While many street kids ask people for money so they can have food or even have some ‘baon’ for school if they were actually studying, some kids in Calbayog, Samar, recently went viral after they were spotted selling their drawings…
Alex Castro was struggling with her finances and often goes to school hungry, eating only taho for breakfast, but when the taho vendor learned about this, he decided to ‘adopt’ her and made sure she had food every morning. Now…
Teaching is a noble profession – and many teachers will tell you that a lot of them don’t even get paid enough, yet they have to cover for the students’ needs in school because a number of students don’t have…
Amid the measles outbreak that has claimed at least 189 lives, the Department of Health (DOH) is calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement a ‘No Vaccination, No Enrollment’ policy to make the immunization program mandatory. But Education…
After the approval of the expanded maternity bill that now allows women to enjoy 105 days of maternity leave, plus some extra days for certain conditions, lawmakers are pushing for a 3-day paternity leave. Under the Republic Act 8187, known…
Good news to licensed professionals in the Philippines! The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Continuing Professional Development Law of 2016 (CPD Law) has been signed and approved, making the stipulations under the amended IRR as final and effective…
The sad plight of a hungry student who struggled to take his exams went viral after his teacher shared the story on Twitter; help quickly poured in for the poor kid and his family. Teacher Jayvee of Santiago National High…
Good news to all ladies! President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the ‘expanded maternity leave’ bill into law. This means that working mothers will get to enjoy extended time with their babies and also have more time to rest before getting…
Teachers play a huge role in the life of children, especially in young kids who are still trying to find their place in the world and could easily get swayed by other people’s opinion on their looks, their capabilities. Sadly,…
Poverty pushed Benjie Liloc of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental to find ways to earn money even at a young age. At age 13, he would become a vendor, selling puto, kutsinta, and other kakanin to send himself to school and also…