pedicure, manicure, and nail care. Through its Special Programs Unit (SPU), the provincial government jo...
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21Sep2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept 21 (PIA) -- About 450 Physical Education teachers attended the first cluster of the 2012 Regional Folk Dance Workshop for Teachers held at Sinanduloy Cultural Center here. The three-day workshop organized by the Northern Mindanao Physical Education and School Sports Association (NMPESSA) aimed to upgrade the knowledge, understanding and skills of the teachers in teaching folk dances. It is also aimed to revive the best works of the dance researchers from t...
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19Sep2012SURIGAO CITY, Sep. 19 (PIA) -– Giaprobahan sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board sa pagpangulo ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang pipila ka mga proyekto kalabot na sa education, health ug trade atol sa panagtagbo niini kagahapon sa hapon didto sa Malacañang. Pipila sa mga proyekto nga giaprobahan sa NEDA board lakip niini ang modernization sa Philippine Orthopedic Center mokabat P5.6 bilyon nga i-implementar sugod sunod tuig hangtod tuig 2015. Giaprobahan usab sa b...
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18Sep2012MANILA, Sept 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has signed an agreement that will settle the chronic concern of premium-in-arrears of nearly 800,000 active and inactive employees of the DepEd since July 1997. The signing was witnessed by President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanan Palace. In a statement, the GSIS said that under the agreement, the DBM will settle the P6.92 billion in...
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14Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Education through DepEd Order No. 22, series of 2012, adopted the use of a unique Learner Reference Number (LRN) in order to facilitate the tracking of students and their performance. This was said during an orientation conducted by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to members of the Social Development Committee of the Caraga Regional Development Council held recently in one of the local convention centers here. Engr. Mitchelle C...
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12Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) --Teaching young kids using their mother-based medium of instruction is better than trying to teach them using their second or third language. Cecille Osoria-Van Zante, literacy specialist of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), said that numerous studies have supported mother-based medium of instructions. SIL is a faith-based non-profit organization committed to serving language communities through language development. In partnership with the Department of E...
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11Sep2012TAGUM CITY, Sept. 11 -- Undergraduate employees of the Provincial Capitol will soon realize their college dreams through the specialized educational system of the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI). Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario said the DNLI, which is set to start operations before the year ends, will initially benefit provincial personnel who have not been able to finish their baccalaureate degrees. The DNLI Board of Trustees, which is chaired by the governor, approved on its mai...
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10Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) of the Department of Education (DepEd) said it will celebrate the Literacy Week by holding the 2012 National Literacy Conference and Awards from September 17 to 21 in Teachers’ Camp Baguio City. In a statement, Education Secretary Bro Armin A. Luistro, FSC, said the conference aims to share good practices in making literacy programs more universal. “We want to make more Filipinos functionally literate by reaching out t...
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10Sep2012PASIG CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) –- The Department of Education (DepEd) and Smart Communications has launched a nationwide online multimedia contest in celebration of the 2012 National Teachers’ Month and World Teachers’ Day. Education Secretary Bro. Armin A. Luistro FSC said the contest aims to encourage elementary pupils and high school students from public and private schools to creatively express how much they honor and value their teachers through the use of multimedia. “Our teachers a...
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09Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- A total of P10.039 billion in Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF) had been used by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) from 1995 up to June 30, 2012. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7722, or the Higher Education Act of 1994, CHED, an attached agency to the Office of the President, was created to broaden the agenda of reforms on the country’s education system. Part of these reforms was the tri-focalization of the education sector into ...
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08Sep2012LAOAG CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- Indigent students from Laoag City in Ilocos Norte can continue with their education through a scholarship program of its local chief executive and private citizens. The "Iskolar ni MVF" scholarship program started in school year 2004-2005, where Mayor Michael V. Farinas, Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Chevylle Farinas, with the help of private donors, shoulder the education expenses of students. This year, 5,861 students were sent to 33 elementary ...
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08Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine Australian Alumni Association (PA3i) is conducting a job matching event exclusive to Australian and New Zealand alumni on Saturday, September 8, 2012, 1-5 p.m., at the IDP Training Center, 7th Floor, Dona Salustiana Tower, 104 Paseo de Roxas, Legaspi Village, Makati City. This is in partnership with the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc. (ANZCHAM) and the IDP Education Pty. Ltd. ANZCHAM Vice President for External Aff...
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08Sep2012BONTOC, Mt. Province, Sept. 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government here continues its full support to alternative learning by providing under the Special Education Fund the amount of P520,000 for the honoraria of Alternative Learning System (ALS) facilitators for this year. Twelve teachers were hired by the provincial government this year as ALS facilitators in the different districts in the province. They will conduct ALS classes from March until October to a minimum of 15 ALS learners to p...
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08Sep2012BASCO, Batanes, Sept 8 (PIA) -- Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) is currently assessing graduates for the National Certificate (NC II) eligibility. Tesda administrative officer Juanita N. Acacio said during an interview that the National Competency Assessment and Certification Program (NAT-CAC) is done to confirm that a graduate or worker can perform the standards expected in a workplace based on the defined competency standards. There are five areas to be assessed...
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06Sep2012GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite, Sept 6 (PIA) -- All 33 barangay captains, including several members of their respective councils, attended the recent Barangay Legal Education Seminar (BLES) conducted by the University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center (Training and Convention Division). The said seminar, which was held at the municipal town hall, aimed to enhance the understanding of law for barangay officials so they can effectively handle their sworn commitment to the community. The local government...
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06Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Business education still ranks no. 1, among the top five disciplines with the most number of enrollees in the higher education institutions (HEI’s) in Northern Mindanao, during the school year 2011-2012. Enrolment data from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)region 10 showed 133,559 students were enrolled in 83 higher education institutions (HEI) of the region, during the period. The first five disciplines with the most number of enroll...
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05Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will host the celebration of the annual Literacy Week slated every September 2-8 as stipulated in the Presidential Proclamation No. 239. DepEd in a statement said that the priority agenda of the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) for 2011-2012 is Literacy and Peace. In line with this priority agenda of the UNLD, the National Literacy Conference will anchor to the theme, “Literacy for life and a Sustainable Future: Learning...
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05Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 5 (PIA) -- The Second Congressional District of Misamis Oriental is first runner-up in the national level of the 2012 Kabalikat Awards of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Congressman Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano received the trophy and plaque from Tesda Director General Joel J. Villanueva and was honored during the national awarding ceremony held at Tesda central Office, Taguig City, August 24. The Kabalikat Award is one of the instituti...
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04Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, September 4 -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) now accepts application for 2013 Undergraduate Science Scholarship. About 4,000 scholarship slots are to be awarded nationwide. Qualified to apply are natural-born Filipino citizens who belong to the upper five percent (5%) of the regular high school graduating class or a member of the graduating class of any DOST-identified or DepEd-recognized science high school, a resident of the municipality/district for ...
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03Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept 3 (PIA) -- The Office of the President, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), launched the 2012 Search for Outstanding Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) Chapters in Schools, in Misamis Occidental. Conducted through the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Health and Nutrition Center of DepEd, from July to October, this year, the search is open to all secondary schools with BKD chapters. Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan Dela Peňa of the ...
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01Sep2012TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental, Sept 1 -- Energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) and ABS-CBN Foundation have provided elementary schools with educational television (ETV) packages, with Gracia and Maribojoc Elementary Schools in Tagoloan being the latest recipients. SPI manager Ghaye Alegrio and Tagoloan Mayor Paulino Emano led the simple turn-over rites for these packages in the area. Designed to enhance classroom teaching and learning process, the ETV program has so far gained marked improveme...
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31Aug2012CARMONA, Cavite, Aug 31 (PIA) -- A total of 320 pupils from five day care centers benefited from donations by a Kyoto-based electronics company as part of their corporate and social responsibility to the community. ROHM Electronics Philippines Inc. (REPI) which is located at the People’s Technology Complex at the Special Economic Zone in Barangay Maduya donated 5 sets of colored television sets, Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) players, ceiling fans, educational DVDs, crayons and coloring books ...
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28Aug2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 28 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will implement in Zamboanga Peninsula an P85-million cash for training project, which will benefit over 4,000 individuals. “This is a nationwide program and Region 9 has an allocation of P85 million," TESDA-9 Regional Director Lorenzo Macapili said during the Regional Social Development Committee IX meeting last week. Macapili said eac...
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27Aug2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Agosto 27 (PIA) -- Tulo (3) sa mga Teacher Education Institutes (TEI’s) nga gikontrata aron mohatag sa training sa mga magtutudlo sa Grade 7 ubos sa K to 12 Basic Education Program curriculum, ang ania mahimutang sa rehiyon 10. Kabahin sila sa singkwenta e siyete (5) ka mga TEI nga gi-ila sa Teacher Education Council (TEC) isip mga Centers of Excellence (COE) sa paghatag de kalidad nga programa sa training alang sa mga magtutudlo, matud pa ni Secretary Ar...
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24Aug2012LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Champions of science education have received recognition for their contributions in the field during the 3rd Gawad Leadership and Innovations for Development Relevant to Science Education (Gawad Lider) awarding ceremony. Conferred with the Exemplary Leadership Awards were Dr. Luis Rey I. Velasco, renowned entomologist and former Chancellor of the University of the Philippines–Los Baños (UPLB) for the individual category and ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) E-...
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24Aug2012PASIG CITY, Aug. 24 (PIA) -- Relief goods and cash donations for victims of monsoon rains raised by the Department of Education (DepEd) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office have reached 1,793 families in 10 evacuation centers in affected areas by the recent calamity. In a statement, DepEd volunteers with the assistance of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserved Command were the first to reach the schools and distributed relief goods to affected families in Gulod Elementary School...
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24Aug2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug 24 (PIA) -- At least three teacher education institutes (TEIs) in Region 10 have been engaged in the training program for Grade 7 teachers under the K to 12 basic education program curriculum. The TEIs are part of the 57 HEIs nationwide that have been accredited by the Teacher Education Council as centers of excellence in providing quality teacher program and training, Education Secretary Armin Luistro said. These institutions, which have also been recogni...
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22Aug2012QUEZON CITY, AUG. 22 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will host the 1st Technical Education Skills Development Congress on August 29 at the Le Pavillion, Metropolitan Park in Pasay City. With the theme “Investing in the 21st Century Skilled Filipino Workforce,” the Congress will focus on enhancing through reforms, developing the 21st century skilled workforce, and improving the relevance and quality of technical vocational education and training (TVE...
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22Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- Officials of the Department of Education and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on Tuesday said the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Manalastas Robredo was an icon of good governance and faithful stewardship. In a statement, Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro said, “We in the cabinet mourn Secretary Robredo’s passing as an icon of good governance and faithful stewardship.” “As a fellow Lasallian, I mourn an outstanding alumnus who...
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22Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- Close to 1,600 teachers and employees from the Department of Education in Basilan (DepEd-Basilan) suspended by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) since 2004 due to nonpayment of their contributions may now enjoy their full benefits after the signing of a memorandum of agreement between DepEd-Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the pension fund recently. In a statement, President and General Manager Robert G. Vergara said, “The agreement takes ...
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16Aug2012DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan, Aug 16 (PIA) -- Instruction using native languages does not only help one in assimilating lessons but also in becoming proficient in other languages. Renato Santillan, a teacher of Filipino at the Dagupan City National High School, said the Department of Education (DepEd) has found out that students who are taught using their native language have 80 percent chance of becoming fluent in other languages. This figure is higher than the 50 percent figure when a foreign l...
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16Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Makati City government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) yesterday to formalize the modeling of Senior High School (SHS) in the University of Makati (UMak) under the K to 12 Basic Education Program. DepEd said in a statement that the agreement was signed by DepEd Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC, Makati Mayor and UMak Chairman of the Board of Regents ...
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15Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- The University of Makati (UMak) will formally launch its pilot implementation of the Senior High School Program under the Kindergarten to 12 (K to 12) Basic Education Program of the Department of Education this afternoon at the UMak Track Oval. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the city-run university is the first among colleges and universities in the National Capital Region to implement the said program, which has been dubbed “Higher School ng U...
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14Aug2012PASIG CITY, Aug. 14 - The Department of Education (DepEd) and the House of Representatives mourned the death of Congressman Salvador Escudero III. In a release, the DepEd community expressed its sympathy to the family of the education champion Cong. Salvador Escudero on his passing. “His consistent, determined and unwavering support to push for education reforms and make Philippine education step up to int'l standards continue to be a source of inspiration for many education workers. An ide...
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14Aug2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aug 14 (PIA) --The University of the Philippines (UP) Law Center Training and Convention Division conducted here last week a two-day Barangay Legal Education Seminar (BLES) designed to reorient participants on the implementation of RA 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act and RA 9262, the Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (VAWC) Act. “We want to know how the barangay and other law enforcement agencies handle VAWC and other cases involving Children in ...
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13Aug2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug 13 (PIA) -- An annual budget of P7.8 million has been allocated for the provincial school board (PSB) of Misamis Occidental this year. Funds for the PSB budget will be sourced from the one percent real taxes of the current year, which is estimated to reach P7 million and the unappropriated surplus of P800,000 in the previous year, Governor Herminia M. Ramiro said. Approval of the budget was signed by the governor, who is the chairperson of the PSB, toge...
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10Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) -- Residents of Tampakan town will be treated to legal education as the Community Development Information Center (CDIC) prepares for the first Community Legal Forum at Barangay Poblacion. The forum, slated on August 18 at the municipal gymnasium, is aimed at making residents aware of their rights and obligations, Community Development Information Officer (CDIO) Efren Villarina told the Philippine Information Agency here. Villarina said the CDIC has invited high-cal...
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10Aug2012DAVAO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is accepting applications for its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) for school year 2013-2014. Ma. Elvira Ador, OWWA-XI regional director, said this scholarship grant is offered to qualified dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), who are members of OWWA. Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements: must be a child of a married OWWA member or brother/sister of an unmarried O...
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10Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao expressed its support to the role of the Regional Technical Education and Skills Development (RTESDC) in reviewing and endorsing technical-vocational education and training (TVET)-related budget proposals of government and non-government agencies through RDC Resolution No. 27 s. 2012. RTESDC Chair Arsenio Sebastian said the resolution illustrates Technical Education and Skills Development Authorit...
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09Aug2012KORONADAL CITY , Aug 9 (PIA) -- The local chief executive of Makilala vows to push into high gear free education in his municipality. Mayor Rudy Caogdan in a weekly radio program said the implementation of the local government’s free education policy through the “no mandatory” collection from parents of students in Makilala is a priority program of the LGU. The policy, Caoagdan said was formalized in the memorandum of agreement, he and some officials of the Department of Education ha...
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07Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 7 (PIA) -- Employers and company owners gave high ratings to graduates of technical-vocational education and training. Secretary Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said results of the latest employer satisfaction survey showed that 86.1 percent of the more than 5,000 employers surveyed are satisfied with the performance of TVET graduates. He said 92 percent of these employers are also willing to continue to hire TVET gra...
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07Aug2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidenta1, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- Gahin nga kapin baynte-tres milyones pesos (P23.46M) alang sa Local School Board ang gi-aprobahan sa Konseho sa Siyudad sa Ozamiz, alang sa karon nga tuig-tingtungha, 2012-2013. Kini nga pundo ang kuha-on gikan sa usa ka porsento (1%) nga buhis sa real property tax nga gilantaw nga mokabat sa baynte-dos milyones pesos (P22.02M), inig katapos sa tuig 2012 ug ang nahibiling kantidad ug wala magamit nga kapin usa ka milyon ka pesos (P1.437M) sa LS...
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07Aug2012DIPOLOG CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- Some 150 college students taking up tourism and hotel and restaurant management from 11 schools in the region recently converged here for the second Zamboanga Peninsula tourism and hospitality education congress. The congress was organized by the Council of Tourism and Hospitality Educators of Zamboanga Peninsula (CTHEZP) headed by Dr. Joseph G. Refugio of Saint Vincent’s College (SVC) in this city. The congress, which was anchored on the theme, “Quest for Exc...
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07Aug2012PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- The mayor of Panabo have turned over a P 1-million school building to the Consolacion Elementary School to improve access to education. Consolacion Barangay Captain Antonio Aton, barangay kagawads, PTA officers, pupils and teachers of Consolacion Elementary School witnessed the turnover of the newly constructed two classroom school building by Mayor Jose L. Silvosa, Sr. Aton wholeheartedly thanked the City Government of Panabo for the school build...
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06Aug2012QUEZON CITY, August 6 (PIA) -- A total of 600 inmates from the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) have found themselves enjoying their new look and skills gained from trained specialists of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) after they were treated to free haircut and grooming kits. In a statement, Tesda Director Joel Villanueva said inmates also have the right to feel good about themselves and develop their ...
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01Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 1 (PIA) -- Sumailalim kamakailan ang mga hepe ng Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) sa isang araw ng pagsasanay sa basic photography at news writing. Ang pasasanay ay isinagawa kasabay ng mid-year assessment ng ahensya sa Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte. Ang photographer na si Clint Cañete ng Agusan del Norte ang nanguna sa pagsasanay sa basic concepts ng photography, photo journalism, at composition. Si Nora Molde, information officer ng Philippine Inform...
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31Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 31 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has launched the 2012 Batang TESDA Awards, a search for outstanding young graduates of technical education and skills development (TESD) programs. The award aims to find TESDA graduates, below 30 years old, who are successful in their chosen career. It is also an advocacy to encourage more participation of the youth in TESD. Criteria for the selection includes TESD training program...
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31Jul2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 31 (PIA) --Education Secretary Armin Luistro has enjoined all elementary and secondary schools, especially those with Special Education (SPED) Programs to observe the 23rd White Cane Safety Day with appropriate activities on August 1. “This supports the efforts of President Benigno S. Aquino III, on good governance through respect and realization of Human Rights,” Secretary Luistro said, in his Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 108, to all ...
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31Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- The City of Golden Friendship will welcome around 500 delegates from the six administrative regions of Mindanao for the 11th Human Resource and Skills Development (HRSD) conference and exhibits on August 6 and 8. The three-day gathering of stakeholders from the public and private technical-vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) officials and training center chiefs, TVET students, ...
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28Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 28 (PIA) -- Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Friday launched an exhibit expo dubbed “Greater Opportunities! (GO!) Education” campaign to promote the K to 12 Basic Education Program. It is organized with the support of the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The exhibit was launched in the wake of the 2012 State of the Nation Address Address ...
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27Jul2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, July 27 (PIA) -- The Alternative Learning System (ALS) Accreditation and Equivalency (A and E) test will be administered in Ilocos Region on October 21. This was announced by Lorenzo C. Agustin, education program supervisor of Alternative Learning Division of Department of Education-1 (DepEd-1), during the recent "Ammuentayo" radio program here. "The ALS A and E test aims to offer learners two learning achievements at two learning levels, elementary and secondary,...
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25Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 25 (PIA) -- The Japan government will turnover a school building in Caloocan City today. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, Toshinao Urabe, will grace the turn-over ceremony of a school building for Maria Clara High School in Grace Park, Caloocan City. Joining Urabe are Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, Representative Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon, Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri, School Superintendent Corazon M. Gonzales, Maria Clara High School Princip...
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24Jul2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 24 (PIA) -- At least 50 inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) here are undergoing 240 hours of basic practical electricity training as part of the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The training program, a joint project of the Department of Education-ALS and the Cabarroguis National School of Arts and Trades (CNSAT), is being held from July 2012 to January 2013 as . Chief Inspector Gilbert Accad, district warden, said the training is part of th...
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20Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- Eight graduates of the Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia (MTPLC) have become trainers themselves after passing the month-long intensive trainers methodology training and competency assessment administered by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) specialists. MTPLC is the city’s training arm that continuously offers free livelihood and skills training programs since its establishment in 2001. In a statement, Dr. Edita Chan,...
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20Jul2012MALUNGON, Sarangani, July 20 -- For three school years, Roger Bago and his classmates had to hold their college classes either in the elementary school library, laboratory or even at an open stage, notwithstanding the noise of pupils playing around. That time they were just borrowing the facilities of Malandag Central Elementary School. Today, Bago, a B'laan, and his fellow scholars under the Special Tertiary Extension Service (STES) for indigenous people (IP) have real classrooms of their ...
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19Jul2012MANILA, July 19 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) reminds all members that it has relaxed its eligibility requirements for its Educational Assistance Loan Program (EALP) or Educ-Assist. In a statement posted on its website (sss.gov.ph), the agency said its new guidelines would enable more members, especially minimum wage and low-income workers in Metro Manila, to borrow enrollment funds for college, vocational or technical courses under the program. For his part, SSS president and Chi...
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16Jul2012ALABEL, Sarangani, July 16 (PIA) -- Peace education would soon be incorporated in the basic curriculum in all public schools in Sarangani. Governor Migs Dominguez said this scheme would be challenging considering that the province belongs to a multi-ethnic society. “We are the first one to do this,” Dominguez said optimistic that it would succeed in Sarangani. He noted that key values of excellence, respect and integrity are evident in the Department of Education Sarangani division w...
