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Philippine Education News Round-up
(August 3-9, 2009)

Local News

Learning science and math now possible online
(Philippine Information Agency 08/04/2009)
The Advanced Science and Technology Institute and the Science Education Institute launched a Courseware Website that will serve as a virtual classroom with interactive lessons in math and science.

Arroyo sets P500M for school repairs
(Inquirer.net 08/06/2009 Tonette Orejas)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo allocates P500 million to repair school buildings in the country.

Lapus to school heads: Be life-long learners
(Philippine Information Agency 08/04/2009)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus calls on school heads and superintendents to keep on investing in their professional and personal development to be better equipped in improving the quality of the country's public school system.

UK awards scholarships to 6 Filipinos
(Inquirer.net 08/06/2009)
Six outstanding Filipinos in the fields of law, finance, engineering, and business have been granted United Kingdom’s Chevening Scholarships to pursue their master’s degrees in Britain.

All-female daily wins UN literacy awards
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 08/05/2009)
A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the winners of this year’s Literacy Prizes awarded by UNESCO.

DepEd News

Updates

DepEd: Not only IQ, also EQ  
DepEd, NCCT and MTRCB to launch child-friendly TV campaign  
DepEd kicks off search for outstanding reading teacher  
Metrobank Foundation Names National Finalists for the 2009 Search for Outstanding Teachers  
DepEd Announces the October 2009 ALS Accreditation & Equivalency Test Registration  
DepED Internet Connectivity Project (DepED Order No. 50, s. 2009) - Enclosures  

Memos

No. 330 s.2009 Regional Training of School Paper Advisers and Campus Journalists
No. 331 s.2009 Guidelines for the Utilization of Downloaded Funds in Support to the Elementary Education Sector Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
No. 332 s.2009 2009 National Population Quiz
No. 333 s.2009 2009 National Science Club Month Celebration
No. 334 s.2009 Dissemination of Presidential Proclamation No. 1808 (Declaring EID’L Adha as National Holiday)
No. 335 s.2009 Dissemination of EO Order No. 806
No. 336 s.2009 Dissemination of EO Order No. 134
No. 337 s.2009 10th International Youth Day Celebration
No. 338 s.2009 Philippine International Mathematics Competitions
No. 341 s.2009 Enhancement of the Management of the Provident Fund of the Department of Education Project
No. 342 s.2009 Adoption and Implementation of a Citizen’s Charter of the Department of Education in Compliance with RA No. 9485
No. 343 s.2009 Orientation on FY 2009 SBM Grants

Order

No. 83 s.2009 Annual Collection and Processing of Formal Basic Education Data, SY 2009-2010

(Published 10 August 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)