News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(March 16-22, 2009)
Local News
Teachers now using Text2Teach technology
(Inquirer.net 03/19/2009 Philip Tubeza)
More public school teachers are now using mobile phones in class to teach math, science and English subjects.
Schools slammed for graduation fee charge
(Inquirer.net 03/17/2009 Delfin Mallari Jr.)
Parents of graduating high school and elementary students protest
against the high graduation fees being imposed by school authorities
and parents-teachers associations.
No politicians on school stage, please
(Inquirer.net 03/20/2009 PDI)
Heads of public and private elementary and high schools nationwide have
been advised to refrain from inviting politicians as guest speakers in
their graduation rites.
3 students tap red algae in cancer cure test
(Inquirer.net 03/16/2009 Alex Pal)
Students from the Ramon Tan Pastor Dumaguete Science High School will
represent the Philippines in the International Science and Engineering
Fair in Nevada, U.S.A.
DepEd reports success of tech-voc program
(Inquirer.net 03/20/2009 Alex Villafania)
The Department of Education (DepEd) has reported a 100-percent passing
rate of 202 high school students in the Skills Competency Assessment
conducted by TESDA.
Solon: Teach students to set up businesses
(Inquirer.net 03/19/2009 Leila Salaverria)
Lawmakers urge government to make entrepreneurship and financial literacy education part of the high school curriculum.
Makati allots P1.7B for education programs
(Inquirer.net 03/19/2009 Allison Lopez)
The Makati city government dedicates P1.7 billion to its education
programs this year while allotting only P288 million to infrastructure
projects.
4 provinces receive $6M in Spanish grant
(Inquirer.net 03/18/2009 Dennis Jay Santos)
The International Organization for Migration aims to help some 10,000
people find jobs by teaching them skills that could be useful in their
future employment.
DepEd to suspend drug tests until June
(Inquirer.net 03/17/2009 Philip Tubeza)
The Department of Education (DepEd) will temporarily suspend the random
drug testing in schools starting this Friday to attend to nine students
confirmed to be using illegal drugs.
DepEd News
Updates
Executive Order No. 782 -- Instituting
Measures to Assist Workers Affected by the Global Financial Crisis and
Temporary Filling Up of Vacant Positions in the Government
Directive on Graduation
Cell phone teachers reach Ilagan, Isabela
School coops can cushion financial crisis
DepED Secretary Jesli Lapus' statement on violence against teachers
PGMA to DepED: No frill-grad rites are timely
DepED seeks partners in dental colleges; turns over nat'l oral health survey
Memos
No. 96 s.2009 International Conference on Folklore Heritage-Shared Visions-Pathways to Peace
No. 97 s.2009 2009 National Qualifying Examination for Principals
No. 98 s.2009 The Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology Programs and Projects
No. 99 s.2009 2009 Conduct of Screening, Selection, and Regional Cluster Training Workshops for Potential Textbook Evaluators
No. 101 s.2009 Creativity Summit and Workshop on Kalahi Cultural Caregiving
No. 103 s.2009 Pilot Test of the Special Program in Journalism at the Secondary Level
No. 104 s.2009 Reading Association of the Philippines Annual Summer Convention
No. 106 s.2009 Submission of Nominees for the SEAMEO RECSAM Courses
No. 107 s.2009 Enhancement Training of Trainers on Communicative Language Teaching
Order
No. 24 s.2009 Guidelines for the Implementation of a Uniform Supplementary Payroll System
(Published 23 March 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