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12Jul2012Jail officers in Western Visayas are now also into storytelling as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has instituted a reading program for school children. The nationwide “Reading a Book Activity” was launched last June in observance of the BJMP Community Relations Month, said Jimmy Britanico, BJMP-6 community relations service chief. The program caters to kindergarten, and Grades I to III pupils. A feeding program follows each storytelling session support to the Busog Lu...
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12Jul2012DIPOLOG CITY, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- Mayor Vicente Emano congratulated public elementary and secondary schools and barangays that emerged winners of the Agri-Pinoy Gulayan sa Paaralan and the Likasaka sa Barangay contests. Elementary schools in Dansolihon, San Simon, Balulang, Bayanga and Baikingon and secondary schools in Bayanga, Balulang, Tagpangi, Tuburan and Tumpagon won the Agri-Pinoy Gulayan sa Paaralan contest. The program was launched by the Department of Agriculture, ...
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11Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 11 (PIA) -- Effective this school year, the Education Service Contracting (ESC) of the Department of Education (DepEd) will cover two groups of students. One of the groups will consist those in the formal system where learning is through direct instruction in the classroom. The other group consists of those in the alternative delivery mode, wherein learning is provided through a combination of guided instruction and off-school learning or home schoolin...
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10Jul2012HUNGDUAN, Ifugao July 10 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) here has drafted an ordinance sustaining the education assistance program to indigent students of the municipality. Known as the "Hungduan Assistance to Poor, Interested and Deserving Students" (HAPIDS), this program aims to help beneficiaries to attain their educational goals. The SB, led by Vice-Mayor John Hangdaan, explained that it is policy of the local government of Hungduan to provide opportunities especially to poor but de...
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07Jul2012NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley Province, July 7 -- The provincial government here has set another series of Bayanihan school building for the month July through "Bayanihan sa Paaralan." Kick-off activities are scheduled on July 9 to 13 and 23 in the identified public school sites. This endeavor is led by Governor Arturo T. Uy’s program in support to the Department of Education (DepEd) project dubbed “Kalinga sa kabataan, bayanihan sa paaralan” Program. The recipient schools include Pang...
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07Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 7 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Northern Mindanao is giving Kabalikat Awards for the legislative and local government unit (LGU) categories. This year, the local government of Valencia city, through City Mayor Leandro Jose H. Catarata, is the region’s nominee to the Kabalikat Award National Search for the LGU category in recognition for its best practice and cooperation with TESDA. The second district of Misamis Oriental, thr...
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06Jul2012DUMAGUETE CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- Special education must be incorporated into the general education curriculum. This was the statement of an official form the Department of Education (DepEd) in Dumaguete City during a forum here on the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Judith Mapue, special education supervisor, said integrating special education in the curriculum of colleges and universities will help sustain the program on inclusion of PWDs. This will also allow education majors to ...
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04Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 4 (PIA) -- To mark its 18th Anniversary celebration, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-X is giving due recognition to skilled workers who have become successful in their field through Tech-Voc training program. This year, the search for Idols ng TESDA award is now on. The selection of a potential candidate for self-employed and wage-employed categories will commence at the TESDA provincial office for the regional competition. The regiona...
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04Jul2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) revised the guidelines on voluntary contributions it issued on the opening of classes for school year (SY) 2012 to 2013. Education secretary Armin A. Luistro, in his Memorandum No. 105 issued on June 22, changed the amount of contribution from P35 per learner to P50 per learner for contributions to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). He said PRC encourages students and the youth to become members of the PRC and to...
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03Jul2012KALIBO, Aklan, July 3 (PIA6) -- A newly constructed day care center can now be found inside the premises of the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) at Camp Pastor Martelino in New Buswang, Kalibo. A report from PO3 Nida Gregas, APPO Information Officer, said the construction of the day care center only took two weeks. The report further said that the project aims to help in the early childhood development of the Aklan PNP personnel’s children including their early education. Children ...
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02Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The media and school children led the planting of vegetables today at the Leganes Elementary School, in the province of Iloilo. The National Nutrition Council (NNC) highlighted the event as a kickoff program to the celebration of the 38th National Nutrition Month celebration, which has theme “Pagkain ng gulay ugaliin, araw-araw itong ihain.” The newly formed Western Visayas Nutri-Media Circle, led by Elena Pabiona of Radyo ng Bayan decided on the activity ...
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30Jun2012KALIBO, Aklan, June 30 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has given scholarships to 65 Aklanon students who are children of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The 4Ps scholars who have just graduated this year from high school, according to Cristina Tercena, Provincial Operations Officer, are from 11 municipalities of the province. CHED gave six slots of scholarship per municipality, totaling 66 in all. However, one scholar was unable to take the entrance ...
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29Jun2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 29 (PIA) -- A mass weighing and height monitoring for the nutritional assessment of all school children, in both elementary and secondary levels, will be conducted by the Tangub City Division in July this year. This is in collaboration with the Health and Nutrition Unit of the Department of Education (DepEd) in order to come up with a baseline nutritional assessment of schoolchildren for school year 2012-2013, according to Carmencita S. Cotapte, schools d...
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29Jun2012STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna, June 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has inked an agreement with a popular theme park in Sta. Rosa, Laguna to promote creativity in education using both entertainment and education or “edutainment.” Education secretary Armin A. Luistro and Enchanted Kingdom (EK) chairman and president Mario O. Mamon signed the agreement on June 27. Luistro said this is a welcome partnership as children can have the chance to learn the concepts of science, technology,...
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27Jun2012ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, June 27 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to sign an agreement with Central Luzon-based Freeport Zones for an active partnership towards the promotion of the agency’s various programs to locators in these Freeport Zones. TESDA secretary Joel Villanueva is set to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on July 4 in Angeles City with heads of Clark Development Corporation, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and Authority of the F...
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26Jun2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, June 26 (PIA) -- The City Health Office here in partnership with the Department of Education-Division of Tagum City conducted a free dental checkup and other related services to approximately 60 students in Union Elementary School in Barangay Mankilam dubbed as the “Student Dental Program” on June 22. This annual event is one of the projects of the local government of Tagum led by Mayor Rey T. Uy through the lead agency, the City Health Office, to Tagumeño stud...
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26Jun2012DIPOLOG CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Alternative Learning System (ALS) graduation exercises were held last June 23, 2012 for 172 passers of the 2011 Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E) test in Dipolog City Schools Division. However, only 113 were able to attend the rites as others are already residing and working outside the city, said Catalina Barinaga, Dipolog City Schools Division ALS Coordinator. With the theme “ALS: Making Great Difference in Life," the graduation exercises was held at Bar...
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25Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- Andam nang modawat ang lokal nga kagamhanan og mga bag-ong aplikante sa Technology-Based Community Training Program alang sa ikaduhang semestre ning tuig, pahibalo ni Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Y. Emano. Lakip sa mga kursong libreng gitanyag sa mga partisipante mao ang basic computer literacy, beauty care services, massage therapy, dressmaking , handicraft, bread and pastry production, commercial cooking ug food processing, sumpay ni Mayor Emano. “Hi...
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25Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- City Mayor Vicente "Dongkoy" Y. Emano announced that the local government is now ready to accept new applicants in the Technology-Based Community Training Program for the 2nd semester this year. Among the courses offered free for all interested participants are basic computer literacy, beauty care services, massage therapy, dressmaking, handicraft, bread and pastry production, commercial cooking, and food processing. “Hinaut nga mapahimuslan kini nga liv...
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23Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 23 (PIA) -- The Lanao del Sur provincial government will again partner with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Office in bringing together employers and jobseekers in a two-day jobs and training fair in the province. TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said the jobs and training fair will be held in the New Provincial Capitol Complex on July 1-2 as one of the highlights of the 53rd founding anniversary of the pro...
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23Jun2012LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, June 23 (PIA) -- “K to 12 is not anti-poor, instead, it is pro-poor.” The Department of Education in the province composed of six divisions, namely Pangasinan I, Pangasinan II, Alaminos City, Dagupan City, San Carlos City, and Urdaneta City asserted this during the session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on June 11. Pangasinan II Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Viraluz Raguindin said, “K to 12 allows high school students to be enriched for additional two years e...
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21Jun2012LAS PIÑAS, June 21 (PIA) -- Las Piñas City Mayor Nene Aguilar said that students taking up technical and vocational (tech-voc) courses have better job prospects. This, as 950 city residents will soon graduate from various vocational and technical courses at the Las Piñas City Manpower and Training Center on July 5. In a release sent to PIA-NCR, Aguilar said the free training on various courses is aimed at helping the residents find gainful employment and help them start their own home-base...
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21Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- Another batch of students successfully completed the skills training program in various skill areas recently in this city. The program, which this batch of 788 students has availed, is an on-going joint project between the city government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Of these students, 333 completed their skills training in basic computer literacy, beauty care services, massage therapy, dressmaking, and handicraft, ...
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21Jun2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 21 (PIA) -- A least 20 secondary schools, nationwide, have been identified to participate in the Senior High School Modeling Program (SHSMP) of the Department of Education (DepEd), wherein three of them are located in Region 10. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the SHSMP is a research and development (R&D) activity where some designs and strategies will be tried out by the identified model schools before the projected nationwide implementation of the ...
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21Jun2012PASIG CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing for reforms in the country’s basic education system under the Aquino Administration through its K to 12 program. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said this when he spoke with selected educators at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City last Friday, June 15, during a thanksgiving mass for the success of the K to 12 launch. According to Luistro, some of the changes include the provision of more teacher trainings such ...
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20Jun2012KALIBO, AKLAN, June 20 (PIA) -- Forty Aklanons trained by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) under its "Spesyalista" Technopreneurship Program will receive on June 22 the tools they can use in their respective livelihood ventures, increasing their chances of earning more income. The Spesyalista Technopreneurship program, according to TESDA-Aklan, is funded by the Office of the President under the Training for Work Scholarship Program. The 40 Aklanons are from the...
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20Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The enrollment in Agusan del Norte public schools has increased in 2011 as a result of the provincial government’s thrust towards providing education for all. Governor Erlpe John Amante said this during his State of the Province Address (SOPA) held recently here, saying that the 187 public elementary schools in Agusan del Norte posted an increase in enrollment of 11.88 percent in preschool and 3.83 percent in elementary. Amante pointed out that the interventions...
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20Jun2012SAMPALOC, Quezon, June 20 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Quezon has turned-over recently the computer laboratory building to the Sampaloc National High School, to improve the computer literacy of its students. According to Quezon Governor David Suarez, the laboratory building has 25 units of computers, printers ,and projectors that could be used by students in their computer classes. “The provincial government of Quezon has invested the construction of computer laboratory building in...
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20Jun2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 20 (PIA) – Some 40,000 new scholarship slots nationwide have been offered for incoming Grade 7 this school year, under an honors program for top students. Called the Open High School (OHS) program, the scholarships slots have been offered in private schools participating in the Education Service Contracting (ESC) scheme. This is in the line with DepEd’s thrust of making basic education open and accessible to all learners, Secretary Armin Luistro of the...
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19Jun2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, June 19 (PIA) -- Local government units have assisted the Department of Education (DepEd) in providing additional teachers, chairs and school buildings. DepEd VI Regional Director Mildred Garay said although there are some short term problems being encountered in schools today like rooms being repaired, causing a temporary shortage in classrooms, Garay told Philippine Information Agency that there are no classes held under the tree anymore. Barangay Captains also offered bar...
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19Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 19 (PIA) -- With the rising incidence of kidney diseases, the Department of Health (DOH) 7 wants to partner with the Department of Education in requiring public schoolchildren to undergo annual urinalysis examination. Urinalysis is the simplest tool to detect early kidney dysfunction, DOH 7 Regional Director Asuncion Anden bared. According to the DOH 7, kidney failure is the 10th leading cause of mortality rate in Central Visayas. In the national level, it is the 9th leading c...
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19Jun2012VALENZUELA CITY, June 19 (PIA) -- Valenzuelanos recently underwent water lily livelihood training, where were taught how to turn abundant water lilies into handicrafts. Facilitated by an accredited Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) trainer, the training was participated by 30 residents of Barangay Coloong who gathered at Coloong Elementary School and were taught water lily processing and weaving. Water lilies are flowering plants known to thrive in bodies of water, g...
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18Jun2012AGLIPAY, Quirino, June 18 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently launched in this municipality the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP), a new program created to provide employment opportunities to TESDA's technological and vocational graduates. Zenaida Tuliao, TESDA Specialist and provincial project coordinator, said at least 10 massage therapists have been provided with skills trainings and starter kits from TESDA. “These massage t...
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18Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 18 (PIA) -- The voluntary blood donation program has been added to the basic education curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd), with Secretary Armin Luistro issuing DepEd Memorandum Order No. 96 to this effect. The Education Secretary, issuing this order last May 28, said topics in the learning materials of the subject will be integrated in the curriculum of the elementary, secondary, and alternative learning system (ALS) and soon in the K to 1...
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18Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 18 (PIA) -– Classes in many public and private elementary and secondary schools in Metro Manila, particularly in the cities of Quezon, Marikina, Navotas, and Malabon were suspended Monday morning due to rains and winds caused by typhoon “Butchoy.” Power lines were also knocked down in some areas of Quezon City. Electrical engineers from Manila Electric Company worked the whole morning to restore electricity to a government office along Visayas Avenue. In an email sent t...
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18Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 18 (PIA) -- Diwat National High School in Barangay Buenavista has transferred to its new location in Barangay Tusik, this town. School officials of said school thanked the provincial and local governments for their efforts in relocating them into safer grounds. The said transfer has been recommended by the Geohazards Mapping and Assessment Team of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the officials of th...
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16Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 16 (PIA) -- All school heads of the Department of Education (DepEd) have been directed to ensure that the school buildings in their area of responsibility (AOR) can withstand heavy rains and strong winds. This directive of Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro had been relayed to the heads of the 16 districts under the Misamis Occidental Schools Division (MOSD), in the wake of threats brought about by tropical storm Butchoy, SD Superintendent Jonathan De...
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16Jun2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ. (PIA6) --The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) office here has received 19, 388 applicants from its members for educational loan program as of May 22. A report from the state insurance office said it has processed close to P35.2 million worth of loans of 8,799 applicants, crediting 7,180 and was queuing 1,619 loans for E-crediting. GSIS-Bacolod Chief Ma. Vilma Fuentes said a balance of 10, 589 are still being processed. As of May 22, 79 loan applicants are ...
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16Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 16 (PIA6) -- Parents will not regret the support they give to the government’s K to 12 program, since their children will reap the quality of education needed for competitive jobs later. For Education Program Specialist Dr. Rex Casiple of the Commission on Higher Education, having his own children immersed in the K to 12 now, is preparing them for professional growth with enhanced curriculum and extended years. “That is why, even we at CHED have committed to endorse...
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13Jun2012MANILA, June 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korean-based international non-government organization Good People International for the donation of 300 to 500 computers to various schools in the country. PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon and Kim Chang Myung of the Korean NGO signed the memorandum in a formal ceremony held at the Holiday Inn in Clark, Pampanga. In a release, Gordon said the Korean NGO has agreed to donate computer...
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11Jun2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 11 (PIA) -- Governor Sol Matugas recently ordered a second-round increase on mentors’ honorarium that will benefit 172 elementary and secondary volunteer-educators in the province. In an interview, Matugas said the school board teachers will receive a monthly honorarium of P7,000 effective June this year – or an increase of P1,000 from its current pay of P6,000 per month. “The pay increase which takes effect beginning this school year, although minimal, can help a...
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11Jun2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, June 11 (PIA) -- A remote coastal village’s public school has been chosen to become this year’s recipient of Malapaya Foundation’s ‘Brigada Eskwela’ activity. Silonay Elementary School was chosen after a thorough assessment of its condition and needs and is the first in Calapan City, according to Melchor Aguilera, external affairs advisor of Shell-Pilipinas Exploration (SPEX), representing Malampaya Joint Venture Partners. The local barangay officials ...
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09Jun2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, June 8 (PIA) -- Members of the Philippine Navy's Naval Forces West have joined the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “Brigada Eskwela” activity in Palawan. In a press release, NFW Public Affairs Officer Lt. Karen Ann Abenoja Abulon (PN) reported that the different units under NavForWest—around 50 sailors from LT501 (BRP Laguna) headed by Lt. Julius Reyes and PS35 headed by Lcdr Rommel Marcos—joined the activity in their respective areas of operation. “I was p...
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09Jun2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, June 9 (PIA) -- The Naval Forces West of the Philippine Navy recently distributed books to needy students in Palawan. In a press release, NFW Public Affairs Officer Lt. Karen Ann Abenoja Abulon (PN) said the NavForWest distributed books to disadvantaged children, who were a bit anxious whether they could bring home their new books. “In places where children have very little in life, books are a luxury. That's why, when the Naval Forces West gave free books, kids were i...
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08Jun2012TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, June 8 (PIA) -- An elementary school teacher based in Tacloban City welcomed the latest development where the Mother Tongue-Based Multi Lingual Education program of the Department of Education (DepEd) will be implemented Lourdes Larraga who teaches first grade at the Remedios Trinidad Romualdez (RTR) Elementary School admits that using MTB-MLE has resulted to interactive discussions inside the classroom as pupils’ understanding of the lessons are easier now. Using the m...
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08Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, SAMAR, June 08, (PIA) --Department of Education's K to 12 program will not only place the Philippine educational system at par with international standard, but it will also contribute to the development of a better educated society capable of pursuing productive employment, entrepreneurship, or higher education disciplines, an official of DepEd said. DepEd Division of Samar Information Officer and Balik Ekswela Chairman Rustom Geonzon who guested on radio at PIA’s Huruhiman...
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08Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 8 (PIA6) -- The perennial problem of tuition and miscellaneous fees increase can be minimized through the public-private partnership program of government. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Education Program Specialist Dr. Rex Casiple said Batas Pambansa 232 or the Education Act of 1982, Section 40 provides that each private school may be funded from its capital investments, tuition fees, and other school charges, grants, loans, subsidies, passive investment income, and...
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07Jun2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo joined City Mayor Celso Lobregat in the turnover of 60 computer units to the Department of Education (DepEd), held Monday morning at the City hall. In a press statement, City Information Officer (IO) Sheila Covarrubias said that the turnover of the computer set is a result of the city government’s feat as the regional winner in the Pamana ng Lahi Awards for exemplary performance in local governance. “The DILG-initiat...
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06Jun2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the city government of Zamboanga have turned over computer units to the Department of Education (DepEd). DILG secretary Jesse Robredo has joined Zamboanga City mayor Celso Lobregat when 60 computer units were given to the DepEd, in a turnover ceremony held on Tuesday, June 5 at the City Hall. In a press statement, City Information Officer (IO) Sheila Covarrubias said, the turnover of computer sets is a r...
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06Jun2012“Complete uniform includes a smile,” intoned Dr. Rebecca Ragrag, a ranking official of the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office, during the Education Summit held at Barangay Panan-awan, Friday. With classes for school year 2012-2013 having officially begun this week, DepEd issued a special instruction: everyone must be in complete uniform. Along with this came a point-blank directive: wear a smile. This injunction was addressed to teachers, not students. Why a “smile” on ...
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06Jun2012SIQUIJOR, June 6 (PIA) -- The opening of classes in the province went smoothly with no complaints coming from the students and parents reaching the division office as of today, said DepEd-Siquijor Administrative Officer Loreta B. Tangapa. Tangapa said that their office has been closely monitoring enrolment activities and classes opening in schools provincewide since May 28. Since then, school activities have been smooth, she said. DepEd planning officer Vivian Bomediano also reported that a...
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05Jun2012ORIGINAL: DepEd-ALS program gives hope to 5 street sweepers, young single mother by Carlito C. Dar BAGUIO CITY, June 4 (PIA) - - Five street sweepers and a young single mother were among the 388 Department of Education Alternative Learning System (DepEd – ALS) Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test passers in Baguio City who received their diploma in a simple but meaningful graduation rites at the PFVR Gymnasium, here, Friday. DepEd – Baguio School Division Superintendent Mary L...
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05Jun2012MANILA, June 5 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has announced that it supports a bill that seeks to make voter education mandatory in the high school curriculum. House Bill No. 5784, introduced by Paranaque Rep. Edwin L. Olivarez, states that voters’ education should be taught to fourth year high school students in both public and private schools including those who are enrolled in the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The bill tasks the Department of Education (DepEd), the CO...
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05Jun2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 5 (PIA) -- All concerned officials and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) are directed to observe the weather bulletins of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced through various media outlets, such as radio and television, regarding cancellations of classes. This directive came from Secretary Armin A. Luistro, who issued DepEd Oder No. 43, last May 28, in compliance to the Guidelines...
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04Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- A new Department of Education (DepEd) program called Barangay Education Strategic Team (BEST) has yielded 12 new high schools in the division of Samar. According to Claire Menda of the DepEd Samar Planning Unit, these 12 new high schools will be opened to serve the rural students who live in rural or far-flung barangays. Today, June 4, Menda was on her way to Cabiton-an High School in the island of Daram, Samar for its launch with Division Superintendent Thelma...
