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For rookie legislators, a detour to DAP for basic lessons in public service

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ROBREDO discusses Naga City’s budget

As students start a new academic year, some newly elected public officials are also back in school to learn the basics of governance and prepare for their stints as public servants.

Posted: June 17th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Private schools have more leeway with new curriculum

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Private schools, like the St. Mary’s College of Baliuag (SMCB) in Bulacan province, are given the leeway to innovate as much as they can so long as they inform the DepEd, says Myrna Bondad, high school principal SMCB.

For some private schools, abiding by the directives of the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement certain features of the K to 12 curriculum was a matter of discretion.

Posted: June 4th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »

Young engineers build cars of the future

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PUP TEAM with “Tanglaw”

Engineering students from colleges and universities in Metro Manila and Cebu put theory into practice to build “fuel-efficient and environment-friendly” cars for the Asian leg of the Shell Eco-Marathon.

Posted: June 3rd, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Young achievers dedicate themselves to nation-building

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Six of the 10 representatives of the National Capital Region in the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP-NCR) search hope to become educators who will help train future leaders of the country.

Posted: May 13th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

‘Thin Ice’: Climate change is a clear and present danger

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GOCO

Although there are still “some people who argue that climate change is not real,” Trevor Lewis, deputy chief of mission of the British Embassy, said “many scientists are devoting their lives [to] studying climate change… People are actually taking serious steps to deal with this. Lots of scientific brains are looking at this.”

Posted: April 29th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Music helps Centex kids learn better

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SMALL-SIZE COKES The 24 students of the  Centex After Hours Music Program in an ensemble performance

A young boy stepped onto a round platform, smiling and oozing with confidence. He hoisted a small violin on his left shoulder.

Posted: April 1st, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

‘Baduy’ concept wins students’ architecture competition

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THE “BADUY” football stadium concept (left); Guerrero, Soriano, Alterchitecture 2012 project head Jes-Alif Desuasido and Alysa Yvette Par (above)

Who says baduy is out of style? For an architecture student of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), it is just a matter of perspective.

Posted: March 25th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Building a nation through entrepreneurship

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DEL ROSARIO, Cuna, Tuason, Sy, Pardo-Orbeta, Lopez, Bartolome      Stephen Norries A. Padilla

De La Salle University (DLSU) is hosting an entrepreneurship expo on March 16 on the ground floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall on its Taft Avenue campus.

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Simple ways to make this nation green again

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Participants at the summit

Three young women environmentalists shared tips with student leaders from the Visayas on how to adapt to climate change.

Posted: March 4th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Close encounter of the challenging kind

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The Green Angels team makes  a paper path for a ping-pong ball.

It was a hot and dry Saturday afternoon but that did not stop thousands of young trainees from taking up challenges set for them while working side by side with people they had met for the first time.

Posted: March 4th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

1st Philippine International Science Fair

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Quinito Miguel Baula with his research on the Sibuyan Sea

The apoptotic activity of lagundi extract on lung cancer cells, phytochemical screening and the antimicrobial activity of santan flowers, artificial lighting sources for indoor plants, an automatic flood detection and warning device … believe it or not, these inventions and studies were done by high school students.

Posted: February 11th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Future teachers prepare for digital education

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DIGITAL ALLIES From left: Maria Lourdes Agustin, PNU Center for Teaching and Learning principal; Dr. Leticia Catris,  PNU Center for Educational Technology  and Distance Education director; Vibal Group of Companies president Gaspar A. Vibal and chair Esther A. Vibal; and PNU president Ester B. Ogena

Teachers in training can now keep abreast of the latest in digital technology and educate themselves in effectively integrating the use of high-technology gadgets in their teaching.

Posted: February 4th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

Pilot training in 3D

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GROUND instructor Layug

Pilot training in the Philippines is catching up with new technology.

Posted: January 28th, 2013 in Headlines,Learning | Read More »

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