By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

Many of the public schoolteachers who were deputized for election duty last May 13 have not received their honoraria from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), according to a teachers’ group.
Posted: May 25th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The revised general education curriculum (GEC) for college students should be in place by 2016 because some private schools will be graduating their first batch of senior high-school students by then, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
Posted: May 25th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Education Secretary Armin Luistro reminded public school officials that there should be no collection of any kind of fees, even on a “voluntary” basis, when schools reopen on June 3.
Posted: May 25th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The revised general education curriculum (GEC) for college students should be in place by 2016 because some private schools will graduate their first batch of senior high school students by then.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

Education Secretary Armin Luistro reminded public school officials that no fees should be collected from parents or guardians even on a voluntary basis when public schools reopen on June 3.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

Maritime schools that continue to defy government orders to close down substandard training programs are putting all Filipino seafarers in danger of being banned from European Union (EU) member flagged vessels.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) will formally decide on Monday, May 27, whether to approve the application of 344 private colleges and universities to increase their tuition and other fees this school year.
Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The Department of Education (DepEd) is mulling over entering into more service contracting schemes with private schools to absorb more than a third of the expected one million students who will be entering senior high school in 2016.
Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Nation,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

Conrado T. Sotelo, who got the second-highest score (92) among the 15,223 examinees who passed the March Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) secondary level, is a licensed nurse.
Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

MANILA, Philippines—Despite a glut of licensed teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) is finding it hard to fill all 61,510 vacancies in the public schools this year due to a lack of qualified teachers in some areas. The DepEd’s P293.32-billion budget this year includes an allocation for the hiring of 61,510 new teachers to [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan
With more than 11.5 million votes still unaccounted for three days after Monday’s balloting, the official poll watchdogs are alarmed at the order of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend the unofficial count until all 12 senatorial winners are proclaimed.
Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)’s partial and unofficial election tally went dark Thursday night as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) proceeded with the proclamation of winning senatorial candidates.
Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan

The “quick count” by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting of the results of the country’s second national automated elections continued to move at snail’s pace for the second day on Wednesday.
Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »