Education Updates from the Region - Philippines

March 2008

• UNESCO-RP mustering support for bid to host 'lifelong learning center' - Rainier Allan Ronda
• Big hearts for little young minds - Lai Suarez Reyes
• Microsoft RP extends academic program for another 5 years - Erwin Oliva
• Smart goes the distance in integrating ICT in education - Sharleen Mae Lepaopao

February 2008

• Public schools to teach Mandarin - Rainier Allan Ronda
• 40,000 HS seniors endorsed for scholarship after getting 98% scores in NCAE - Rainier Allan Ronda
• DepED's 'Adopt-a-School' program gets P4B from donors
• Walking together through the main education high way - Preciosa S. Soliven
  • Related Story: Business involvement seen to help improve RP education - Margaux Ortiz
• Masters degree needed for pre-school teachers
• DepED partners with Intel to train 8,000 teachers on science, math - Helen Flores
• The 'first language' bridge to Filipino and English - Greg and Diane Dekker
  • Related Story: Languages do matter! - Ricardo Ma. Duran Nolasco
  • Related Story: Mother Tongue - Michael Tan
• UP student tracks cancer cells, wins DOST grant - Charles E. Buban
• Pinoy uses wiki model to make textbooks for public schools - Erwin Oliva
• Feature Story: Village school gains from Danish support - Nestor P. Burgos, Jr.
• 5 Manila schools now teach Arabic, Muslim values - Allison Lopez

January 2008

• Deaf, mute learn IT skills in Olongapo HS
• President wants 1 year more for basic education - Genalyn Kabiling
• DepED, Microsoft, USAID promote education growth in Mindanao
• Alternative education to hike literacy rate
• DOST use comics to promote science
• Canossa Sta. Rosa upgrades to Genyo V5
• Visayas schools to start DepED reading program - Tony Pe. Rimando
• DepEd recruits 171 'traveling teachers' for remote areas - Tony Pe. Rimando
• Program pushes pupils to higher thinking level - Jocelyn Uy
• DepED to continue A&E exams for out-of-school kids - Jerry E. Esplanada
• Non-readers benefit from library hub - Ma. Cecilia Rodriguez
• DepED advised to focus on students to improve education - Frank Cimatu
• Education project seeks to turn kids into teachers - DJ Yap
• DepED to boost mainstreaming of Muslim schools - Kristine L. Alave
• Arroyo orders release of P1B for teacher training - Joel Guinto
• DepED Region 7 to hire 1,000 teachers this year
• DepED honors SPED teachers - Rainier Allan Ronda
• DepED to administer equivalency exams
• Waldorf education puts learning into everyday life
• Pangasinan 'mobile teacher' gets presidential award for volunteerism - Eva Visperas
• Business educators launch '1,000 teachers' program - Rainier Allan Ronda
• Pre-schools to be part of educational system
• Fate of CyberEd in the hands of ICT experts - Rainier Allan Ronda

November 2007

• Using information technology to enhance learning

September 2007

• TESDA sees problems in basic education - Alexander Villafania
• STI eyeing to list on Manila, Singapore bourses in 2008
• More plans for 'ladderizing' tertiary education bared - Alexander Villafania

August 2007

• How CEP will serve entire archipelago's school system - Jonathan M. Hicap
  • Related Story: Can cyber education solve the education crisis? - Jonathan M. Hicap

May 2007

• e-TESDA, FAST programs launched - Sam Mediavilla

April 2007

• Supreme Court asked to nullify directives on Englisgh as teaching medium - Tetch Torres
  • Related Story: Misplaced emphasis on English - Manuel L. Quezon III
• In college at 11, she's UP summa cum laude at 16 - Margaux Ortiz
• CHEd reviews tuition policies to make schools competitive - Nestor P. Burgos, Jr.
• DepEd, Smart to connect more public schools to the Internet - Alexander Villafania
• 3 teachers awarded for creative IT use - TJ Burgonio
• Education chief defends technical-vocational program - Alexander Villafania

March 2007

• Tutorial teaches responsible Internet use to kids, parents - Alexander Villafania
• Girls outdo boys in HS career tests
• Drastic but positive changes seen in online mentoring - Alexander Villafania
• Saving education business' priority - Daxim Lucas
• Floating school brings hope for the Badjao - Julie Alipala
• RP can contribute to robotics industry - Alexander Villafania
• Tech-voc grads can go to college later, says TESDA - Jerome Aning
• DepEd: Test for HS seniors shows aptitude for tech-voc - Jerry E. Esplanada
• Gov't teaches Islam in state schools
• RP becomes first recipient in Intel e-learning project - Alexander Villafania

February 2007

• Education Revolution as new people power - Eugenia Duran-Apostol
• The Gospel of IT according to Don Bosco - Lawrence Casiraya
• Filipino teachers win in high-tech educators tilt - Alexander Villafania
• P3B needed to fix 5,000 schools - Bernadette Parco
• Caltex mentor program to assist Lapu-Lapu kids in reading
• Out-of-school youth to be given high-tech education - Alexander Villafania

January 2007

• Saving the national treasures - Susan A. de Guzman
• Filipino student group wins open source software tilt - Erwin Oliva
• ICSEC (International Cyber Security Education Coalition) partners to success
• ‘Happy teachers’ seen key to happy year - Frank Cimatu
• 1.8 million high school students to take career exams - Emman Cena
• Knowledge Channel, School for the Blind get funding - Allan E. Lalisan
• Microsoft Awards Cebu province as the Most Innovative DepEd Division in Visayas
• Genyo E-Learning lets the schools and students take the lead - Germelina Lacorte
• DoST, Deped to introduce computer-based learning modules
• A school health and nutrition project for malnourished kids - Tonette Orejas
• 'English First' policy will hurt learning - Juan Miguel Luz
• Include patriotism, nationalism in Rp textbooks, solon urges - Maila Ager
• Girls beat boys in nearly all subjects - Florante S. Solmerin
• Half of all textbooks erroneous, Senate told - Roy Pelovello and Florante S. Solmerin
• Cultivating the scientists of the future
• A philosophy of education for the country - Florangel Rosario Braid