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04Jun2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, June 4 (PIA) -- Heeding the call of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local government units (LGU), members of the 86th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army based here conducted a series of Brigada Eskwela in the different towns days before classes opened today. Speaking in the daily radio program “Humangan with PIA,” Sgt. Juewil Ramos said the soldiers participated in the Brigada Eskwela in Baguinge Elementary School in Barangay Baguinge in Kiangan town doing const...
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04Jun2012DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, June 5 (PIA) -- Classes in public elementary and secondary schools in Zamboanga del Norte have formally started yesterday. All public school teachers have already reported to their respective schools for the opening of classes for school year 2012 to 2013, according to a phone interview with Provincial Schools Division Superintendent Sunny Ray F. Amit. Amit, however, disclosed that the schools are still accommodating pupils and students who have failed to...
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04Jun2012BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has clarified the main reasons why two preparatory schools in town were not allowed to operate this school year. Dr. Gaudencio Aljibe, Jr. of the Eastern Samar School’s Division Office said the Borongan Kiddie School was temporarily disallowed to operate until they comply with the Retirement Plan for Teachers and their staff. Aljibe, however, clarified that only five-year-old children will not be allowed to...
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04Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, June 4 (PIA) -- The police force of Butuan had been directed to be on heightened alert as classes open today. Police had been deployed to different areas of assignments to ensure that peace and security as classes in the public schools will open today, according to Butuan City Police Director PSSupt. Pedro Obaldo. As early as 6:45 a.m. today, all police officers were directed to be at their respective posts not only to insure peace and security, but also to help ...
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04Jun2012LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, June 4 (PIA) -- Around one and a half million Bicolano public school students from kindergarten to high school will encounter “smiling” teachers today, June 4, the start of classes for school year 2012-2013. As regular classes begin today, students will be welcomed by smiling teachers as compelled by the education department. The Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol expects 1,511,395 students this school year, or a two percent increase from last year’s school pop...
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04Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The local government of Makati is ready for the opening of classes and implementation of the Kindergarten to 12 (K to 12) program today in all 28 public elementary and 10 high schools across the city, according to a press release from the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd-Makati officer-in-charge Priscila de Sagun said all the teachers earlier attended a series of trainings for the K to 12 education program curriculum in order to prepare them for the start of c...
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04Jun2012LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, June 4 (PIA) -- Around two million students in Bicol troop back to schools today for the start of the school year 2012-2013, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office. Dr. Jose Bonto, DepEd Bicol administrative officer, the number is comprised of more than 200,000 kindergarten pupils, 1.5 million elementary students and almost 400,000 secondary students. Bonto also said that enrollees, both in public elementary and secondary schools increased by two ...
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03Jun2012DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan, June 3 (PIA) -- Dagupan City schools will now use the Pangasinan dialect as medium of instruction during classes, except for one community. Dr. William Macob, Education Program Supervisor of the Department of Education (DepEd) Dagupan City Division Office, said the T. Ayson Rosario Elementary School in barangay Calmay will use Ilocano as its medium of instruction. The school is located in what is known as Calmay Ilocano whose residents predominantly speak Ilocano. Th...
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03Jun2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 3 (PIA) -- A ranking official of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Eastern Visayas announced that the regional DepEd office is all set for the implementation of a landmark reform in the educational system of the country, the K to 12. Dr. Rebecca Ragrag, head of Policy, Planning, and Research Division (PPRD) of DepEd-8, made the declaration during the Education Summit held at the gymnasium in this barangay yesterday in front of around 700 teachers comprisin...
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03Jun2012BANGUED, Abra, June 3 (PIA) -- The schools division of Abra is all set for the opening of school year 2012-2013 on Monday, June 4, following the successful implementation of “Brigada Eskwela” from May 21 to 26 in all the public elementary and secondary schools in the province. Dr. Rosita Castillo-Brillantes, Division Schools Superintendent of the Department of Education (DepEd) Abra announced the news last week. The report was reaffirmed by Dr. Pauline Sawadan of the DepEd-Cordillera regio...
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02Jun2012PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte, June 2 (PIA) -– The City Government of Panabo provided 47 units of desktop computers to 44 public elementary schools and three District Offices in the city. Twelve units of laptops were also distributed to 12 public secondary schools during the city hall employees’ Monday Convocation on May 28. Mayor Jose L. Silvosa, Sr. together with Committee on Education Chairperson Hon. Jovito Glodo recognized five outstanding graduating students who were each awarded wi...
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02Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 2 (PIA) -– To minimize, if not eliminate, financial constraints among parents/guardians, during the opening of classes, no fees shall be collected from school children in kindergarten up to Grade 4 anytime, during School Year (SY) 2012-2013. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro issued this reminder in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 41 issued last May 24, on the implementing policies in the collection of voluntary school contributions...
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02Jun2012BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 2 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 40,000 silid-aralan ang nakatakdang itayo sa taong ito na inaasahang handa na pagdating sa pasukan ng 2013. "Makaka 40,000 classrooms tayong maipapagawa this year... By June 2013, maihahabol ito sa kakapusan sa classrooms," pahayag ni Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro. Noong 2010, sinabi ni Luistro na may kulang na 66,800 silid-aralan subalit nagawa ng kagawaran na makapagpatayo ng 15,000 hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Inaasahan...
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01Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 1 (PIA) -- All school personnel are encouraged to be in a “positive disposition and to wear a smile,” when they report for the opening of classes on June 4 to start the school year (SY) 2012-2013 in high spirits. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, has issued the Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 85, last May 11, for the conduct of the Wear a Smile Campaign and the Search for the Happiest Pinoy 2012 in all public elementary a...
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01Jun2012BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 1 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 21 milyong mag-aaral ang inaasahang papasok sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa sa pagbubukas ng klase sa ika-4 ng Hunyo. Sinabi ni Department of Education Armin Luistro na tumaas ng isang milyon ang enrollment rate sa mga pampublikong paaralan. "Last year, we had 20 million enrolments but this year, we expect 21 million students from kinder to fourth year high school (Noong nakaraang taon, mayroon tayong 20 milyong nagpalista subalit sa ...
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01Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Various stakeholders are pushing for a Presidential Proclamation declaring March 22 of each year as Philippine Rivers Day. The proposal will be presented to President Benigno S. Aquino, III during his visit to this city today June 1 at the closing of the First International River Summit. The proposal says that the proclamation shall require all national and local governments to make the day a campaign day to save Philippine rivers. The proposal further said, “T...
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01Jun2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, June 1 (PIA) -- The city government of Lamitan recently conducted the 1st Youth Leadership Summit from May 28 to 30 here. Lamitan City Information Officer Felipe M. Fernando said that the activity intends to inculcate positive values and attitudes on the youth and enhance their leadership potentials, hoping that the knowledge and skills acquired during the summit will increase youth support to government efforts on the ongoing campaign for peace, progress and development...
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30May2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 30 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) Bukidnon schools superintendent Dr. Ingrid Racoma expressed optimism that the opening of classes on June 4 will proceed smoothly due to the successful Brigada Eskwela participated in by parents, teachers, and other stakeholders before classes started. Racoma made her assessment during the performance review as part of the public schools’ appraisal of the Brigada Eskwela. “I am glad to observe the enthusiasm for Bri...
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30May2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd)-Maasin City Division will hold its annual Education Summit on June 1 tapping internal and external stakeholders in the city and the province, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Genis S. Murallos in his invitation to PIA-Maasin said. The education summit set at Panan-awan Barangay Gymnasium, this city, bears the theme, “Strengthening Basic Quality Education via K to 12.” “It is aimed at presenting th...
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29May2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, May 29 (PIA) -- The Isabela City School Division has urged the public and private sectors to continue to provide assistance to the different public schools in the city as more schools are still in dire need of help. City Division Coordinator of Brigada Eskwela Eugenio Andrion, Jr. said that while the national schools maintenance week also known as the Brigada Eskwela had just been conducted last week, the public and the private sectors can still provide assistance within ...
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28May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 28 (PIA) -- A total of 170 teachers from the Schools Division of Ozamiz City participated in the training on the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) held in the city last May 21-25. Of this number of participants, 111, or 65.29 percent, were Grade 1 teachers, while 45 or 26.47 percent were school heads, and 14 or 8.23 percent were Education Program Supervisors (EPS). Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, has issued Depar...
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25May2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office III is all set for the opening of a new school year on June 4. DepEd Regional Director Isabelita Borres said “we are prepared for this new school year 2012-2013 and our agency has set the whole month of May as the month of preparation wherein teachers readies their lesson plans, the Brigada Eskwela event, and also, the training of teachers for the K to 12 basic education program.” As of now...
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25May2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, May 25 (PIA) -- The Philippines Naval (PN) Forces West (NAVFORWEST) in partnership with the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) conducted a two-hour read-along session with children done simultaneously throughout the country’s naval units through teleconference. Naval Forces West Public Affairs Officer Lt. Karen A. Abulon (PN) said in a press release that the read-along theme is anchored on the maritime environment, which aims to provide an interactive, wholesome, and enter...
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25May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The city of Butuan will host the 1st Higher Education Regional Summit, slated on May 31 to June 1 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. The summit, anchored on the theme “A Call for Partnership among Higher Education Institutions to Strengthen Gender Equality, Development and Peace,” is in compliance with the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) commitment to strengthen gender equality in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The activity is in collabora...
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24May2012CEBU CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Though Central Visayas lacks the adequate number of classrooms to accommodate an increasing number of school children this coming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) 7 is utilizing other facilities to ensure that access to basic education is provided especially to the poor. DepEd 7 Acting Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon admitted that the region lacks around 2,000 standard-type classrooms with a size of 7 x 8 feet. “But the lack of classrooms ...
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24May2012DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office 9 has recently conducted training among Grade 1 teachers of the Dipolog City Schools Division in preparation for the formal implementation of K to12 program this school year 2012-2013. The five-day regional training was conducted at To Plaza, Dipolog City from May 14 to 18, 2012. Dipolog City mayor Evelyn T. Uy, who was the guest speaker during the opening of the five-day training urged the ...
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24May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The 302nd brigade of the Philippine Army has sent out battalion of personnel to assist the schools division of Tanjay City during the launching of the Brigada Eskwela project of the Department of Education (DepEd). The activity started Tuesday with the repainting of classrooms of Ilaud Elementary School in Tanjay and a clean-up drive and repair of facilities of Malalangsi Elementary School in Pamplona. Capt. Anacito Naz, Phil. Army Information Officer, said the...
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24May2012BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, May 24 (PIA) -- The Eugenio S. Daza Pilot Elementary School is all set for the implementation of K to 12 system as the school year opens this June 4. This was said by Mr. Dionilo Dulfo, school principal, in a media interview. According to Dulfo, 10 Grade-I teachers have recently undergone a rigid training for the new approaches on K to 12. He said that under new curriculum Grade 1 pupils would be taught in the vernacular. He also said that with K to 12, more time...
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24May2012CEBU CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Liloan, Cebu in cooperation with Department of Education (DepEd), Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Educational Development Unit, and Synergeia Foundation conducted a half-day pre-organizational orientation to the EQUIP-CEBU Project Management Team last April 25 at the Panfil Municipal Market of Liloan. This was headed by Tanya Flores, RAFI senior program officer for Education, and Reve Gabriel, project assistant. The RAFI’s EQUIP-CE...
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23May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 23 (PIA) -- Applicants for the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) have until Friday, May 25, 2012, to submit their requirements. Secretary Br. Armin A Luistro, FSC, in Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 47, series of 2012, has scheduled the PEPT for free in all schools divisions on June 12, this year. “This is in commemoration of the 114th celebration of the Philippine Independence and consistent with the Education for All (EFA) goal...
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23May2012PASIG CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has increased subsidy for students in private high schools starting this coming school year, according to a press release by DepEd. DepEd said that starting school year 2012 to 2013, the subsidy for first year students who will enroll in private secondary high schools outside the National Capital Region (NCR) under the government’s Education Service Contracting (ESC) program has been increased from P5,500 to P6,500 per annum and ...
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23May2012CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Cebuano Youth Ambassadors (CYA) and the mothers of Tingub Urban Poor Community introduced its socio-environmental project called "Basuraskwela". Basuraskwela is taken from two words: Basura and Eskwela. This aims to recycle all used tarpaulins into a creatively customized bags, wallets, and other usable items for sale. The money they may earn from these products will be used to provide education for at least 50 elementary and high school students this coming Jun...
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23May2012PASIG CITY, May 23 -- Starting June this year, an Islamic-friendly and culturally-sensitive curriculum for Muslim learners will be implemented in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) even as the national government continues to allot resources to further train Muslim teachers. The curriculum was launched recently in Lamitan City, Basilan, attended by Department of Education (DepEd) representatives and ARMM officials and the local government unit of Basilan, a press report from DepEd...
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22May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) –- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Caraga Region is reminding the public and all public elementary and high school teachers and administrators that the “no collection” policy is still in effect as enrollment for school year 2012-2013 nears. This developed after reports in the previous years have reached DepEd-Caraga Regional Office that allegedly, some school principals allow their teachers to collect miscellaneous fees during the enrollment period. Arno...
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22May2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 22 (PIA) -- The city government of Maasin have pledged P1 million for the Department of Education’s annual Brigada Eskwela. “The city government commits P 1 million for the year-round conduct of Brigada Eskwela, P500,000 coming from the School Education Fund (SEF) and P 500,000 taken from City Priority Projects,” mayor Maloney Samaco declared during the kick-off ceremonies and inter-agency convergence meeting held at barangay Combado gym yesterday. The De...
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22May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 22 (PIA) -- The Ozamiz City Schools Division will be conducting a division-wide Training-Workshop on the Implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) from May 28 to June . The conduct of the training is in preparation of the implementation of the MTB-MLE by the Department of Education (DepEd), starting in school year (SY) 2012-2013, Division Assistant Superintendent Rebonfamil R. Baguio, said. He said the training aims to equi...
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22May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) City Schools Division in Dumaguete City held a multi-stakeholders’ forum to mark the nationwide simultaneous launching on Tuesday of Brigada Eskwela 2012 program. The forum held at North City Elementary School gathered stakeholders from civic groups, non-government organizations, government agencies, private and business sectors who contributed to the development of public education in the city. During the forum, Dr. Ramir...
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22May2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 22 (PIA) -- Twenty five high school graduates from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) qualified this year to a study grant specially catered to deserving Muslim students, officials from the region’s science and technology department announced early this week. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-ARMM Assistant Secretary Abdulgalib Halud said only 25 of the 25, 600 applicants were successfully selected after a screening examinations held earl...
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21May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 21 (PIA)-- The 69 public elementary and 26 secondary schools here are scheduled to receive P30,000 each for the week-long Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (DepEd) that began today. City Councilor Margareth Rose Santos, chairperson of the Committee on Education, revealed that the amount came from South Cotabato 1st District Representative Pedro Acharon Jr. to aid the different public schools in the city in preparing for the opening of classes on June 4. ...
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21May2012QUEZON CITY, MAY 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has intensified its market monitoring operations to prevent unreasonable price hike and proliferation of unsafe school items as the demand of the said goods increases with opening of school year gets nearer. In a news release, the DTI said it is closely working with other government agencies such as the Department of Health’s Food and Drug Administration (DOH-FDA), the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local governm...
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21May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela 2012 in Dumaguete City kicked off today with a signing of agreement among city government officials and other stakeholders here. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova, and City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ramir Uytico at the Dumaguete City Central Elementary School. Based on the MOA, the officials pledged to actively participate in ensuring the readiness of public ...
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21May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Sugod sa tuig tingtugha 2012-2013, ang paghatag sa leksiyon himoon na sa kaugalingong pinulongan kun gitawag sa Iningles nga MTB-MLE kun “Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education.” Kini ipatuman diha sa mga pampublikong tulonghaan sa mga bata sa Kindergarten, ingon man gikan sa Grade 1 ngadto sa Grade 3, isip kabahin sa gitawag nga “K 10 12 Basic Education Program.” Nahitala kini sa kamandoan sa DepEd kun Department of Education O...
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20May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 20 (PIA) -- The Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) will be implemented in all public schools, specifically in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3, as part of the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP), starting the School Year (SY) 2012-2013. This is prescribed in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 16, s. 2012 signed by Atty. Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary and MTB-MLE Officer-in-Charge, to support the goal of “Every Child-A Read...
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20May2012QUEZON CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will revitalize journalism in secondary education for the pilot implementation of the Special Program on Journalism (SPJ) and in line with the implementation of the K-12 Basic Education Program. A training workshop for English and Journalism teachers will be conducted to hone and enrich their journalistic skills and competencies. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said, “The move is in line with the spiral approach ...
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19May2012ILOILO CITY, May 19 (PIA) -- Wearing a smile is part of a welcoming school environment when classes start on June 4, according to the Department of Education. DepEd Region 6 director Mildred Garay said aside from Brigada Eskwela and the preparation of lesson plans, teachers should also strive to create a welcoming classroom or school environment to students as part of their preparation for the opening of classes this school year 2012 to 2013. “Teachers should wear a smile so that our school ...
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19May2012SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, May 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Laguna and the Management Information Systems Office (MISO) is conducting a Website Development Training Workshop at the MISO Computer Laboratory since May 14 up to 19. Participants are English teachers and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coordinators with background on photo editing. The training aims to enable the participants design their own respective websites and upload vital information to promote ...
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18May2012QUEZON CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that training on the K to 12 curriculum is in full swing. This is in preparation for its implementation in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide this June. DepEd said that it has concluded a series of training of trainers and currently conducting training program for some 143,882 grade 1 and grade 7 teachers who will teach the initial K to 12 curriculum beginning this school year. The training prog...
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18May2012TAAL, Batangas, May 18 (PIA) -- A total of 37 out-of-school youths (OSYs) completed a course on consumer electronic servicing through the alternative learning system (ALS) recently in this municipality. The six-month training course was supervised by the Department of Education (DepEd) in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and with assistance from the provincial social welfare and development office (PSWDO) and the Alay Lakad Foundation Inc. (ALFI...
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18May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will now offer its online distance learning program in Region 9. “We are just waiting for the guidelines from our central office on the implementation of the program. But even without the guidelines, we have long been advocating for this program and are encouraging schools to offer online learning,” regional director Lorenzo Macapili said in an interview. Under the program, TESDA will offer technic...
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17May2012ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA6) -- The registration for the 2012 Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) at the Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Iloilo City will be held until May 25. Registration is free. DepEd Division of Iloilo City Testing Unit Staff Cyril Fanega said the PEPT is open to out-of-school and in-school children and youth who would like to upgrade their academic level or complete their basic education. The PEPT covers all grade or year levels from Grade 1 to f...
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17May2012PALO, Leyte, May 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Eastern Visayas has been gearing up for the resumption of classes on June 4. DepEd is set to implement once again the annual “Oplan: Balik Eskwela (OBE)” from May 28 to June 8 and the “Brigada Eskwela” or the National Schools Maintenance Week from May 21 to 26. In Eastern Visayas, the Brigada Eskwela kick off ceremony on May 21 will be attended by assistant secretary Reynaldo Lagune who is the Chief of Staff of Secreta...
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17May2012The municipal government of Sto. Tomas in Pampanga gives priority to health and education needs of its constituents. In health, 240 women in three barangays in this town were recently given free pap smear examination by a team from the Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and the Municipal Health Office here. Beneficiaries came from barangays San Matias, Moras dela Paz and Sapa. Slated to undergo the exam next week are 23 more women from barangay Pau, 24 from Balangcas and ...
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16May2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will start its Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for school year 2012 to 2013 on May 28 to June 8 pursuant to DepEd Memorandum No. 83 series 2012, to ensure smooth opening of classes on June 4. Anastacio P. Domingo Jr., Secondary Education Supervisor of DepEd-1 said that as part of said activity, they are now currently working through series of activities like visiting of households to assure that children will attend the ...
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16May2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 16 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) disclosed the terms of its new P7-billion loan window for college education and skills training, which is part of government’s efforts to enhance job prospects and ensure productive employment of current and future workers. SSS branch manager Cheryl Jariol of Iligan City said members earning P10,000 or less a month can apply for the Educational Assistance Loan Program (EALP) to enable them or their dependents to d...
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16May2012BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 16 (PIA) -- Nakahanda na ang Department of Education (DepEd)-Agusan del Norte Division para sa gaganaping pangkalahatang “Brigada Eskwela 2012” ngayong Mayo 21-25. Ayon kay Florante More Jr. ng DepEd-Agusan del Norte, ang kaganapan ay lalahukan ng mga magulang ng mga batang mag-aaral sa pampublikong elementarya at high school sa bansa. Ang limang araw na Brigada Eskwela ay pangungunahan ng mga guro at school administrators sa lahat ng pampublikong paaralan. Sinabi ng opi...
