An agitated Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair, cried foul over insinuations his wealth had almost doubled in the past two years, saying the media had misinterpreted two different forms of the required statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) which were recently made public.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro has created an Election Task Force to assist some 240,000 public school teachers who will man the election precincts during the May 13 polls.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro has reiterated his order to hold “Spartan” or austere graduation rites without any politicking when Grade 6 and fourth-year high school students graduate this year.
It’s not a confession one would expect from an education secretary.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro and other top department officials will personally oversee the resumption of classes in some of the areas hardest-hit by Typhoon “Pablo” early last month.
MANILA, Philippines — While Christendom is feasting on holiday food, poverty pushes over half a million elementary pupils to severe malnutrition. The Department of Education (DepEd) disclosed that 562,262 pupils in kindergarten and elementary levels (Grades 1 to 6) enrolled in public schools this year have been considered “severely wasted” based on [...]
Classes will resume in typhoon-devastated areas by January 2013 despite the extensive loss of lives and property, according to Education Secretary Armin Luistro.
Students in the typhoon-ravaged areas of Mindanao will have to use tents until their classrooms are fixed, Education Secretary Armin Luistro said Thursday.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro has ordered all public and private schools to participate in a nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill at 9 a.m. Monday to “intensify and level up” earthquake preparedness.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Friday urged Filipinos to “look kindly at our teachers and give them the recognition they deserve” as he led some 5,000 educators from all over Mindanao in celebrating the 2012 World Teachers’ Day at the Lim ket Kai Center here.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is open to the idea of moving the school opening to September to avoid frequent class suspensions forced by stormy weather.
The Department of Education plans to hire more than 60,000 teachers next year to finally solve the shortage of teachers in public schools.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro on Monday stressed the importance of coordination among stakeholders as the key to success of the country’s education system.
