Pagcor earmarks additional P2B to build classrooms
By Maila Ager
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) earmarked an additional P2 billion to fund the construction of about 2,000 classrooms in public schools all over the country.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) earmarked an additional P2 billion to fund the construction of about 2,000 classrooms in public schools all over the country.
Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano once again assured parents of the more than 18,000 graduating students of local public schools that they will not be spending a single centavo for the graduation of their children beginning this March 16.
THE Ombudsman-Visayas decided to conduct a formal probe over the alleged irregularities in the purchase of P17.7 million worth of school furniture for public schools in 2007 in Cebu. Facing charges of four counts of falsification of public documents are Schools Division Supt. Serena Uy as well as Department of Education (DepEd) staffers Gervasia Sanchez [...]
As schools here open on Monday, a week behind schedule, teachers are faced with the tough challenge on how to lure back students still coping with the devastation brought by typhoon Pablo.
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.
The Quezon City division of city schools has identified 23 public schools as flood-prone following last week’s torrential rains that flooded parts of Metro Manila.
When it rains, it really pours. That is, as far as the public schools are concerned.
The Department of Budget and Management has released P941.3 million for the purchase of elementary and high school students’ armchairs and teachers’ desks.
The Department of Education has doubled the number of scholarships for deserving public school students to private schools, as part of its efforts to decongest the public schools.
Councilor Wrancudo Felix of Camiling town in Tarlac province was reading the May 14 issue of the Inquirer when he came across a story on the Metro page about a school in Payatas, Quezon City, receiving chairs from this city’s government.
Councilor Wrancudo Felix of Camiling town in Tarlac province was reading the May 14 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and came across a story on the Metro page about a school in Payatas, Quezon City, receiving chairs from this city’s government.