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16May2012LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education has lauded Pangasinan for hosting this year’s Palarong Pambansa. DepEd secretary Armin Luistro said in the closing ceremony of Palarong Pambansa held on Saturday at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) that delegates will remember the host province for three important things. First, it has a well-maintained Olympic standard for playing venues. In fact, more games were conducted indoors than outdoors this year. The ...
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16May2012DAGUPAN CITY, May 16 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is keen on promoting its TESDA Specialista Techopreneurship Program, which had two batches last year. Provincial Director Manuel Wong of TESDA Pangasinan said the program aims to transform the technovocational trainees into entrepreneurs. The idea, presented by Secretary Joel Villanueva in December 2011, gives self-employment to presently unemployed TESDA trainees and forms them into a group to engage in b...
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16May2012LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 16 -- The provincial government here thanked members of the media for bringing a blow-by-blow account of the happenings in the week-long Palarong Pambansa 2012. Around 200 media practitioners from national and local outlets joined the Media Night held last May 10 at the Sison Auditorium, hosted by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr., before the Palaro came to a halt on May 12. “Hindi po namin na-perfect ang pagiging benchmark ng Palaro sa Pangasinan ngunit na-iangat po nati...
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16May2012MANILA, May 16 -- The Department of Health (DOH) has substantially reduced the certification fee charged to the Department of Education (DepEd), a requirement in securing land titles for public schools, many of which remain untitled for many years. “We fully appreciate the move of the DOH which means that we could cover more public schools and secure more titles because of the big reduction in certification fees,” said Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro. In an Administrative Order signe...
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15May2012VIGAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has emphasized that the K+12 basic education program implementation is another pro-poor and poverty-combating initiative of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration. Guest during the weekly media forum “Kapihan iti Amianan,” of Iluko Heritage Channel (IHC), DepEd School Division Superintendent Marino Baytec focused on DepEd’s flagship program. Baytec said that studies conducted by educators have shown that every a...
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15May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 -- Five Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA-X) certified graduates were hired in one of the most promising companies in the Philippines, the Yamashita Mold Philippines Corp. (YMPC), as per information disclosed by YMPC’s Human Resource Officer. YMPC is a production plant member of the YK Group with the main company located in Japan, a manufacturing industry of ultraprecised plastic molds used in automobiles and diverse electronic equipment....
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15May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The beneficiaries of Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in Malungon has increased this year. There has been an increase in the number of SPES beneficiaries in the municipality since 2007, according to Cristina Constantino-Lapaz, chief of staff to municipal mayor’s office and coordinator of Malungon’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO). Lapaz said that from 46 summer job workers in 2010 and 80 in 2011 it has now increased to 90. I...
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14May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- Arabic Language and Culture Familiarization is now one of the courses that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can avail of under the Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Program (CPDEP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). The Program is OWWA’s response to address the needs of the vulnerable groups, especially the household service workers (HSWs). "It aims to educate OFWs and prepare them for their working environment abroad where the ...
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14May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 14 (PIA) --The 30th founding anniversary of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) was commemorated in Region 10 last May 8, also highlighted by giving recognition to OWWA’s partners from both the private and government sectors. A thanksgiving mass celebrated by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. at the San Agustin Metropolitan Cathedral ushered in the day-long activities followed by the unveiling of a photo exhibit at the OWWA-10 Regional Office. Aside...
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14May2012LIPA CITY, Batangas, Mayo 14 (PIA) --Bilang pagbibigay halaga sa kalidad ng edukasyon sa lungsod, isinagawa ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang isang division education summit sa Padre Valerio Malabanan Memorial School kamakailan. Ang naturang pulong ay dinaluhan ng iba't-ibang stakeholders tulad ng mga principal, supervisors, punong barangay, non-government organization (NGOs), at maging ng religious sectors. Ayon kay Dr. Mercelita Pormentilla, OIC-Schools Division Superintendent, ang paki...
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13May2012QUEZON CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- A Quezon City councilor on Friday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to include in its curriculum studies about global warming and climate change in the science curriculum of all public elementary and secondary schools in Quezon City . Councilor Dorothy Delarmente (1st district), who authored a resolution, said “global warming and climate change is the most dangerous and threatening problem this world faces today... Because the Philippines is included in t...
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11May2012SAN JOSE, Antique, May 11 (PIA) -- Application forms for educational assistance is now available at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Antique branch. Likewise, it can also be secured from the internet through the GSIS website. Leo Frigillano, Manager, GSIS Antique in an interview said, they started accepting application forms for the said education assistance last May 7 and they will continue to accept the said application forms until December 28, 2012. This will give members th...
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10May2012PAGADIAN CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- When the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched its educational assistance program last May 2, almost 1,000 members here have applied and 500 of these applications have already been processed, awaiting transmittal and e-crediting from GSIS Manila starting today, May 10. The educational assistance program will run until December 28 this year to help members meet the education expenses of their children up to the second semester of the school year. Un...
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10May2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has organized a five-day training and workshop for teachers of the K to 12 basic education program. The workshop, which started on Tuesday, May 8, is expected to enhance the competence and working attitude of educators, said city schools division superintendent Dr. May Eclar as she explained that “K to 12 is very critical and will spell a lot of difference in learning and teaching.” The said training is ess...
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10May2012ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao, May 10 (PIA) -- Undersecretary Alberto Muyot of the Department of Education (DepEd) is expected to lead the department officials and other stakeholders in the kick-off activity of the Brigada Eskwela, or the National Schools Maintenance Week, at the Alfonso Lista Central School here on May 21. Muyot will be joined by DepEd Cordillera Regional Director Ellen Donato and Ifugao Division Superintendent Estela Carino, and stakeholders led by Governor Eugene Balitang and oth...
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10May2012QUEZON CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday announced the terms of its new P 7-billion loan window for college education and skills training, which is part of government’s efforts to enhance job prospects and ensure productive employment of current and future workers. SSS Officer-in-Charge Edgar Solilapsi said members earning P 10,000 or less a month can apply for the Educational Assistance Loan Program (EALP) to enable them or their dependents to defray enroll...
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10May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Dependents of deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) received livelihood financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Northern Mindanao (OWWA-10). The checks were personally handed by OWWA-10 Director Petrona Bergado and Atty. Johnson Cañete, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment during the OWWA-10 anniversary program last May 8. Three surviving dependents received P15,000 assistance each, which they c...
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09May2012DIFFUN, Quirino, May 9 (PIA) -- To effectively address the malnutrition problems in the province, the Department of Education (DepEd) is currently reorienting nutrition coordinators in schools to refresh them on the World Health Organization-Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) of assessing the nutrition status of 5 to 12 year olds. Dr. Raquel Dicsa Gundayao-Layacan, DepEd physician, said the WHO-CGS is no longer new, as it was already implemented in SY 2010-2011 but there is a need to refresh t...
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08May2012ILOILO, May 8 (PIA) -– The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) - Region 6 is now accepting applications for the GSIS educational assistance program, according to Eleanor Gregorio, GSIS regional manager. The educational assistance program will run until December 28 of this year to help members shoulder the education expenses of their children up to the second semester of the school year. The program was launched last Wednesday by GSIS pension fund president and general Manager Robert G...
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08May2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is all set for the K to 12 Grades 11 and 12 modeling at the pilot schools of Palo National High School (PNHS) and the Merida Vocational School in Leyte. Department of Education secretary Armin Luistro and other education stakeholders are set to attend the launch at 8:00 a.m. of May 10 at PNHS in Palo, Leyte and on May 11 at the Merida Vocational School at Merida, Leyte, according to DepEd Region 8 director Luisa Bautista-Y...
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08May2012MANILA, Mayo 8 (PIA) -- Ginpahayag ni Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President ngan General Manager Robert G. Vergara nga magpapadayon an ira educational assistance program ngada hiton Disyembre 28 hini nga tuig agud mabuligan an mga miembro han GSIS hiton mga kagarastosan ha panngiskwela han ira mga kabataan ngada hiton ika-duha nga semestre hiton mga klase yana nga tuig. Han naglabay nga Miyerkules, ginlunsad han GSIS an ira educational assistance program kasumpay han iginpasamwak...
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07May2012ALABEL, Sarangani, May 7 (PIA) -- Around 5,000 incoming Grades 2 and 3 pupils from all over Sarangani are set to undergo a 15-day remedial reading program to prepare them for the opening of classes in June. The “Sarangani Big Brother: Reading is Fun!” was designed by the Quality Education for Sarangani Today (QUEST) program of Governor Migs Dominguez to assist the Department of Education (DepEd) in reducing the number of “frustrated readers” in the province. Frustrated readers are t...
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06May2012DIPOLOG CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Gipahayag ni Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President ug General Manager Robert Vergara nga ang educational assistance program sa state-pension fund molungtad hangtud sa Disyembre 28 aron matabangan ang mga membro nga ma-abaga ang galastuhon sa pagtungha sa ilang mga anak sa ikaduhang semester sa tuig tingtungha, 2012-2013. Niadtong Miyerkules, gilusad sa GSIS ang educational assistance program human gipahibalo ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III niadtong L...
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06May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is offering its educational assistance program until December 28 of this year. GSIS Dumaguete branch manager Cercilia Tenaja said the GSIS launched this week its educational assistance program following President Benigno Aquino’s Labor Day announcement on the availability of a joint P11.2 billion Educational Assistance Fund from Social Security System (SSS) and GSIS. Under this program, Tenaja said all active membe...
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05May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- Twenty-five Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA) trainers from technical-vocational education and training institutions in Negros Oriental are undergoing training on Trainers Methodology 1 (TM1) Course, which started on April 23 until May 17 at STI Dumaguete City. According to TESDA Information Officer Gertaldine delos Reyes, the program aims to qualify and certify the current pool of technical trainers or assessors to ensure their competence to tra...
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04May2012KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya, May 4 (PIA) -- At least 65 residents of Barangay Didipio and nearby villages here recently received free technical and vocational trainings in preparation for their hiring as workers of a mining firm. The three-month training of the villagers were conducted by experts from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, and in Tuguegarao City. The villagers’ training, costing P.8 million, was funded by the Oceana Gold Phil...
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04May2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 4 (PIA) -- The education sector here is eyeing the gradual reduction of illiteracy rate among children and youth by allotting more land space and projects in Balanga for students. Under the University Town project, Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III has allocated 18.51 hectares (ha) or 23 percent of the central district’s 80.42 ha for the establishment of schools, churches, city hall, and other public buildings. “The planning started in 2007 and based o...
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02May2012KIANGAN, Ifugao, May 2 (PIA) -- The World Heritage Committee (WHC) recently released the infrastructure guidelines for the Ifugao rice terraces to address issues that impact primarily on this aspect of the terraces, encompassing its structure, the nearby houses, roads, dams, bridges, and adjunct structures. Copies of the guidelines were distributed to the six affected barangays and all concerned involved in the preservation, protection, and maintenance of the Ifugao rice terraces, which is en...
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30Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, April 30 (PIA) -- The provincial local government unit started the implementation of an educational assistance program (EAP) for indigent sectors especially children of solo parents and persons, with disabilities (PWDs) in finishing a degree course or high school level within or outside Ifugao. In a press release, Esther Bulahao, EAP coordinator, said that recently, about 33 indigent students were sponsored by the provincial government under the said program that would enable ...
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30Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, April 30 (PIA) -- The Ifugao Provincial Committee on Information, Education and Communication (IEC) for Regional Autonomy members are set to to attend the joint Regional Development Council-Congressional-Provincial Forum on Regional Autonomy forum, scheduled on May 4 at the Veniz Hotel in Baguio City. Governor Eugene Balitang instructed the group to attend said forum to enable them to be better in conducting IEC on regional autonomy in the province. He also told the Secretari...
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30Apr2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, April 30 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) here has assured that the division is now ready to implement the K-to-12, which requires students to undergo kindergarten plus 12 years of basic education in the coming school year 2012-2013 in June. Under the new curriculum, the incoming Grade 1 students will be required to undertake the new curriculum, which means finishing basic education in 2023 after completing Grade 11. Cynthia Indunan, administrat...
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30Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- For school year 2012-2013, the Department of Education (DepEd-6) has hired 258 new teachers, who will be distributed to 18 school divisions. DEpEd-6 Director Mildred Garay said the new hires will somehow ease the lack of teachers in the region. DepEd-6 Officer-in-charge of the Planning Division Mr. Toribio Verano said DepEd-6 has an allocation of about 678 positions to be filled up yet for the year 2012, and there is an on-going filling up of these positions. ...
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28Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- The Office of Information and Publication of Silliman University (OIP-SU) announced the learning trip of two history professors of SU who participated in the EducationUSA East Asian and Pacific (EAP) Triennial Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 29 to April 3. OIP Director Mark Raygan Garcia said the professors who take charge of programs that promote study in the United States include Dr. Earl Jude Cleope and Prof. Regan Jomao-as. "The university ...
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28Apr2012SAN SIMON, Pampanga, April 28 (PIA) -- In response to the demand for classrooms to accommodate kindergarten classes, many elementary schools resorted to holding classes in the canteen, in the home economics room, in the barangay hall, and even in the senior citizens’ building. But public-private partnership spared the barangay San Nicolas Elementary school from this predicament. The Rotary Club of Metro Valenzuela, under its president Oliver Choa, constructed a two-classroom building for ...
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26Apr2012IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay, April 26 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have organized a training on meat processing for members of an Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) association. The training, which was attended by 23 members of Ipil OFW Association, was a strategic response to reduce socio-economic vulnerability by expanding the employment opportunity of the membe...
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25Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, April 25 (PIA) -- A total of 84 students hired under the Special Program for the Education of Students (SPES) in the province have started to work to earn to support their education in the coming school year. The student workers who came mostly from poor families and the disadvantaged youth will work in the different offices of the provincial government or the municipal local government unit where they are assigned for 20 days starting today, April 25. They will be paid the app...
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25Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Education is now readying schools all throughout the country for the implementation of the K-12 basic education curriculum (BEC) program by conducting orientation fora to better inform the parents, teachers, and students regarding the ‘emerging trend’ in the education field. According to Education Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano in a summit held in Tacloban City last January 20, DepEd has a well-prepared curriculum that will essentially prepa...
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24Apr2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 24 (PIA) -- A total enrolment of 1,056,201 in formal education from the pre-school to the secondary level in Northern Mindanao has been noted last school year (SY), representing an increase of 5.16 percent compared to the previous SY. This is compared with the total regional enrolment (TRE) of 1,004,367 from the pre-school to the secondary level in the region in SY 2009-2010, Director Luz Almeda of the Department of Education (DepEd), Region 10, said. ...
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23Apr2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, April 23 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has awarded almost P1 million worth of educational aids to scholars in Oriental Mindoro. Under the Kabuhayan, Kaunlaran, Kalikasan at Kinabukasan (K4) program and Priority Development Assistance Program (PDAF), educational aids were awarded to 178 scholars in the first district of the province. Amounts ranging from P2,500 to P10,000 were given for the coming school year, depending on each student's coll...
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21Apr2012DIPOLOG CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- Thirty three poor but deserving students are now assured of a free post secondary education, courtesy of the provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte. Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Governor Rolando E. Yebes recently reported that the provincial government has selected 33 youths as its scholars for degree and/or non-degree programs offered by the Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) and Dipolog School of Fisheries (DSF) starting June this year. The s...
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20Apr2012KALIBO, Aklan, April 20 (PIA) -- Seven Aklanons who excelled in their various fields of endeavor are set to be honored in an awarding ceremony to be held at the ABL Sports Complex for Aklan’s celebration of its 56th anniversary on April 25. This year’s seven Outstanding Aklanons, who will be honored in a fitting ceremony include Russ Patrick P. Alcedo, Awardee in the Field of Arts (Dance); Lucielo C. Ramirez, Awardee in the Field of Public Service, Anita C. Gomez-Rescate, Registered Pharm...
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19Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 19 (PIA6) -- A total of 133 students has been granted scholarships under the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program. NegOcc. Gov. Alfredo Marañon signed the scholarship agreement between the provincial government and the scholarship grantees recently, a press release from the Capitol said. The scholarships are in five categories - the District Educational Scholarship offered to children of low-income families; Pagkaon Scholarship offered to children of farmers, fisherfol...
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19Apr2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Abril 19 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), Lucena City Service Center is accepting applicants for educational assistance program intended for indigenous people in this province. Rosita Liwagon, community development officer III of NCIP Lucena City center, said this program is funded by the NCIP in partnership with Rep. Mark Enverga of the second district of Quezon. The program aims to help the poor families of indigenous people in Quezon...
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19Apr2012DAGUPAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, chairperson of the Episcopal Commission on Catechetical and Catholic Education (ECCCE), presented a book series during a press conference held at the Bishop Cesar Maria Guerrero Hall, Archbishop’s Residence in this city last April 16. Entitled “Alive to the World,” the books were prepared and published by the Alliance for the Family, an international organization of educators for the promotion and protection o...
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19Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, April 19 (PIA) -- The universal kindergarten system is now fully implemented in the 11 cities and seven provinces in Central Luzon. Data from the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 3 shows that for school year 2011-2012, there were 150,997 organized kindergarten classes throughout the region. These classes were handled by 266 permanent teachers who were aided by 266 volunteer-teachers and 147 teacher-aides. To accommodate the classes, various available spaces wer...
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19Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Business Education has been and will be a preferred course among college enrollees in Western Visayas, the Commission on Higher Education-6 (CHED6) said. The CHED-6 enrollment profile of higher educational institutions (HEIs) for school year 2011-2012 showed that Business Education topped the ranking of disciplines with 72 percent followed by Teacher Education, 14.2 percent; Information Technology, 13.9 percent; Maritime Education, 11.8 percent; Medical Related ...
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18Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-8) has opened a new division and appointed an officer-in-charge in Catbalogan City. Dr. Editha De Veyra from Leyte has been installed as the officer-in-charge of the Catbalogan City DepEd Division A motorcade around the city signaled the opening of the Catbalogan DepEd office located at San Bartolome Street, Catbalogan. As Catbalogan became a city, it is then automatic that the DepEd will function as another division...
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18Apr2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Apr 18 (PIA) -- Thousands of alumni homecomers from at least 48 batches from 1953 to 2012 of the Basilan National High School (BNHS) in Isabela City, Basilan are expected to participate in this year’s grand alumni homecoming. Michael Manapol, President of the BCHS-BNHS Alumni Association said in a radio interview over DXNO-FM Radyo Komunidad de Isabela City, Basilan, that some 67,000 participants are expected to attend. A grand alumni homecoming parade will kick-off th...
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18Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 2 has announced 93 available slots for scholarship grants to deserving poor students who will be entering the tertiary education this school year. Dr. Honorato Alzate, education supervisor II, said the said slots will also be distributed among applicants from the 10 congressional districts of Cagayan Valley region to accommodate poor students who are willing to finish a degree course. He explained that, thou...
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18Apr2012COTABATO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has generated P162 million savings from December 2011 to March 2012. In his 100th day “Ulat sa Bayan” yesterday at the ORG Canopy, ARMM compound, ARMM OIC-governor Mujiv Hataman said the agency has produced savings as a result of the ongoing "honest-to-goodness measures" to eliminate graft and corruption and instilling transparency and accountability. Hataman identified t...
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17Apr2012ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao, April 17 (PIA) - - The local government unit (LGU) of this corn producing municipality has issued guidelines to strengthen the implementation of the tertiary education assistance program (TEAP) of the municipality. The TEAP aims to provide financial aid to poor but deserving secondary graduates who are interested in pursuing their college education and patronize government institutions. According to the guidelines, each of the 20 barangays is entitled to three slots ...
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16Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, April 16 (PIA) -- The Ifugao Special Program for Education (SPED) will open its pre-school head-start class for fast learners or gifted learners this coming 2012-2013 school year. Margarette Dulnoan, SPED Principal, said that the opening will coincide with the implementation of the K-12 educational system of the government. Dulnoan calls on all Ifugao families with children who exhibit exceptional or outstanding performance in any academic or non-academic areas such as arts, m...
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16Apr2012BANGUED, Abra, April 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to hire teachers based on their qualifications and residency. Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Francis Ceasar Bringas said this part of the revised guidelines in the hiring of Teacher 1 positions in the Department of Education (DepEd) in line with Basic Education Reform Agenda of the government to improve the country's educational system. In an interview with Bringas by the local media, he clarified that whil...
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16Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., April 16 (PIA) -- Silay City hosted the Medical-Educational Mission of the American College of Chest Physicians – Philippine Chapter, Philippine College of Chest Physicians – Negros Occ. Chapter, Lung Study Group of the Philippines. The medical-education mission is in cooperation with the United American Pharmaceuticals (UAP) which was held at Silay Plaza covered court and Sen. Jose C. Locsin Cultural and Civic Center which accommodated 268 patients. Silay Cit...
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16Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Caraga Region has announced the 63 high school graduates who qualified in the 2012 DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) scholarship programs. According to DOST-Caraga Assistant Regional Director for Technical Operations Dominga D. Mallonga, of the qualified applicants, 57 examinees, who are poor but deserving students, qualified for the Republic Act (RA) 7687 scholarship grants, otherwise known as the Science and ...
