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Philippine Education News Round-up
(September 7-13, 2009)

Local News

Airline ticket agency, NY NGO aid RP schools
(Inquirer.net 09/09/2009 Dyna Lopez)
The Philippines Dictionary Project donates American English dictionaries to public elementary schools.

Rural, not urban, studes top nationwide test
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/08/2009 Philip Tubeza)
For the third straight year, students from the provinces outdid their city counterparts in the National Achievement Test for Grade 6 pupils.

How to handle outbursts of kids with ADHD
(Inquirer 09/08/2009 Cathy Babao-Guballa)
Here are some helpful tips for parents and teachers to help manage kids with ADHD.

P1.8B for 1.2M kids in pre-school
(Inquirer.net 09/13/2009)
A total of P1.8 billion has been earmarked to reinforce the government’s Pre-School Education Program, Cotabato Representative Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza reports.

Metro Manila’s eco-friendliest schools
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/13/2009 Perla Aragon)
Pembo Elementary School tops the Round 2 of the Solid Waste Reduction in Metro Manila contest.

Korean school invests P100M in RP subsidiary
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/13/2009)
A top English school in South Korea sets up an online education company in the Philippines to teach English using breakthrough technology.

DepEd News

Updates
DepEd chief commends Metrobank's outstanding teachers  
NAT results show continuous improvement  
Library hubs help improve student performance - DepEd  
Metrobank Foundation names outstanding teachers for 2009  
DepEd to conduct A & E exam in October  
Madrasah Education - DepEd invests in peace building in Mindanao  
DepEd eyes youth volunteers for literacy  
DepEd, Kimberly-Clark launch women empowerment program  

Order

No. 92 s.2009 Prescribing Guidelines and Requirements Regulating the Use of National Examination Results

Memos

No. 379 s.2009 2010 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC)
No. 381 s.2009 Seminar-Workshop on the Implementation of the DepEd Citizen’s Charter, Formulation of Student Handbook and Revision of the Manual of Regulations for Private Schools
No. 382 s.2009 Crusade Dedicated to the National Heroes

(Published 14 September 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)