News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(March 24 – 30, 2008)
Local News
Innovative public school teachers honored by Microsoft
(Philippine Information Agency 03/24/2008)
Microsoft Philippines’ Partners in Learning recognizes public school teachers in the 4th Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards.
Students apply networking skills in competition
(Inquirer.net 03/27/2008 Erwin Oliva)
Cisco’s skills competition challenges college students’ knowledge on basic networking.
RP’s worst public schools get attention of DepEd
(Inquirer.net 03/25/2008 Jerry Esplanada)
DepEd prioritizes the 1,898 lowest performing public elementary schools in the country by putting more efforts in school-building, textbook and instructional material distribution, and teacher training.
DepEd Camiguin leads environmental education program via arts
(Philippine Information Agency 03/26/2008 Restituta Almunia)
DepEd-Camiguin collaborates with artists to promote eco-tourism in the province.
Lapus: DepEd officials in UNESCO a boost to EFA goals
(Philippine Information Agency 03/25/2008)
UNESCO cites DepEd for its “Education for All” goals and appoints Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Vilma Labrador as member of the Conciliation and Good Offices Commission.
Rotary Hawaii donates computers to accelerate E-education in Basilan
(Philippine Information Agency 03/27/2008 Rene Carbayas)
Nagdilaab Foundation Inc. receives additional computer units for its project aiming to improve Basilan youths’ e-skills.
Arroyo wants 5-year-olds included in pre-school program
(Inquirer.net 03/24/2008 Jerry Esplanada)
Government expands DepEd’s pre-school program to include five-year-old children.
English learning among public schoolchildren gets backing
(Inquirer.net 03/24/2008)
Bigfoot Asia Pacific Foundation Inc. donates software licenses to DepEd-Cebu to implement a computer-based English learning system.
Househelp earns economics degree in Tacloban City
(Inquirer.net 03/27/2008 Joey Gabieta)
Househelp Analiza Yape pursues her dream to earn a college degree.
Dysfunctional education
(Inquirer.net 03/26/2008 Honesto General)
Author Honesto General discusses why Filipinos should still be proud of our education despite its “dysfunctional” system.
Arroyo puzzled by delay in Teachers’ Camp centennial rites
(Inquirer.net 03/26/2008 Vincent Cabreza)
Blockages in procurement proceedings cause one-month delay in the celebration of Teachers’ Camp centennial.
US-led English program helps Mindanao folk
(Inquirer.net 03/30/2008 Nash Maulana)
Members of United States Peace Corps Volunteers mentor English teachers in ARMM and Central Mindanao.
Iloilo parents unhappy Estrada is school graduation speaker
(Inquirer.net 03/29/2008 Nestor Burgos)
“Is he someone that our children should emulate?” react parents and guardians of a graduating class in a private university on ousted President Estrada being the school’s speaker on commencement rites.
DepEd News
Memo
No. 131 s.2008 Creating a Task Force on Health Insurance Coverage for DepEd Teaching and Non-Teaching Employees
Order
No. 17 s.2008 Official Certificate of Graduation/Diploma for the 140 Technical-Vocational High Schools and other forms required for promotion
(Published 31 March 2008, Smart Schools Program)