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13Apr2012DAET, Camarines Norte, April 13 (PIA) -- A Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) was launched here recently by the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in support to the government’s stimulus program to push economic growth back on track. Flora U. Raña, TSTP focal person said the program was designed to be a team development model for communities with the mission to help TESDA-trained and certified workers to get into productive undertakings to help themselves thr...
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12Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, Apr. 12 (PIA) -- The Provincial School Board (PSB) appropriated a total of P6,752,000 from its annual budget to promote quality education in the province. The appropriated funds from annual budget of the Special Education Fund (SEF), approved recently by the board chaired by Governor Eugene Balitang, will be used in the implementation of the different plans and programs of the PSB province wide for school year 2012-2013. The bulk of the appropriated fund would be spent for ...
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12Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Apr. 12 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Norte turned over recently the newly constructed Day Care Center to the barangay officials and residents of Brgy. Magsaysay, Gen. Luna town, this province. The newly constructed Day Care Center was formally turned over by Gov. Sol Matugas and was received by the local officials of Gen. Luna led by Mayor Jaime Rusillon through a simple ceremony which was witnessed by the local residents. “This is the provincial gover...
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11Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 11 (PIA6) -- A stepped-up education on population is needed for young people to be aware of issues on pre-marital sex, pregnancy and early marriage, according to a Commission on Population official. Speaking before members of Iloilo media, Commission on Population Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano said population education coupled with values education among students will enable them to contribute in addressing the problems that go with increasing population. The 2010 Cen...
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11Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 11 (PIA) -- A total of 726 graduates of secondary technical-vocational education (STVE) schools in Misamis Occidental will undergo skills assessment in the qualifications of industry sectors under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Department of Education (DepEd) Competency Assessment and Certification (TESDEDCAC) program. The said program provides opportunity for the STVE graduates to be recognized as passers of the TESDA Nat...
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10Apr2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, April 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) called for a multi-sector advocacy for the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum system to address the poor quality of basic education in the country. DepEd assistant secretary Jesus Lorenzo Mateo presented a special report on the K to 12 curriculum and other DepEd initiatives to the committee on social development of the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) during its 1st quarter meeting in March 2012. Mateo said that th...
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07Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga,through the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC), will be conducting the 2012 National Literacy Award (NLA) and is still accepting entries until April 23 for the regional level. This was learned during the regional orientation on the NLA held recently at the DepEd-Caraga Regional Conference Hall attended by the representatives of the member-agencies in the government, institutions, and private stakeholders. The 2012 Natio...
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02Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 2 (PIA) -- Regional Development Council (RDC) 3 have passed a resolution endorsing the Central Luzon component of the Public-Private Partnership for School Infrastructure Project (PSIP) of the Department of Education (DepEd). RDC said, “The project seeks to address the estimated classroom shortage of about 150,000 units for kinder, elementary and high school levels come 2016 as a result of the country’s ballooning population and DepEd’s implementation...
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02Apr2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union April 2 (PIA) -- Three students from the region qualified for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration – Regional Welfare Office 1 OWWA-RWO1) Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) from among the Top 100 examiners nationwide. According to Amapola Z. Villar, Labor Communications Officer, OWWA 1, EDSP is an educational assistance given to active Overseas Filipino Workers’ dependents. Villar said that the said students are among 408 OFW dependent...
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28Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 28 (PIA) -- Speaking before the culminating activity on Women’s Month Celebration at the provincial capitol, a local official said several projects being built by the provincial government are designed to help, promote, and protect the women in the province. Vice Governor Jose Gambito said that just recently, the provincial government already completed the concreting of at least 121 kilometers of provincial roads, which are now being used by farmers for grains...
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26Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 26 (PIA) –- This city will play host to this year’s Philippine Higher Education Student Government Leadership Training Program (PHESGLTP), slated on May 5-7 in one of the local convention centers here. In a press statement, Asian Network of Youth Volunteers (ANYV) Philippine coordinator and United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines (UNYAP) National Vice President for External Affairs Rex Ybañez said the nationwide gathering of student leaders aims to enlighten s...
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25Mar2012DAGUPAN CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday started the two-day Education Summit at the Lyceum-Northwestern University for the K+12 program. The summit intends to brief the teachers on the implementation of the K+12 education program to include important updates, cost, curriculum, transition from the old school system and other issues. The summit is attended by faculty members both from the public and private schools in elementary and high schools in regi...
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25Mar2012DAGUPAN CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Education as we know will be different next school year. Thus Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro said referring to the changes in the education curriculum for the upcoming implementation of the K+12 beginning June this year. Speaking before around a thousand elementary and high school teachers from regions 1, 2, 3 and the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luistro said that the educational system has been changed to make it more adaptable to studen...
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24Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 24 (PIA) -- Women, who otherwise would have been economically and socially unproductive because they lacked or did not finish formal schooling, are now finding fulfilment through the technical-vocational trainings given to them by the Technical Institute of Iloilo City (TIIC). Eva H. Camaymayan of Bgy. Arguelles, Jaro, a college dropout and unemployed, enrolled in Beauty Care NC II at TIIC-Bo. Obrero Campus and upon graduating went to Saudi Arabia to work as a salon bea...
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24Mar2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Mar 24 (PIA) – The Western Command (WESCOM), showed full support to the 3-kilometer Charity Book Run dubbed “MP4, Makabuluhang Pagtakbo at Pagtulong Para sa mga Paaralan” held last March 11, 2012. The book-raising-run started and ended at Baywalk, Barangay San Isidro, Puerto Princesa City. The said activity aimed to unite the Palaweňos in order to raise books that will benefit the selected public schools in the province such as Tagumpay National High school, Naps...
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23Mar2012BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- A total of 50 Balangueñas from this city recently graduated from a five-day skills and training workshop as massage attendants and manicurists. Carrying the theme “Galing ng Masahista at Manikuristang Balangueño,” the undertaking aimed to hone the massage therapy education among workshop participants. According to city mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III, more training will be given to the people of Balanga for them to become more productive citizens. ...
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23Mar2012NUEVA VIZCAYA, March 23 --When Atty. Alberto Muyut, undersecretary for legal and legislative affairs of the Department of Education (DepEd) visited the province last month to validate the report of mushrooming school buildings built by the provincial government, he was amazed and awed on the quality of the buildings. “In fact, we are the best performer in quantity and quality of school buildings being built in various barangays in the entire country,” boasted Dr. Reynalda Bangunan, schoo...
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23Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 23 (PIA) -- To render effective service jobs to clients in the community where they belong, graduates of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) in Biliran have organized themselves into small groups. The TESDA Specialista graduates who organized themselves to a group of 10 certified workers come from the municipalities of Almeria, Naval and Biliran town. According to Noel Pla, nurturer of TSTP in TESDA...
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23Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to administer the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) on June 12. According to the DepEd, the PEPT, which is administered for free, will give out-of-school children and youth the chance to go back to school and land a job later on. A high school drop-out may enter college once he passes the exam. Likewise, an elementary school drop-out may enter high school if he passes the PEPT. The exa...
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21Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Capiz Provincial Office has conducted a Career Guidance and Labor Education orientation to graduating high school and college students in order to guide them on the right information about the labor market. DOLE – Capiz Public Information Officer William P. Dungog said that the orientation was conducted at Filamer Christian University (FCU), Mambusao National High School, Cabugcabug National...
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20Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, March 20 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 10, particularly in the province of Misamis Occidental, with its advocacy to promote employment opportunities to people for decent and productive employment, is on the go to implement programs, such as career coaching for graduating high school students and labor education for college students. Regional Director Johnson G. Cañete, DOLE-10 has made provincial visits of Northern Mindanao to monitor ...
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20Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 20 (PIA) -- Implementing the enhanced K to 12 basic education program will put the country’s education system an equal footing with other Asian nations. Alliance of Volunteer (AVE) Party-list Representative Eulogio “Amang” R. Magsaysay, who was the guest of honor during the Philippines-Korean Cultural Exchange held at the Capiz State University (CapSU) last week, disclosed that the K to 12 is a good program in education. “I think...
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18Mar2012DUMAGUETE CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- Over a hundred faculty and student-teachers from schools in Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces recently participated in a workshop on peace education in Dumaguete City. The workshop, facilitated by three academic units in Silliman University (SU), is in response to Executive Order No. 570 or “Institutionalizing Peace Education in the Curriculum – Its Impact to Teaching Peace” issued in 2006. EO 570 mandates the Dep...
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17Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 17 (PIA) -- Public school officials cannot collect any kind of graduation fees from students graduating this March, as collecting any kind of fees to enable the student to graduate or attend the graduation exercises is a violation of the “no collection” policy of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). According to DepEd, public school officials who will violate this policy will be charged admin...
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17Mar2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Malalag in this province has allocated P300,000 budget to accommodate 70 high school scholars for the next school year. Bernadette Saladaga, municipal Public Employment Service Office (PESO) manager, said the budget has increased this year from the P100,000 allotment of last year to strengthen the scholarship program of the local government. Saladaga said the scholars will be provided P1,500 each for th...
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17Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 17 (PIA) -- Pampanga Fourth District Board Member Ric Yabut strongly urged the 50 scholars of the provincial government in his district to ensure that they complete their college education as he encouraged them to never give up hope in pursuing their dreams. The board member recently distributed the P2,500.00 financial assistance to each of the 50 deserving college students at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall of the provincial capitol. &nb...
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16Mar2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, March 16 (PIA) -- In response to Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 9 series 2012, the DepEd and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Region 1 said yesterday that they are strictly imposing “no extra fees” before or during graduation rites on different schools here to avoid complaint on the part of parents and students. Rey Agcaoili, CHED education supervisor II, announced yesterday over “Danggayan” radio program here that ...
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16Mar2012DIPOLOG CITY, MARCH 16(PIA)--- Gibuksan na sa Departamento sa Edukasyon ang ganghaan para sa mga out-of-school youth o mga kabataang wala magtungha nga makabalik sa pormal nga pagtungha o pagsulod ug trabaho ilalom sa 2012 Philippine Educational Placement Test(PEPT). “Among yanong tampo sa pagpabarog sa nasod mao ang paghatag ug kahigayonan sa atong mga kabatan-onan ug kahigayonan nga magmalampuson sa kinabuhi pinaagi sa Placement Test,” matod pa ni Education Sec. Armin Lui...
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16Mar2012BACOLOD CITY, March 16 (PIA6) -- The Office of Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., through the Negros Occidental information and communications technology (ICT) Investments Program, will hold the Northern Negros ICT conference today, in partnership with the Bacolod Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology (BNEFIT), a press release from BNEFIT said. Participants will come from Cadiz City, to complement the Southern Negros Information and Communications ...
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15Mar2012PASIG CITY, March 15 -- The Department of Education is opening the door for out of school children and youth to go back to formal school or land a job by offering the 2012 Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT). “Our modest contribution to nation-building is to give our youth a fighting chance to succeed in life through the placement test,” said Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC, in a release sent to the Philippine Information Agency. The ...
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13Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 -- Two of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-certified students of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) will represent the Philippines in the Mechatronics trade area in the upcoming 2012 ASEAN Skills Competition in Jakarta, Indonesia this November. Jason Chris J. Andoy, 20 years old, and Wilfred Ralph G. Gomez, 19, are winners of the 2012 Regional Skills Competition (RSC) conducted by TESDA-X i...
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13Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 13 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) is inviting alternative learning system stakeholders in Central Luzon to submit nominations for the 2012 National Literacy Awards (NLA). Literacy Coordinating Council Secretariat head Dr. Norma Salcedo explained, “The biennial contest aims to recognize the best practices for implementing literacy programs or projects which help alleviate poverty, provide livelihood, address welfare needs, promote fre...
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13Mar2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Mar 13 (PIA) -- Ipinamahagi na ng pamahalaang lunsod sa pangunguna ni city administrator Ramon Y. Talaga Jr. ang educational allowance ng mga graduating elementary at scondary students sa ilalim ng programang Bluecard. Bawat bluecard holder na 4th year student ay tumanggap ng tig-P1,000 habang tig-P500 naman ang mga elementary graduating students. Sinabi ni city social welfare and development Officer Radzma Umilin, na ang ‘Bluecard’ program ay s...
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12Mar2012NEGROS OCC., March 12 (PIA6) -- A memorandum of agreement (MOA) has recently been signed by the officials of the local government and the Department of Education (DepEd) for the pilot implementation of the K to 12 Program at Bacolod City National High School (BCNHS) and the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC). The province through NOLITC will provide technical support to DepEd for the model implementation of the Contact Center Services NC II Training ...
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10Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, March 10 (PIA) -- The secondary education division of the Department of Education Caraga Region handed over to Bunawan National High School (BNHS) the summer class permit. It gave the school the authority to conduct summer classes starting this summer. In time with the celebration of music, arts, physical education and health festival (MAPEH) in BNHS, secondary education division of DepEd Caraga Regional Office chief Elvira Namuag handed over the permi...
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06Mar2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Southern Leyte have issued a memorandum to all public schools in the province to designate a breastfeeding center where all lactating mothers can breastfeed their babies in private, in support to the Expanded Breastfeeding Act. According to Dr. Consolacion Ruflo, chief of DepEd Southern Leyte medical office, as of January 12, all 39 public secondary schools and 296 elementary schools in the province have compl...
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06Mar2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 6 (PIA) -- Concerned with the danger posed by the severe multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) patients in the city, the Committee on Health and Education here proposed a funding of some P1 million for their assistance. July Luansing-Go of the Sangguniang Bayan said the proposed amount will cover a 12-month assistance program to about 50 MDR patients, who have been officially recorded as such by the city health office. “These M...
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05Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela, March 5 (PIA) -- The construction of a world-class park and astrodome in the province is underway at the provincial capitol grounds here with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Artist for Peace as consultant for the development of the park. Joel Paragas, UNESCO artist and park consultant, said there will be a 17-feet sculpture of Queen Isabella II of Spain at the center of a fountain in the mini park. According t...
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05Mar2012SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- The Ba-Rang-ay Demo Farm, located at Barangay Labnig in this agricultural town formerly Lapog, is not only a model demo farm in the Ilocos but also serves as an extension for the Ilocos Sur Community College (ISCC) offering free courses on agriculture and fisheries. The provincial government has put up a Ba-Rang-ay University extending its curriculum through actual training in the 15. 6 hectares demo farm, according to Vice-Gov. Deograci...
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04Mar2012MANILA, March 4 (PIA) -- To respond to the learning needs of children with learning disabilities or giftedness, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized the winners of the 2011 National Search for Outstanding Special Education (SPED) teachers and SPED centers across the country. In a statement, Education Secretary Armin Luistro said that teachers play a very important role in making Education For All (EFA) a reality, especially for children with special needs. “Inclusive...
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04Mar2012STA. ANA, Cagayan, March 4 (PIA) -- The Cagayan Valley Bloggers Society Cagayan Chapter and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), in cooperation with Department of Tourism, Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Trade and Industry, Cooperative Development Authority and the municipality of Santa Ana will be holding the “Cagayan Valley Run 2012: Race for Education” on March 31, at 5:00 a.m. Karen Mae Sapla Farro, one of the organizers, said the proceeds o...
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04Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- A student from Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus has achieved the highest score in the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) examinations of 2011. Diness Pascua Cortez led the top ten passers of OWWA-EDSP exams held simultaneously nationwide and also in Riyadh and Jeddah of Saudi Arabia last November and December of 2011. The top ten were among the 100 Overseas Filipi...
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03Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 2 is set to provide kindergarten teaching modules to implement the K to 12 program for the coming school year 2012-2013. The new law, Republic Act 10157 or the Kindergarten Education Law, was signed by President Benigno Aquino last Jan. 20, which mandates all public schools in the country to set up kindergarten, to strengthen and develop the skills of children aging 5 years old before entering Grade I. ...
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03Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato March 3 (PIA) -- The provincial government of South Cotabato has allotted P24 million for its flagship Kabugwason-Paglaum Scholarship Program (KPSP) and grant-in aid assistance to poor but deserving students this year, a provincial government official said. Alex Basco, executive director of the KPSP, ...
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02Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 2 (PIA) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) successfully launched its technopreneurship program in the province. The program, dubbed as the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP), aims to assist those who have trained and earned their TESDA certification but have the difficulty of finding a job. As an oversight authority, TESDA is now shifting its role from direct service provider to catalyst and...
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02Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 2 (PIA) -- In its bid to produce quality and employable workforce that would respond to the needs of the different industries in the province, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Office recently conducted a province-wide Technical-Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) and Industry Forum According to TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi, the forum was the first provincial TVET and Industr...
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02Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Plans to establish a local research and policy center for Mindanao are currently being pushed by the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation, Inc. (MSCFI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). During a recent meeting held at MinDA, representatives from the academe comprising the MSCFI have agreed to the proposal of setting up a Mindanao Knowledge Research and Policy Center (MKPRC) that would ensure harmonization and proper utilization...
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02Mar2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Private schools in the province welcome the implementation of the K+12 educational system, which will start next school year and are preparing everything from classrooms, facilities, and teacher support to make a good start. Fr. Sean Mejia, superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk covering the provinces of Apayao and Kalinga, said they have already discussed the program with their respective parents-teachers ...
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29Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- Almost 10,500 students from the cities of Cagayan de Oro (CdO) and Iligan received new school kits as replacement for their materials destroyed by typhoon Sendong last December. Provided by the Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) 3, a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded program under the oversight of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), the assistance provides educational support to schools and students in heavi...
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29Feb2012PASIG, Feb. 29 -- Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC welcomes the passing of the Universal Kindergarten Bill into law, the Republic Act (R.A.) 10157, giving the department more elbow room to institutionalize reforms in basic education which include the implementation of the universal kindergarten program in all public schools. “The Kindergarten Education Act is just among the components of our thrust to push for serious education reforms. This should be propelled by...
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29Feb2012MANILA, Peb 29 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III magpabilin nga komitido sa paghatag sa tanang mga Filipinos ug kahigayonan nga makakat-on ug mahimong usa ka tawo nga edukado aron nila “makab-ot sa hingpit ang ilang mga kahibaw-anan.” Diha sa iyang pagpamulong atol sa ika-4 nga National Congress of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) didto sa University of Santo Tomas sa Manila karong adlawa, Martes, ang Presidente nag ingon nga ...
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28Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 28 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Region 10 (TESDA-X) conducted its three-day 2012 Regional Skills Competition last February 15-17, 2012 in three different locations in the region: Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City; Regional Training Center-Tagoloan; and Cagayan de Oro (Bugo) School of Arts and Trades (COBSAT), Bugo, Cagayan De Oro City. The competition covered five of the in-demand trad...
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28Feb2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will be among the first beneficiaries of the lumber confiscated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This assurance was given by Forester Clark Carbonilla, Chief of Forest Management Service in Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Ozamiz City, regarding the lumber that have been confiscated by the Philippine National Police in the province and in th...
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28Feb2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the provincial government of Pampanga and various national government agencies, have recently conducted a series of career coaching sessions that will help Guagua town’s public high school juniors and seniors in choosing the right course after finishing secondary. DOLE Regional Information officer Jerry Borja reported that there were 284 students who participated in the sessions from Gu...
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28Feb2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- A turn-over ceremony and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing for a speech laboratory highlighted the Provincial Development Council Meeting held Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Governor Sol Matugas and Taganito HPAL Nickel Corp. Project Site Manager Hiroshisa Oda led the signing and turn-over ceremonies of the said speech lab to the three local government unit recipients namely Surigao City, Del...
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27Feb2012MANILA, Peb 27 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III pormal nga mag-pahibalo sa pag-endorso sa Akta Republika Numero 10157, kon giila ingon nga Kindergarten Education Law, usa ka seremonya nga ipahigayon karon nga adlaw, Lunes, sa Malakanyang. Ang Presidente maghimo sa pagpahibalo pinaagi sa pagpanguna sa Presentation of Signed Documents of the Kindergarten Law nga gipangunahan ni House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte og Education Secretary Armin Luistro didto sa Rizal Hall sa Malacanang Palace. Ang b...
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27Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 27(PIA)--- Ang mapuslanong sistema sa edukasyon kinahanglang makaprodyus ug Filipino nga andam nga mahimong tipik sa pagmartsa sa nasod padulong sa reporma ug kalambuan. Kini ang mensahe ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma sa iyang pagpakigpulong sa paglusad sa libro nga gisulat sa kanhing Kalihim sa Edukasyon nga si Mona Valisno didto sa Dusit Thani Hotel sa dakbayan sa Makati. Ang libro ni Valisno ...
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27Feb2012CALOOCAN, Feb 27 (PIA) -- A Labor Education for Graduating Students (LEGS) seminar was held recently in Caloocan City for the benefit of graduating students. Caloocan Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri said the seminar, which was attended by over 2,000 graduating students, is meant to prepare them for actual challenges in the workplace, particularly in forming proper relations with employers and co-workers. During the seminar, the graduating students wer...
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26Feb2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) now accepts applications for its student financial assistance programs (StuFAPs) in a bid to make tertiary education accessible to all. CHED Education Supervisor Yolanda Cordova said StuFAPs are in three categories, first of which is the full and half merit scholarships. The other categories are student loan programs and grant-in-aid. Grant-in-aid is sub-categorized into four. First is th...
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23Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb 23 (PIA) -- The education department has announced, in an advisory released on Wednesday, the conduct of a “National Seminar-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation” on May 15-17, 2012 at the Sta. Catalina Spirituality Center in Baguio City. Themed as “Realizing the Importance of Testing and Evaluation for Diagnosis of Learning Difficulties,” the workshop is organized by the International English Learners Training Institute, Inc. (IE...
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22Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) here is set to conduct a province-wide technical-vocational educational and training (TVET) and industry forum next week. TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said the forum will be held on Monday, Feb. 27, at the social hall of the provincial capitol, Marawi City. She said the forum, which aims to ensure that the manpower development in the province is consiste...
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21Feb2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 21 (PIA) –- US Charges d’ Affaires Leslie Bassett led the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of two two-classroom buildings in Basilan recently. The Department of Education in Isabela said the project was funded by Petron Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills 2 (EquALLS2) program. One school building is situated at the Malamawi ...
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20Feb2012PAGBILAO, Quezon, February 20 (PIA) -- An ordinance establishing the municipal college education assistance program proposed by municipal councilor Shierre Ann P. Palicpic has been approved by the Sangguniang Pambayan during its regular session February 6 at Don Claro M. Recto Hall of the old municipal building in this town. Municipal Councilor Palicpic said the college education assistance program intends to help poor but deserving students&nbs...
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20Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s Office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA-12) here has announced the opening of the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) for school year 2013-2014. OWWA 12 Regional Director Abdulgani K. Umag said, the scholarship is open to all graduating high school...
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20Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 20 (PIA) -- At least 2,200 scholarship slots for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) are open in Soccsksargen Region this year, an official of TESDA-12 said. TESDA 12 Regional Director Zeus Ampuyas told members of the media here that 800 of these allocations are intended for the Priv...
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18Feb2012
Cebuano news: Kagamhanan mibutang og gahin alang sa academic, arts og skills competition diha sa SEF
ILIGAN, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- Gitinguha ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz nga masuportahan ang mga sumasalmot sa Iligan ngadto sa mga nagkada-iyang academic, arts and skills competition mapa division, regional o national nga ang-ang man. Agi’g paghatag katumanan niini, naka-alokar karon diha sa Special Education Fund ang 500 mil pesos alang sa division level, 750 mil pesos alang sa regional level ug 300 mil pesos alang sa natio... -
18Feb2012ILIGAN, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz aims to support the Iligan competitors in different academic, arts and skills competition be it in the division, regional or national level. In fulfillment of this, allocations were made for the following -- P500,000 for the division level, P750,000 for the regional level and P300,000 for the national level. The Local School Board (LSB) has approved the proposed expenditures of P...
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17Feb2012EB MAGALONA, Negros Occidental, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- A school teacher was named one of the best School Based Management (SBM) implementers in the country. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro and Region VI Director Mildred Garay handed the certificate of recognition to Angeles Verdeprado, principal of Enrique B. Magalona Elementary School, during the first School Based Management National Assembly held at the Pavilion Hotel in Bacolod City, recently. Verdeprado w...
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16Feb2012ALICIA, Isabela, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- At least 38 residents of Alicia from the different barangays of the town underwent a 10-day free massage skills training sponsored by the local government unit of Alicia and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)–Isabela. Mayor Maria Cecilia Claire Reyes said the provision of skills training is one of the programs of the local government unit in coordination with concerned national government agencies like the TESDA and o...
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15Feb2012CALAMBA, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Some 10 certified field workers received their national certificates (NCs) during the recent launching of the Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority’s (TESDA) Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) in Southwestern Poblacion, Calamba, Misamis Occidental. Simultaneously launched nationwide, the TSTP aims to help the graduates in various fields of expertise to get employment either locally or abroad, with the NC servi...
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15Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and a multinational beverage company is set to push for the company’s campaign for the economic empowerment of women. TESDA, together with Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc., dubbed this program as the National Convergence Program on Empowering Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs. This program will train women in basic entrepreneurial skills in accounting, merchandising, invent...
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15Feb2012BONTOC, Mt. Province, Feb. 15(PIA)-- Some 1,958 student-grantees of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples under its Educational Assistance Program (EAP) last week started receiving their financial assistance for the second semester, this school year. Mt. Province Congressman Maximo Dalog, Sr. and Cordillera NCIP regional director Sancho Buquing led the ceremonial distribution of the checks of P2,500 each to the grantees at the Mt. Province State Pol...
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13Feb2012COTABATO CITY, February 13, 2012 (PIA) - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has set the deadline in the submission of application for its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) for school year 2013-2014 on August 31, 2012. OWWA-ARMM regional head Amy Crisostomo said, EDSP is scholarship granted to qualified dependents and beneficiaries of active-member-OFWs who intend to pursue a four to five-year baccalaureate in any CHED accredited college or university o...
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13Feb2012VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- More Ilocos Surians will have jobs this quarter as Technological Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Specialista was launched last week in Narvacan town. The province welcomes the program which is part of the Philippine Development Plan for 2011 to 2016 that targets a “highly sustained economic growth that provides productive employment opportunities” to residents in the country. This is an employment program t...
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11Feb2012PAGSANJAN, Laguna, Feb. 11 (PIA) --The provincial cooperative development office (PCDO) held a cooperative orientation and pre-membership education seminar (CO-PMES) to 38 tricycle drivers and operators February 8 at the Department of Agriculture (DA) office in Barangay Sabang, this municipality. Topics discussed were the eight cooperative ethical values; five cooperative structure, duties and responsibilities; seven cooperative principles and practi...
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10Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- The continuing establishment of school buildings for elementary students has catapulted the status of the province into a "one classroom per class" status. Dr. Reynalda Bangunan, Department of Education (DepEd) schools division superintendent said the "one classroom per class" status of the province has been achieved with the completion of more than 100 school buildings which offered more than 200 classrooms distributed in va...
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10Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 2, in collaboration with the Department of Education, will facilitate a competitive examination to screen applicants for the fisheries scholarship program. Nely T. dela Cruz, chief of the administrative division, said the competitive examination will be held at Cagayan National High School on March 17, 2012. Dela Cruz said that the program aims to help students who want to pursue tertiary educa...
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09Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa Central Office nagkomendar sa engineering districts sa eastern Visayas sa pagpanguna sa implementasyon sa Information, Education, and Communications (IEC) nga programa sa tibuok tuig 2011. Sa Enero 13, si Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo opisyal nga nagpahibalo ug nagpahalipay sa nag-unang engineering district offices sa Rehiyon 8 sa ilang permanenteng paningkamot diha sa pagsunod sa kinahanglanong t...
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08Feb2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Feb. 8 (PIA) – Banking on its “drive for pride” to top six other provinces in the region, Bulacan triumphed as overall champion in the 2012 Central Luzon Regional Skills Competition held in different locations in the province. Bulacan bagged nine gold, six silver and four bronze medals to seal the competition dubbed as the “Olympics of blue-collar jobs” which was revived after a six-year hiatus. “This win shows that ...
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08Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Interested and qualified youths in this city can avail of a scholarship training program for three vocational-technical courses at a private learning school here in partnership with the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA). In a phone interview with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) this morning, TESDA provincial director Rolando Juanillo said the three voch-tech courses due to open at the Saint Joseph Co...
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07Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Starting next school year, 2012-2013, Makati scholars enrolled at the University of the Philippines (UP) and Philippine Normal University (PNU) will be receiving a monthly stipend of P4,000 after the City Council approved the P3.9-million budget appropriation through City Ordinance No. 2012-001. Under its college scholarship program, the city government grants full scholarship at the said universities to economically disadvantaged but deserving high ...
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07Feb2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) this year has officially started. The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can now nominate graduating students who are outstanding in academic and co- and extra-curricular activities in their its respective schools. Colleges and universities are urged to send their nominations on or before March 23 to the following designated offices: For Negros Oriental and Siquijor, nominatio...
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06Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority-Palawan will launch on Feb. 10 its Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP), creating employment opportunities for the trained and certified Palaweños while addressing demands for services by the households and communities at the multi-purpose hall of the Puerto Princesa School of Arts and Trades. The goal of the program is to achieve inclusive growth in technical-vocational ed...
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06Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has endorsed the nationwide contest for the Best E-trike Design of the Department of Energy (DOE). In her Jan. 26 memorandum, Commissioner Patricia B. Licuanan asked the full support and cooperation of the central and regional director and heads of public and private higher education institutions to the E-trike project. Themed as “Bright Now! Do Right. Be Bright. Go E-trike,” the contest was orga...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have expressed support to strengthen sports development in the elementary division. PAGCOR chair Cristino Naguiat announced in his speech Friday during the ceremonial turnover of school armchairs here that they have been coordinating with DepEd to develop new generation of athletes that will bring honor to the country in the future. According to ...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) is calling all interested Filipino faculty members and professionals to apply for the scholarship of the 2013-2014 Fulbright graduate degree and non-degree study grants in the United States. According to Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga website at www.chedcaraga.com, the program enables qualified Filipinos to pursue their graduate studies in their fields of interest in the United State...
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06Feb2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Around 3,063 delegates coming from nine divisions of Caraga Region participated in the 15th Caraga Regional Athletic Meet 2012 which opened yesterday, February 5, 2012 at the Patin-ay Grandstand, Agusan del Sur. Surigao del Norte has 249 delegates, Surigao City - 238, Siargao - 183, Dinagat - 84, Bislig City - 250, Agusan del Norte - 391, Butuan City - 535, Surigao del Sur - 376, Agusan del Sur - 407, and officiating officials - 350...
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05Feb2012PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Science Education Institute of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) extends the deadline for the submission of nominees for the third “Gawad LIDER Award” to Feb. 15. The award, given every two years is given to individuals and/or groups in order to recognize those who have demonstrated sustained leadership and ability to improve education in the field of science, recognize exemplary scientific and technological inn...
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04Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- A total of 10 schools in Caraga Region have received armchairs through the PNoy Bayanihan project. Dept. of Education (DepEd) Sec. Armin Luistro, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Cristino Naguiat Jr., and Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Asec. Michelle Go personally presented the 6,096 armchairs to DepE...
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03Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Amid threats of the passage of a bill in the United States that discourages firms from outsourcing overseas, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is enhancing its Training Regulations (TR) in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. This is to make potential call center and other BPO workers more competitive, efficient and attuned to the demands of the times. TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva said that while he b...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Officials and coaches of the Department of Education (DepEd) – Butuan City Division is determined to defend the championship title they won last year in the Caraga Regional Athletic Meet, as the region’s annual athletic event will take place on Feb. 5 to 9 at Patin-ay Grandstand in Agusan del Sur. In an interview with a local radio station here, DepEd Butuan Division Assistant Athletic Manager Renato Latorre said athletes of this city are in goo...
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03Feb2012IMUS, Cavite, February 3 (PIA) --Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi advised all the parents in this municipality to register their children for the coming school year 2012 to 2013 to avoid last minute enrollment. Maliksi made the appeal based on the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 4 which declares the early enrollment begins last January 28. The objective of the order is to provide education for all and to achieve its “Millennium Development Goals.” The massive advo...
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02Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The local government has alloted a total budget of P2,190,946,000 for its programs and projects covering public pre-school, elementary, high school and tertiary levels. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the bulk of the education budget has been earmarked for expenditures in the pre-school to high school levels, with a total of P1,887,622,000. The remaining P303,324,000 constitutes the budget for the operations of the city-run Uni...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Four cabinet secretaries of the Aquino administration are set to grace the turnover of initial 6,000 chairs to some elementary and high schools here on February 3, 2012 at the Butuan Central Elementary School (BCES) covered court. According to report, Department of Education Sec. Armin Luistro will lead the party, composed of Sec. Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Sec. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva of the Technical Educati...
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01Feb2012BATANGAS CITY, Peb. 1 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ang Department of Education (DepEd) ng malawakang early registration para sa mga batang mag-aaral ng kinder, grade 1, first year high school, SPED at out-of school youth kamakailan. Ayon sa DepEd Division of Batangas, mas maayos ang pagpaparehistro kapag naisasagawa ng mas maaga at hindi sapulan sa oras ng pagbubukas ng klase kapag Hunyo. Sa panayam sa ilang mga magulang na nagparehistro, anila, mas maayos ang rehistrasyon ngayon...
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01Feb2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, February 1 (PIA) -–The De La Salle University-Dasmariñas was recently granted by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the Philippines (FAAP) a level 4 accreditation certifying that degree programs under the College of Liberal Arts, Science, Business Administration and Education has met the standards of the organization. The said accreditation was based on the recommendation of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Uni...
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01Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- In line with its continuing efforts to help the Department of Education (DepEd) address its problems, the provincial government of South Cotabato donated chairs and tables to 11 public schools. In a ceremony at the covered court at the provincial capital here just recently, Governor Arthur Y. Pingoy, Jr. handed 49 tables, 790 arm chairs and 351 kiddie chairs to school heads. These were made possible with help from the local governme...
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01Feb2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, February 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) schools division office of this city has yielded more than a thousand registrants from kindergarten, elementary and secondary public schools in its early registration conducted last January 28. Santiago City schools division coordinator Dr. Estelito Balatan, Jr. said per DepEd memorandum order 04, all schools are mandated to conduct early registration to prepare the Department ...
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01Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Puerto Princesa Underground River or the PPUR is now the second official winner of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The confirmation of PPUR was made by Bernard Weber, President of the New 7 Wonders Foundation in a press conference held recently at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City. Weber said that the participation of President Benigno S. Aquino III in the campaign and promotion for PPUR made a big difference for the country&rsquo...
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30Jan2012COTABATO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The newly appointed head of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao DepEd-ARMM) vows to push needed reforms in support of OIC-regional governor Mujiv Hataman's reform agenda for the region. Atty. Jamar Kulayan who was recently appointed by Hataman as DepEd-ARMM regional secretary assured to pursue reforms to address and resolve the perennial problems hounding the agency in order to improve the quality of education in ...
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30Jan2012Some cabinet secretaries will converge on the morning of February 3, 2012 at the Butuan Central Elementary School (BCES) for a short program. They will lock arms to purposely do a ceremonial turnover ceremony for an initial batch of 6,000 armchairs at the adjacent Agusan National High School (ANHS), both of which are located in this city. Secretaries Armin A. Luistro, Ramon J. Paje, and Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva of the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Environmen...
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29Jan2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, Jan. 29 (PIA)--The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in cooperation with the Department of Education, will conduct the competitive examination for the Fisheries Scholarship Program on March 17, 2012. The exam is open to high school graduates/graduating students who are Filipino citizens, not more than 20 years old and certified by their school heads as among the top ten of the graduating class in which they belong and ...
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29Jan2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- Special children with special needs were among the first registrants in the Jan. 28 Early Registration Day in Catbalogan 1 Central Elementary School, Catbalogan City, Samar. Lourdes Estrada, Principal of the Special Education (SPED) Center said they have opened the registration center as early as 6 a.m. until 6p.m. to make sure that all clients will be given ample time to visit them. Hearing impaired ‘Paul,’ (not his real nam...
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29Jan2012by Alex A. Lumaque ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 29 (PIA6) – Ninety scholars under the Viable and Innovative College (VIC) scholarship program of the Capiz provincial government will graduate this year. VIC Scholars Secretariat staff Grace Dilao said in an online news that twenty – six bachelor’s degree courses and 68 vocational and technical courses scholars are candidates for graduation on the fifth year of the program implementation under Capiz Gov. Victor A. Ta...
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29Jan2012LAMUT, Ifugao, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Undersecretary (USEC) for Legal and Legislative Affairs of the Department of Education (DEPED) recently visited this province to monitor ongoing school building projects and the implementation of the Philippines’ Response to Indigenous People and Muslim Education (PRIME) program, of which Ifugao is a beneficiary. USEC Alberto Muyot arrived here morning of January 25 and had a meeting with the local government unit...
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28Jan2012KALIBO, Aklan, January 28 (PIA6) -- The Aklan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) will put more emphasis education to prepare people for diaster or calamity situations. Galo Ibardolaza, PDRRMC-Aklan Executive Officer said the provincial government of Aklan is continuously conducting disaster preparedness campaigns and other related activities to educate people and to inform them on what to do during disasters through seminars, trainings, orientat...
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28Jan2012DAVAO CITY, Jan. 28 -- Thirty-year old Nina Gloria stopped schooling at the age of 15 when she got pregnant. Her classmates graduated and proceeded to college while Nina opted to take care of her child at home. However, there was something in her that pushed her back to school. At first, she was hesitant to attend classes with classmates way younger than her. Then she learned about the Alternative Learning System (ALS) offered by the Department of Education in Tagum City. "It changed my...
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27Jan2012CEBU CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) declared Jan. 28 as “Early Registration Day” for the school year 2012-2013 in all public elementary schools nationwide. The early registration seeks to reach out to all five-year-old children to enroll in kindergarten and for six year-olds to enlist for Grade 1 level. In last year's early registration, it only covered the kindergarten that started the K+12 basic education program, as well as the Grade 1...
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27Jan2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 27 (PIA6) -- More high schools students in Capiz availed of government assistance to pursue their education. Filamer Christian University Guidance Counselor Phoebe Santiago disclosed that some 675 high schools students in their school were granted education assistance by the national government through the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE). She said under-privileged first to fourth year high school s...
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27Jan2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 27 (PIA) – In support to raising the country’s quality education, the Western Command (WESCOM), led by Lt. Gen Juancho M Sabban AFP, showed full support to the campaign “Kahit Isang Araw Lang” (Just One Day) Unity Run held last Sunday, 22 January 2012 in Puerto Princesa City. The 6th Civil Relation Group of the AFP disclosed that the said activity aims to unite Filipinos in a fun run and gather funds for the construction of 150 computer...
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26Jan2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allocated a total of P1.1 billion for its scholarship program which will initially give jobs to 45,500 trainees upon graduation. Speaking in the opening of the Central Luzon Regional Skills Competition yesterday here, TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva said P500 million was allotted to the training program on business process outsourcing where 65,000 trainees will be enrolled ...
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26Jan2012LAOAG CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) – The provincial government’s education program for public schoolchildren continues to send more poor students to various school levels under the Millennium Development Goals program. Based on the Provincial Education Department’s records, close to 10,000 schoolchildren were given funding support for 2011. The PED was created when Governor Imee Marcos assumed the Capitol post in 2010 to handle the province’s education for the poor program. ...
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26Jan2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- After being swept with floodwaters late last year, Bulacan will be built with about 2,000 new classrooms as Education Secretary Armin Luistro signed a memorandum of agreement with top officials here. The Department of Education (DepEd) and the provincial government will fund the construction of 971 classrooms each, totaling to 1,942 new rooms for Bulacan which saw last September and October what old-timers here said was the worst flooding in de...
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26Jan2012CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Nueva Ecija is looking at Information Technology (IT) as another front of development next to agriculture. Governor Aurelio Umali said on Wednesday that the provincial council is deliberating on the creation of an IT hub at the Old Capitol Grounds in Cabanatuan City. As soon as the council completes the deliberations this February, Governor Umali is hoping the project will start this year. The Technical Education and Skill...
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26Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- One hundred and fifty one scholarships in state universities nationwide are still open for dependents of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), according to AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa. He also encouraged AFP units to further promote and advertise the scholarship program to help more military dependents in their college education. “This implicates our strong commitment and concern for the future of our youth as t...
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25Jan2012LEMERY, Batangas, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Patuloy na ipinatutupad ng pamahalaang bayan dito ang mga proyektong pangkaunlaran para sa mga mamamayan kung saan isa sa prayoridad nito ang pagtutok sa larangan ng edukasyon, ayon kay Ma. Cristina Rosales, acting information officer. Sinabi ni Rosales na sa nakalipas na limang taon ay patuloy ang pamimigay nila ng mga supplies at pangangailangan ng mga mag-aaral upang maipagpatuloy ang kanilang pagpasok.Umaabot sa 11,000 benepisaryo ang n...
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25Jan2012PASIG, Jan 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has declared this Saturday, January 28 as an expanded early registration day for School Year (S.Y.) 2012-2013 in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide. Last year, the early registration covered only kindergarten which jumpstarted the K to 12 basic education reform program, as well as Grade 1 pupils and first year high school students. This year, the DepEd has expanded the target of early registration to i...
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25Jan2012KALIBO, Aklan, January 25 (PIA6) -- An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) urged socio-civic groups in Aklan to use Iron Fortified Rice (I-Rice) in the conduct feeding program for less privilege kids. NFA-Aklan Provincial Manager Procopio B. Trabajo II said this would ensure that the children will not be deficient in iron, while encouraging demand for I-Rice in Aklan communities. Saying that Region 6 has a high incidence of iron deficiency, Trabajo also called on government agencie...
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25Jan2012By Rachelle M. Nessia DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) --- Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo turned over an additional newly-completed 2-classrom school building to Bal-os National High School in Basay, Negros Oriental with its mayor Dandilgust Abrio at hand to receive it. Students in Bal-os National High School in Basay are now enjoying the classrooms that started construction in 2011 with funds worth P1.4M coming from the NegOr provincial government's Special Education Fund. S...
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24Jan2012CEBU CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR7) is set to donate and turn over confiscated forest products without court cases to the Department of Education (DepEd7). With an estimated value of P613,944.24, a total of 36,593.76 board feet of Mahogany, Gmelina, Bagalunga, Makaasim, Molave, Narra, Teak, Sangilo and Acacia lumber pieces, were found to be free from all liens and encumbrances with no cases filed in court, according to the DENR. ...
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24Jan2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) has assured the public that the K to 12 program will surely be implemented. “K to 12 is a go, walang atrasan. (K to 12 is a go. There’s no turning back)” said Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano of the DepEd during the first Regional Education Summit on Jan. 20 in Tacloban City. “We have a well-prepared curriculum,” said Quijano, citing several committees that are preparing thoroughly for ...
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24Jan2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- This city is set to benefit for a one unit two-storey four classroom school building with toilets courtesy of the Department of Education (DepEd) in partnership with SM Prime Group and a foreign financial institution. This was the result of the recent signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the DepEd, SM Prime Group and Deutsche Bank for the construction of school building worth over Php 17 million to address classroom shortage nati...
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23Jan2012ni Pat Nano OROQUIETA, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- Gipasalig gilayon ni Governor Herminia Ramiro nga andam siyang mogahin og igong pundo alang sa daling relokasyon ug pagpalambo sa relocation site sa Diwat National High School. Kini human niya nasayran ang dakong peligro sa mga tinun-an ug mga magtutudlo sa Diwat National High School bunga sa hulga sa pagdahili. Ang pamahayag sa gobernadora, kasunod kini human nangayo og ayuda ...
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22Jan2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office in Eastern Visayas got the support of various stakeholders in the implementation of the K to 12 basic education program during its first regional education summit today. According to DepEd Undersecretary for Programs and Projects USEC Yolanda S. Quijano, the graduates of K to 12 will be holistically-developed young Filipinos armed with 21st century skills as the program will enable the st...
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22Jan2012by Flor Jackson TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, January 22 (PIA) -- Some 300 participants attended the first-ever Eastern Visayas (EV) Regional Education Summit on Friday, January 20 at the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office 8 Complex at the Government Center in Candahug, Palo, Leyte. The education summit brought together school officials and teacher representatives from the six provinces of Eastern Visayas led by DepEd Regional Director Luisa Bautista-Yu, parents, local c...
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21Jan2012LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 21 (PIA) – The Kindergarten plus 12 years (K to 12) education curriculum will be implemented in school year 2012 – 2013 as confirmed by the Department of Education (DepEd). Dr. Yolanda Quijano , DepEd undersecretary, said the government aims to make students holistically developed and prepared for the 21st century through the K12 program . The curriculum dictates that Grade One (1) pupils next school year will be the firs...
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21Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay today guaranteed the continuous delivery of enhanced social services and programs for residents and stakeholders this year. Binay said the city government this year will be working with a total budget of P10.1 billion, which includes the P8.652 billion from the General Fund approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod and P1.450 billion from the Special Activities Fund under the Office of the Mayor. The mayor sa...
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21Jan2012SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- The province of Surigao del Norte is bent on constructing additional reading hubs in every municipality to help the pupils learn to read effectively. Governor Sol Matugas, during the recently held local school board meeting, said she is now pushing for the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension in the entire province by constructing more reading hubs that will become the center of activity for students, teachers and researchers wh...
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20Jan2012PALO, Leyte, January 20 (PIA) – Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano, Undersecretary for Programs and Projects of the Department of Education is scheduled to keynote the first Regional Education Summit in Eastern Visayas which will gather education stakeholders from the ten schools divisions in the region on January 20. USec Quijano will expound on the summit’s theme “Strengthening Quality Basic Education via K to 12” to advocate the proposed K to 12 implementati...
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20Jan2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 20 (PIA) -- Hundreds of technical and vocational students and trainers will contend in the Central Luzon Regional Skills Competition (RSC) this Jan. 25 to 26 at various locations in Bulacan. According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Region III, RSC is a biennial event held in time for the conduct of the Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Skills Com...
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20Jan2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, January 20 (PIA) – In line with the government’s education for all (EFA) thrust, the Department of Education (DepED) will hold an early registration in public schools on January 28. "To be registered are kids eligible for kindergarten, grade one, out of school children (OSC) and out of school youth (OSY) including those with disabilities who may have problems accessing basic education,” said Dr. Erlinda Mahinay of the City DepEd divisio...
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19Jan2012BASCO, Batanes, January 19 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) will be conducting the first ever training course on tour guiding in the province starting January 21. Juanita Acacio TESDA administrative officer said the training is set for 196 hours or 25 days at the TESDA-supervised school, the Batanes Technical Skills Development Center. Acacio said the tour guiding course is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes of an individual in ...
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19Jan2012BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- To make education “less stressful” and “more enjoyable” for young learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) annouced that incoming Grade 1 pupils for the school year 2012 to 2013 will be spending shorter hours in school — from six hours to only four hours. The new class schedule was based on the implementation of the new curriculum for Grade 1 pupils as part of the launch of DepEd’s Enhanced K- to-12 basic...
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19Jan2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- In line with the Department of Education Internet Connectivity Program (DICP), school administrators and teachers in the province are asked to properly implement their computer class program as part of the curriculum. Kalinga Schools Division Supervisor Marylinda Santos said that to realize the project’s objective, there is a need for all teachers to be computer literate to ensure that their students could cope with the advancing m...
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19Jan2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan 19 (PIA1) -- A National Seminar-Workshop on Special Education will be conducted on March 14-16, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) region 1. This will be held at the Urdaneta City University Gymnasium, Urdaneta City in Pangasinan. “Nurturing Children with Special Needs” is the theme for this year activity which aims to hone the capabilities of regular and Special Education Division (SPED) faculty and staff in addressing the edu...
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19Jan2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Eighteen police personnel from Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) and the 1stRegional Public Safety Battalion finished a seven-day seminar on Basic Computer Hardware Servicing and Troubleshooting offered free by the Saint John Bosco College of Northern Luzon (SJBCNL), this city. PSupt. Raul S. Romero, PRO1 Public Information Officer, said that the free computer training held from November 3 to 14 last year was in line ...
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19Jan2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their incoming kindergarten, Grade 1 and first year high school students for the next school year for the early registration on Jan. 28. Although the registration day is a Saturday, all public elementary and high schools will be opened to accommodate early registrants. Department of Education (DepEd) Public Information Officer Erlie Blanco explained that the DepEd will determ...
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17Jan2012BASCO, Batanes, January 17 (PIA) -- The Batanes State College (BSC) and Saint Dominic College(SDC) have accredited courses under the ladderized education program of the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). Juanita Acacio, TESDA administrative officer said eight courses in BSC and two courses in SDC have been granted National Certificate (NC) Level II. The BSC offers food and beverage Services, automotive servicing, plumbing, consumer electronics,...
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12Jan2012TABUK, Kalinga, Jan. 11(PIA) -- Applications for the scholarship for children of former rebels who availed of government’s enhanced reintegration program is now open for school years 2012-2016. This was announced by Eusebia Haddac of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), who said that the scholarship is provided by the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Under the grant, beneficiaries ...
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12Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan. 12 (PIA) – The Avant-Garde Creatives, Inc., in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and UNTV are set to hold the “Kahit Isang Araw Lang” Advocacy through its first project, the unity run, on Jan. 22. According to Mr. Arthur Peña, Event Coordinator, the “Kahit Isang Araw Lang” (Even Just One Day) is the bold call for people to do good things to others even for just one day. “The unity ...
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12Jan2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 13 (PIA) -- Around 21 differently- abled trainees of DSWD-Area 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) in region 1 recently passed the National Competency Assessment -Level II (NC II) designed by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as they proved their skills and potentials on dressmaking, commercial cooking and hairdressing in the competition. The activity was carried out to promote advancement in different vocational courses and t...
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11Jan2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 12 (PIA1) – To be able to set the budget for students’ needs and financial facilities, the Department of Education (DepEd) has set the nationwide enrollment of incoming Grade 1 pupils and first year students for school year 2012-2013 to start on January 28, Dr. Marcely G. Macob, Education Program Supervisor II of DepEd-Regional Office 1 said. The early enrollment started three years ago but was institutionalized only last year, in prepa...
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08Jan2012Hanap-buhay para sa mga walang trabaho, prioridad sa Ilocos Sur Ni: Ben P. Pacris VIGAN CITY, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Inihayag ni Congressman Ryan Singson na prioridad niya sa taong ito ang pagbibigay ng hanap-buhay sa mga kababayang walang trabaho lalo na ang mga mahihirap para mapaunlad ang kanilang pamumuhay. Nilagdaan ni Congressman Singson ang isang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) para makipagtulungan sa paghahanap ng trabaho sa mga k...
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23Dec2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- Businessmen in calamity areas should be cautious in increasing the prices of the products they sell or they may face criminal or administrative charges for violating the price freeze on basic commodities. This, as President Benigno S. Aquino III, declared a state of national calamity making the imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities mandatory, which is among the provisions of Republic Act No. 10121 otherwise known as the ...
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23Dec2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- Curriculum chairmen, curriculum guidance counselors, 30 newly hired teacher and a crowd of students of a public school get an orientation /seminar on “Drop-Out-Reduction Program (DORP) and Entrepreneurship,” a program in consonance with the “Education for All” (EFA) agenda of the national government. The Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School (DPLMHS) conducted a whole day orientation on DORP to give participants a clear and...
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20Dec2011LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Disyembre 20 (PIA) -- Inihayag dito ni Quezon Governor David Suarez na patuloy ang kanyang suporta sa mga taga-Department of Education (DedEd) sa pamamagitan ng computer program ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Quezon. Ang pahayag ay binanggit ni Gov. Suarez sa idinaos na ‘teachers and employees convention’ ng DepEd Lucena City sa Quezon Convention center noong Disyembre 20, 2011 na dinaluhan ng mga guro at iba pang kawani ng Department of Education (DedEd...
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19Dec2011CEBU CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) -- The Cebu Provincial Government, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., League of Municipalities-Cebu Chapter, and Department of Education with the support of the Cebu Artists Inc., University of San Carlos-Conservation and Heritage Research Institute and Workshop, and United Architects of the Philippines will open an art exhibit called "Mugna-Lambigit" on Dec. 21 at the 3rd floor Atrium of SM City-Cebu. "Mugna-Lambigit" is a fund-raising Gabaldon ...
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05Dec2011Taguig, Dec.5 (PIA) -- In consonance with government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program, the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) joined forces with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to boost the strength of the telecommunications workforce. The partnership will enable some 1,300 youths and workers to undergo a specialized training towards becoming certified telecommunications technicians. For this purpose, a memoran...
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05Dec2011KORONADAL CITY, Dec 5 (PIA) -- South Cotabato is considering the creation of a council that will oversee the development of sports in the province, an official of the local government unit said. Provincial sports coordinator Florentino Perez Jr. said he has already received advise from Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to convene multi-sectoral representatives for the creation of the South Cotabato physical fitness and sports development co...
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30Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) - - The Department of Education 9 (DepEd) lauds the support of the Local Government Unit (LGU)of Zamboanga to education sector. “The support of the Zamboanga LGU to DepEd is matchless,” said DepEd9 Assistant Regional Director Habib Adzhar Sarahadil during the opening program of the National Bi-Annual Planning Conference of the Philippine Association of Secondary Education Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs (PASECAC) held here recently. DepEd cited Mayo...
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28Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is mulling over visiting the industries in Mindanao next year in a bid to address the perennial concern on job mismatch. TESDA regional director Gaspar Gayona said the visit would firm up job opportunities for the technical and vocational graduates with the private companies from all the industries in the island. “Many available job seats were not filled up because the graduates of educat...
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26Nov2011OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 26 (PIA) –- Some 17,613 students have been enrolled in the higher education institutions (HEI) of the province during the school year 2010-2011. Of this number, 11,717 students or 66.52 percent were enrolled in the HEI’s of Ozamiz City, while 3,434 students or 19.50 percent were enrolled in the HEI’s of Tangub City and 2,462 students or 13.97 percent were enrolled in the HEI’s of Oroquieta City. Data from the Commission on ...
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03Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 3 (PIA) -- Some 400 student-scholars will be able to pay their tuition fees to the schools where they are respectively enrolled in, as House Deputy Speaker and 1st District Representative Beng Climaco-Salazar distributed this morning checks for their first semester allowances. Climaco, personally handed over the checks to the 400 District I scholars under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The simple “hand-over” rites were held at the Ateneo de Zamb...
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02Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 02 (PIA) -- A national official of the Department of Education (DepEd) recently clarified that the department’s impending rationalization plan will not retrench any of its health personnel. Dr. Juan Araojo, assistant director of DepEd’s Health and Nutrition Center in central office, emphasized that there will be no reduction of personnel from the health and nutrition units under the department’s mandated streamlining program. “Wala...
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26Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 25 (PIA) –- A consultative module development workshop for a Radio Program on Literacy (RPL) in Regions 9 and 10 will be held at Dynasty Court, this city on Oct. 27-28. The RPL aims to promote the thrusts and programs of Republic Act 10122, otherwise known as “An Act Strengthening the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) by Amending RA 7165,” also, known as “An Act Creating the LCC, Defining its Powers and Functions, Appr...
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12Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division has lifted today the suspension of classes declared yesterday due to typhoon “Ramon.” In an interview with Prof. Israel Reveche, who also made the announcement of the suspension of classes yesterday, said since the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) has removed the city in the list of those affected with the storm signal, it is already safe to send...
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11Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division has declared suspension of classes in the elementary level. Storm signal no. 1 was declared in Agusan del Norte and the neighboring provinces as tropical storm “Ramon” gets closer. In a radio interview this morning, DepEd-Butuan City Division spokesperson Prof. Israel Reveche said they have directed all elementary schools in Butuan to suspend classes today. However, Reveche said teachers a...
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10Oct2011SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Oct. 10 (PIA) -– The Overseas Filipino Council International (OFCI), a group of Filipino-Americans based in the United States through their local chapters here in the Philippines has embarked on a mission to assist local residents in putting up classrooms for pre-schoolers and teach parents on how to prepare nutritious foods for their children. Anita Schon, president of the OFCI based in Washington, USA, said their group through their La Union Chapter h...
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25Sep2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 25 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) conducted a skills demo competition in masonry dubbed as “Regional Galing Mason 2011.” Eight masonry experts from all over the Zamboanga Peninsula region joined in the said competition to which two contenders came from Zamboanga City, three from Zamboanga Del Sur province, two from Zamboanga del Norte and lone contender from Zamboanga Sibugay province. During the competition, t...
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19Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) – In spite of the nationwide transport strike where majority of the transport groups here sympathized with the militant transport group Piston, the Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division did not suspend classes in the elementary and high school. In an early interview this morning, Prof. Israel Reveche, Spokesperson of DepEd Butuan City Division, they did not issue a directive for the suspension of classes because students in schools ...
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13Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial board yesterday approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to enter into a loan contract with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for the construction of classrooms. But instead of the original request for P40 million, the provincial board authorizes Gov. Pingoy to borrow only P30 million in behalf of the provincial school board. According to data from the Department...
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08Sep2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 8 (PIA) -- From barely four classrooms in 2007, Lubigan National High School (NHS) has now ten classrooms as it received yesterday its newly constructed two-storey six classroom building worth some P5 million from the city government. The turn over was lead by City Mayor Celso Lobregat who said the construction of the classroom building is one way of fulfilling the city government’s commitment to bring quality education to public elementary and secondary schools. Ba...
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01Sep2011BATANGAS, September 1 (PIA) -- For the second time, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Batangas Chapter joined hands in a project which aims to collect blood from the parents and relatives of school children in public schools to help people in need of blood. Education Program Coordinator Generiego Javier of DepEd-Batangas City said the program dubbed ‘Color It Red’ was started in their division last year. He said they are planning to undert...
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28Aug2011CENTRAL VISAYAS, August 28 (PIA) -- It only takes education and trust to break away from the shackles of poverty. The local Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) noted this as it continued to nurture the various Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Central Visayas that are becoming empowered communities in the process. Pantawid Pamilya regional coordinator, Aileen Lariba reported that there are now 136,958 beneficiaries distributed in 61 local government units (LGUs) in Central...
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24Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Officials of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday gathered stakeholders in a forum regarding the issue of child laborers in mining operations in T'boli town. Present in the forum intended to discuss and clarify issues why children below 15 years old should not be required to work and earn for their families were parents, barangay and town officials, as well as representatives of the mining firm operating in the a...
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22Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- Fr. Robert C. Yap, SJ, the new President of Xavier University (XU)-Ateneo de Cagayan, here, has vowed to push for the implementation of K+12 in its basic education. “Although the legislation has not yet been passed and the implementing rules and regulations are still in the drawing board, the signs are that K+12 will happen and that it will be another project for the goal of Stronger Formation of XU,” Fr. Yap said during his in...
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19Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) –- The Iponan River Bank in Iponan, this city, has become the third area for planting bamboo by Task Force Best Action for Mobilizing Barangay Organizations for Opportunities in Education, Environment and Entrepreneurship (BAMBO 3E). A multi-sectoral approach to enhance environmental education and entrepreneurship formation among children, BAMBOO 3E is a year-long activity that commits and supports bamboo growing and caring proje...
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18Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 17 (PIA) –- The Department of Education (DepEd), region 10, has supported the campaign for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN). Dr. Luz S. Almeda, Regional Director of DepEd-10, in her directive to the different Schools Division Superintendents (SDS) of the region, said her office is extending support to the campaign. “I strongly encourage your benevolent support relative to...
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15Aug2011CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-7), the Akademiyang Binisaya Foundation (ABF) and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held a training workshop on multi-lingual education for elementary teachers recently at Casa Gorordo Museum in Cebu City in celebration of the National language Month or “Buwan ng Wika” this August. The seminar dubbed “Translation of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MLE) Competencies for Grade 1,” aimed ...
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14Aug2011DAVAO CITY, Aug. 14 (PIA) -- What a way to go -- students determined to have a job by learning some skills did attend training courses, not in a school, but in a van! Some 471 students in Malalag, Davao del Sur finished vocational courses from the Mobile Training Van program of the provincial government. The students received their certificates in various vocational fields such as Welding, Plumbing, Automotive Servicing, Masonry, Carpentry, and Electrical. According to a press release ...
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13Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 13 (PIA) -- The Opol town goes green as it gathered recently various government agencies as well as private entities in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Town Mayor Dexter B. Yasay cited the event is in support of Executive Order No. 26 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino on February 24, 2011 and established the NGP as a national priority aimed not only to reforest 1.5 million hectares of land but also to promote a sustained env...
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09Aug2011CEBU CITY, August 9 (PIA) -- Education is key in the fight againts cyberpornography, thus, public information officers (PIOs) in Cebu were tapped to inform the public about the said crime. Members of the Cebu Association of City and Municipal Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO) will be briefed on cyberpornography by Cebu Provincial PoliceDirector S/Supt. Patrocinio Commendador who will talk on ‘Cyber Pornography: How Alarming is the Problem and How We Can Help Preve...
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06Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 6 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority announced it has started the second run of its National Competency Assessment and Certification. Rolly Palencia, spokesperson of TESDA 12, said the activity which began last week will end in November this year. "Assessment and certification ensures that technical vocational education and training (TVET) graduates and workers have the necessary competence to perform the task...
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04Aug2011CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Agosto 4 (PIA) -- Nakapagpatapos na naman ang ‘Kalusugan, Kinabukasan, Kabuhayan at Kalikasan’ (K4) Program ni Nico Valencia ng mga kabataang kumuha ng dalawang taong kursong vocational sa ilalim ng Technical Education Extension Program (TEEP) kamakailan. Sa pinakahuling batch ng mga nagtapos sa TEEP, na nakatanggap ng kani-kanilang National Certificate II (NC2) sa isang simpleng graduation rites nitong Hulyo 30, 2011 sa RGV Covered Cour...
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25Jul2011CEBU, July 25 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) will provide education assistance worth P1.4 million to 100 vocational technical students of the Don Bosco Training and Youth Center-Pasil over the next five years starting this year. After signing a memorandum of agreement with the Don Bosco Training and Youth Center-Pasil, RAFI will provide for the one-year training cost of 10 voc-tech students every year for five years in the amount of P22,565 per student. RAFI will als...
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21Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 21 (PIA) -- Some 290 schools in Sarangani and South Cotabato provinces this week received a total of 15,100 books from the non-government organization, Asian Foundation. Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia donated 7,500 books to the provincial government of Saranggani on Tuesday and another 7,600 books to the provincial government of South Cotabato on Wednesday. Saranggani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez said he is “grateful for the...
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16Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 16 (PIA) -- Partylist group Youth Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) allocated P13.5M for education and hospitalization programs that would help South Cotabato’s indigent. YACAP Partylist Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez, who was here Wednesday for the opening ceremonies of the province’s 12th T’nalak Festival and 45th Foundation Anniversary, said their group has already released to the provincial government P3.5 million as augmentation fund for hos...
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15Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 15 (PIA) –- Career in agriculture will become more viable as government invests in programs in this sector such as farmers training in proper farming practices and the provides funding support to increase productivity, according to Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala. Towards this end, government is providing scholarships to students, especially children of farmers who take up agriculture courses. This is to attract Filipinos to study agricultur...
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09Jul2011DAVAO CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- A community-based forum slated here this month would not only help seek justice for women-survivors of violence, but would also aim to provide healing process for both victims and perpetrators. Manila-based Women Feature Services, Inc (WFS) is set to spearhead on July 22, a barangay forum in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City , where high incidence of violence against women has been reported. Atty. Charina Sanz-Zarate, WFS project coordinator, said...
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06Jul2011VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Hulyo 6 (PIA) -- Tapno masigurado a husto ti pannakatimbang dagiti ubbing kadagiti amin a 39 a barangay ti siudad, indaulluan ita nga aldaw ni Mayor Eva Marie S Medina ti pannakaiwaras dagiti weighing scales kadagiti amin a day care centers. Umno unay daytoy a pannakasukat dagiti weighing scales tapno masigurado ti timbang dagiti ubbingtayo ket maited met ti husto a nutrision kadakuada, kuna ti mayora iti maysa nga interbiu. Iti napalabas adda ‘discrepancie...
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01Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 1 (PIA) -- Three weeks into the school, teachers in South Cotabato go house-to-house, armed with a mission to bring every school-age child to school. Christopher Frusa, planning officer of South Cotabato Schools Division said, the primary objective of the teachers is to ask parents whose children had stopped schooling this year to enrol them. “The school teachers themselves conduct the home visitations becau...
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30Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 30 (PIA) -- Residents in Cotabato City whose lives have repeatedly been disturbed by floods could soon earn from the water hyacinths that have caused them miseries. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Region 12 recently announced that TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva have mobilized the agency’s resources for the implementation of training programs in converting the water hyacinths to income-generating ...
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30Jun2011"Yong nakikita ko marami pong tumatangkilik sa mga kanlurang produkto kaysa produkto ng ating bansa. Ang mga bansang ito ay sila tuloy ang paunlad ng paunlad. Dapat tangkilikin natin ang mga produktong gawa sa Pilipinas para lilikha ng mga job opportunities," (I observe that many patronize western products than Philippine products. These countries producing these goods are the ones becoming more progressive. We should patronize our own products so there will be more job opportuni...
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27Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education today announced that P5-M fund has been released as assistance to public schools teachers affected by the recent flood in Cotabato City. Dr. Isabelita Borres, DepEd 12 regional director said, the fund, intended for the calamity loan of teachers with permanent appointments, was downloaded to Cotabato City Schools Division on Friday. “Each teacher could avail o...
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02Jun2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- Literacy efforts of the city were laid down during yesterday’s Literacy Forum with Mayor Celso Lobregat emphasizing literacy and education as his administration's top priority. The city dad said efforts on making education accessible to the Zamboangueño children and youth has always been his “look out,” this he shared before representatives of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Local Government Units (LGUs) and other stake...
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01Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting about 1.3 million children to enrol for school year 2011 – 2012. DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director Allan Farnazo, said that last year the enrolment in SOCCSKSARGEN region reached 1,162,000. Of this number, 852,000 were enrolled in public school. “This year, based on our projected 5 percent increase in enrolment, we ex...
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27May2011SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 27 (PIA) --- All school buildings in the country especially those in the northeastern seaboard where disasters usually occur should be immediately insured by the Department of Education (DepEd). In press statement, Senator Chiz Escudero said he has been pursuing this plan together with the DepEd and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) which will serve as DepEd’s insurance underwriter. With the early onset of the rainy season, Escudero said, Dep...
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27May2011Manila, May 27 (PIA6) - Secretary Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) together with the Land Transportation office (LTO) is thinking of making as requirement for the issuance of a driver’s license a certificate of competency issued by TESDA. This is a certificate that states that the driver has trained with TESDA and has passed the assessment that is why the holder has been issued a National Certificate (NC) 2 or 3. Secretary Villan...
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26May2011QUEZON CITY, May 26 (PIA) --- With the increasing number of vehicular accidents involving public utility vehicles and oftentimes resulting in death and serious injuries, government seem to have no recourse but to implement more traffic rules and measures to avert such incidences – until now. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) met recently with the Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA) to come up with a plausible solution. Both agencies have agreed...
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19May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 19 (PIA) - Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) here are asking parents and other education stakeholders to lend a hand to the Brigada Eskwela 2011 next week. Ernesto Alferes, physical facilities coordinator of DepEd-South Cotabato Division said that Education Secretary Armin Luistro, through Memorandum No. 84 s. 2011 has ordered the conduct of Brigada Eskwela also known as National Schools Maintenance Week from May 23 to 28...
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18May2011CEBU CITY, May 18 (PIA) - Five young students from the secondary and tertiary level schools in Cebu qualified as the Central Visayas nominees for “Jose P. Rizal Youth Exemplar” will undergo further screening by the Board of the Philippine Center for Gifted Education (PCGE) on May 20 at the PIA regional office in Cebu City. The PCGE initiated the search for Rizal youth exemplars this year. The nationwide search aims to find 35 young people who are willing to ...
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18May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Future has become brighter for 133 high school graduates who have hurdled the screening process of the Kabugwason-Paglaum Scholarship Program (KPSP), the provincial government’s aid to poor but deserving students, for the coming school year. Under the program the provincial government gives financial aid ranging from P15,000 to P27,000 per semester to those who pass the stringent selection process. KPSP Executi...
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17May2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 17 (PIA) - - Labor Department here advises parents and students to consider “in demand” courses in choosing a college course. This appeal was made in time for the opening of classes this June. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) urged the students to enroll in courses that are considered “marketable” or in demand that would in a way give them edge over the others- diploma and job wise. DOLE Assistant Regional Director ...
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16May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 16 (PIA 12) – In a bid to inculcate appreciation of sports at young age, South Cotabato’s provincial government, headed by Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr today opened a 10-day sports clinics for children and youth. Florentino Perez, South Cotabato’s provincial sports coordinator, said the project dubbed “1st Governor Arthur "Dodo" Y. Pingoy Jr. Sports Aral” aims to teach teamwork, discipline, and lead...
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14May2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Preparations are underway for the conduct of “Brigada Eskwela,” also known as the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) in Northern Mindanao on May 23-28, this year. A school maintenance program, Brigada Eskwela engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources in ensuring that public school facilities are set in time for the forthcoming school opening. Director Luz Almeda of th...
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13May2011ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) underscores the role of every Filipino in ensuring a stronger economy in its financial education expo (Fin-Ed Expo). Iloilo Branch Officer-in-Charge Jeselia Landoy said the ultimate goal of the Fin-Ed Expo that they conducted here, May 11-12 was to help people become effective contributors towards building a stronger economy. The two-day expo, held at Sarabia Manor Hotel, started with the session for students and members...
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11May2011CEBU CITY, May 11 (PIA) - Five young students from the secondary and tertiary level schools in Cebu qualified as “Jose P. Rizal Youth Exemplar,” based on a nationwide search that the Philippine Center for Gifted Education initiated this year. The nationwide search aims to find 35 children and youth who are willing to commit their lives to the ideals and principles of the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal in line with the celebration of his 150th birthday on Jun...
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09May2011ILOILO CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will conduct a Financial Education Expo, May 11-12 here to create awareness on the availability and accessibility of financial education and consumer protection programs among Filipinos. BSP Iloilo Branch Research Specialist Doreen Santerva said the financial advocacy program, which is spearheaded by BSP’s Financial Consumer Affairs Group, was also conceived to help increase the personal finance consciousness of...
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09May2011When newly-crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe was asked in the Q & A (question and answer) portion of the Bb. Pilipinas 2011 Coronation night on what cause she was championing, 27-year-old Shamcey Gorea Supsup, regally answered, “Education. You can have money and fame but they can take these away from you. Education is something that nobody can take away from you.” Shamcey is right, but how about those people who were not lucky in life to get the needed education from a schoo...
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03May2011TAYTAY, Rizal, May 3 (PIA) –-- The “Gawad Dangal ng Magulang,” a unique recognition for students in public elementary and secondary schools was launched recently by the Federation of Parents-Teachers Associations (PTA) of Rizal province with the support from Rizal Gov. Jun Ynares, first district Congressman Joel Duavit and Taytay Mayor Joric Gacula. The first of its kind in the province, the award recognizes the sacrifices of students belonging to marginalized families ...
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28Apr2011h2 { margin-top: 0.18cm; margin-bottom: 0.18cm; line-height: 100%; page-break-after: auto; }h2.western { font-family: "Liberation Serif",serif; }h2.cjk { font-family: "DejaVu Sans"; }h2.ctl { font-family: "DejaVu Sans"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; }p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } CALAMBA CITY, April 28, (PIA) --- Alex Avila, assistant regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-4A said in the press conference held this morning at the Technical Education and Skills ...
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23Apr2011KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte, April 23 (PIA) –The local government of Kauswagan is set to formally launch, today, its bridging program called Sustainable Integrated Kauswagan Area Development and Peace Agenda (SIKAD PA). Mayor Rommel C. Arnado said “SIKAD PA” becomes the town’s “bible” for development that would bridge the town’s vision for development and its constituents. “This will tell the world that, indeed, Kauswagan is back on its fee...
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23Apr2011CEBU, April 23 (PIA) --- Secondary public schools valedictorians of the Department of Education (DepEd) division of Cebu Province and its component cities of Bogo, Carcar, Danao, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay and Toledo will undergo a two-day leadership training on April 25-27, 2011 at the DepEd Ecotech Center, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. This is an annual activity that the Department of Education (DepEd-7) and the province of Cebu jointly undertake to equip the top students of the prov...
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19Apr2011Badjao children will soon experience the challenges and joy of learning via “floating school”, a mobile school “boat” that will ply the sea waters of Zamboanga City. The floating school will teach Badjao children ages 7 to 15 years old reading, writing and simple arithmetic in a 20- month literacy course. The floating school will be handled by a competent teacher who speaks well of the sinama- badjao’s native dialect for an effective education input. &ld...
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14Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 14 (PIA) – The nationwide search for the Most Outstanding Mason for 2011, a program honoring Filipino masons because of their great skills in building structures for the country, has kicked off yesterday in the region. Cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc. has announced that it’s starting to accept nominations for the "Galing Mason Award," following the launch of the third cycle search for Most Outstanding Mason held on Wednesday at the Marc...
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09Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) decision to impose moratorium on oversubscribed courses is a positive move to solve mismatch of skills and available jobs, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment in the region said. DOLE 12 OIC Regional Director Patricio L. Blanza said, “I believe CHED’s moratorium of some courses can really help a lot in reducing the mismatch between the skills of our graduat...
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09Apr2011CEBU, April 9 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized the need to strengthen public-private partnerships to address the infrastructure gaps and safety in the public schools. Education secretary Armin Luistro, in a TV interview explained that the target of DepEd is to realize the intent and purpose of the UNESCO-prescribed ‘Education for All’ (EFA) specifically to improve the quality of education in the country. Lusitro shared that one of DepEd’s maj...
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08Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Education in Region 12 (DepEd 12) commended officials of South Cotabato and Koronadal for a very smooth start of the five-day Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet despite short notice. “I am really amused because South Cotabato and Koronadal seemed always ready to host games like the regional athletic meet,” said Dr. Allan Farnazo, OIC assistant regional director. &ldquo...
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07Apr2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Abril 7 (PIA) - Itinakda ng Commission on Higher Education o CHED ang ika-19 ng Abril bilang araw ng pagpapahayag ng mga nahirang bilang "Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines" (TOSP) sa Central Luzon. Ayon kay Joan Gamboa, education supervisor ng CHED-Region 3, ang TOSP screening ng rehiyon ay nagsimula kamakalawa (ika-5 ng Abril) at magpapatuloy hanggang sa ika-19 ng Abril. Mula sa 28 na mga nominado mula sa iba't ibang kolehiyo at unibersidad sa ...
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06Apr2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, April 6 (PIA) – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is set to announce the awardees for the “Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines” (TOSP) in Central Luzon on April 19. According to Joan Gamboa, education supervisor of CHED-Region 3, the screening process for TOSP in the region started yesterday (April 5), and will run until April 19. Among the 28 initial nominees from different colleges and universities in Central Luzon, 16 are quali...
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04Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – A multi-sectoral partnership of private and government agencies across the region has strengthened commitment to fully support the control and prevention program on tuberculosis which remains at the top ten causes of deaths in the country. Some 40 private agencies and 14 government offices signed a pledge of support to implement the Philippine Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis (PhilPACT) 2010-2016, which gears towards achieving the Millennium Devel...
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28Mar2011p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Sheila is a twenty-eight year-old mother and a government worker from Aklan. She works in Iloilo City and her family is based in Aklan. She only gets to see her four-year-old son and husband during weekends. When asked if she does not find it hard, she answers "I initially found it hard to adjust being away from them because I used to work in Kalibo and I found the travel to and from Aklan tiring." Every Mondays she leaves Kalibo at the crack of dawn so ...
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23Mar2011ILOILO CITY, Mar. 23 (PIA) – Public schools in the region will hold their graduation rites during the period from April 1-7 as per Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 4, Series of 2011 issued by Education Secretary Armin Luistro. The order instructed all public schools to schedule their graduation rites any day between April 1-7 this year. It also reminded public school heads, teachers, personnel and other education stakeholders to keep the graduation rites simple. The DepEd region...
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22Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Even without a request from the Departmetn of Education (DepEd). the city government of Koronadal will be hiring ten teachers to augment the need of teachers. Koronadal LGU is also set to build six classrooms as its counterpart of an equal number that the national government will construct in the city this year. Mayor Peter B. Miguel said, “there is deficiency of teachers, classrooms in the city,” which is why the LGU decided to hire teachers and c...
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21Mar2011ILOLO CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- Skilled workers and graduates and graduating students of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Western Visayas will benefit from the National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification (NatCAC) Week which will be conducted in Western Visayas from March 28 to April 1. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Director Buen S. Mondejar said this marks the first time that TESDA is conducting the national assessment and cert...
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21Mar2011MANILA, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- There is an urgent need to strengthen the disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) capabilities of barangays in the country to make the nation disaster resilient. Senator Loren Legarda,chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change called on all the 42,000 barangays nationwide to be actively involve in establishing DRR measures in their respective communities. A crucial part in making our nation disaster resilient is the information dissemination. Barangay officials ...
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20Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the Rural Transit of Mindanao, Inc., Cagayan de Oro City Branch, will enter into a memorandum of agreement in line with the upcoming National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification (NatCAC). The MOA which will be signed by both parties, tomorrow, March 21, at the RTMI Conference Room, Yacapin Extension, this city, will subject RTMI to be an assessment venue for the Driving ...
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19Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The government, in partnership with private environmental network will soon launch Zero Basura Olympics (ZBO), an undertaking that will recognize best pratices of students and schools in solid waste management. ZBO will be jointly implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Earth Day Network Philippines (EDNP), a private organization. Roservirico ...
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18Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- "Except for final touches on the loose ends, it's all systems go for the Mindanao Educators' Congress," an official of the regional office of the Department of Education said yesterday. Dr. Allan Farnazo, DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director said, he met with officials of DepEd 12, Project EQuaLLS2, Notre Dame of Marbel University and other teams involved to discuss the final preparations for the congress which will be held in Koronadal City from M...
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17Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- The University of Asia and the Pacific has chosen Zamboanga City Division Office of the Education Department as one of the seven selected areas in the entire country to launch its project called "Project Citizen" for the year 2011. Project Citizen “is a campaign intended to develop school children not only as concerned citizens conscious of their civic duties but also develop skills in speaking the English language” reads a press statement ...
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07Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- Human resource staff of the Department of Education in Region 12 (DepEd 12) based here are working overtime to update the service records of teachers and empployees of the department in SOCCSKSARGEN Region. Dr. Allan Farnazo, OIC assistant regional director said, this is in response to clamour especially among teachers that they may end up losing their hard-earned pensions from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) if the teachers’ service ...
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05Mar2011
TESDA encourages skilled workers and graduating students for competency assessment and certification
KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 5 (PIA 12) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority office in Region 12 (TESDA 12) based in this city are encouraging skilled workers and graduating individuals to get a certification for their competencies. A press release from TESDA 12 said that based on TESDA Circular No. 03 s. 2011 national technical vocational education and training (TVET) competency assessment and certification (NATCAC) will be conducted one week each month from March ... -
28Feb2011DAVAO CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) –- Adult members of the B’Laan tribe coming from the six hinterland barangays in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur are getting community-based basic education from an alternative learning system that uses the ethnic dialect. Some 612 B’Laans are taught of basic literacy in a non-formal program under the CADEP or Creating Access Towards Development Education Program employed by the Brother Polycarp Institute for Community Development Foundation, Inc. in six bara...
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27Feb2011CEBU, Feb. 27 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu Provincial division issued recently, safety measures in schools in the aftermath of the abduction and murder of 6-year old Ellah Joy Pique. DepEd-Cebu disivion pre-school coordinator Vina Salomon informed the members of the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children (PCWC) that DepEd-Cebu has issued a memorandum circular for safety measures guidelines to all public elementary and high schools in the province. The g...
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23Feb2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA ) -– City Mayor Celso Lobregat believes that the enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program will pave the way for an improved quality education in the country, this he expressed during the 2nd Regional Pre –Service Teachers Summit held Feb. 21 at the Universidad de Zamboanga Summit Center. Lobregat said that the proposal of the national government to add two more years in the basic education system is a wise move. He said some people might think that K+12 is...
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28Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 28 (PIA 9) – Education Secretary Armin Luistro, through the Department of Education (DepEd), has allocated additional teacher items for Zamboanga City, this was revealed by city information officer Sheila Covarrubias in a press release. Covarrubias said the allocation of teachers is in reciprocation to the city government’s aggressive support to the education sector of which the latter benefited over P600 million worth of infrastructure projects such as sc...
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28Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 27, (PIA) -- Three of the 10 winners of the 2010 Search for Outstanding Teachers conducted by the MetroBank Foundation, Inc. (MFI) were from Region 10. And what is interesting about them is that their names all start with the letter “M,” which could also mean “Mentor,” or “Model,” and they not only love to teach but have very strong passions for the teaching profession. Their profound commitmen...
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25Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY,Jan. 25 (PIA 9) – An education stakeholders’ forum on mother tongue-based multilingual education is set to be conducted Feb. 4 in Zamboanga. The forum will center on the Multi-Language Education (MLE) as medium of teaching which will be discussed by University of the Philippines- Department of Linguistic Professor, Dr. Ricardo Ma. Duran Nolasco. Nolasco is known for advocating the use of local languages as medium of instruction in schools. Dr. Nolasco believes...
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20Jan2011ANTIPOLO CITY, Jan. 20 (PIA) – The provincial government of Rizal reported recently that about P0.86 billion have been allocated in the past three years for the construction of school rooms and school buildings in the different municipalities of the province. “We want to give everyone an access to education, leaving no one. Additional classrooms and buildings were constructed to ensure accommodation of the all the students,” Rizal Gov. Casimiro M. Ynarez, said. ...
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18Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, January 18 (PIA9)- The environment department announces it’s 2011 “National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools,” a nationwide contest open to all elementary, high school and tertiary school levels, intended to encourage schools and academic institutions for an enhanced involvement on environmental issues. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said interested schools that would like to join in the search may now start submitti...
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14Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -– Bb. Pilipinas International 2005, Lara Quigaman, is expected at the Camaman-an Elementary School (CES), Cagayan de Oro City on Jan. 25, to promote the Laki sa Gatas (LSG) Nutrition Education Advocacy Program. Launched by Nestle Philippines in 2006, the said program is aimed at pushing the relevance of the health campaign to address the prevailing malnutrition problem in the country, especially among children 5 years and below, Rowennah Marivele...
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11Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (11 February) -- The Department of Education will enforce all orders and instructions of the teachers relative to the May 10, 2010, Automated National and Local Elections. Such is embodied in the deputation order, per Comelec Resolution No. 18716, for DepEd, its Secretary and other key officials to perform such measures as are necessary in the coming elections, including the use of all public school-buildings designated as polling centers, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, R...
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05Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (5 February) -- The Department of Education has come up with a Disaster Risk Reduction Resource Manual (DRRRM) that is responsive to the needs of the DepEd family during the occurrence of disasters. Dr. Luz Almeda, Regional Director of DepEd-10, said the manual aims to provide school administrators, teaching and non-teaching staff with a handy and ready reference on what to do before, during and after the occurrence of a calamity / disaster brought about by both hum...
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