Amid the uncertainties the country is facing due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Education (DepEd) faces a new challenge on how it would go about with the opening of classes slated in June. As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the country, there is a possibility that …

‘Sack race’ is one of the most popular Pinoy games. It is played by two teams, with each team given one sack. The usual rule is that one person gets inside the sack and races with the opponent around a marker. Whoever arrives at the finish line first wins the …

Today’s young people are often labeled as selfish, entitled members of ‘Generation Me’; they only think of themselves. But a group of youngsters in Malaysia proved that this label is unfair, and that this younger generation is still capable of a lot of compassion. Ahmad Firdaus Hashim was at Dapur …

Grades might not be the only measure of a student’s performance in class, but one student showed his true colors after the teacher gave him a bad mark. His reaction to the bad grade didn’t go well as he warned his teacher that he would also give him a failing …

He does not have arms, but Ferdinand Dabbay is a determined young man who recently went viral for his determination to finish his studies. A learner under the Alternative Learning System (ALS), this inspiring young man uses his feet to write because he does not have arms. Ferdinand’s story went …

A teacher recently went viral as he stares at a class photo in an empty classroom, most likely because he misses his students and was unable to properly bid them goodbye… COVID-19 took us all by surprise – and schools went from weeks of class suspensions to an early end …

With many areas in the Philippines under community quarantine or even lockdown, classes have been suspended until April 14, the date announced by President Rodrigo Duterte as end of the period. Many parents were wondering what would happen to the students’ exams and whether they would have to take the …

A homeless man who keeps copying lessons outside a classroom went viral for his drive to learn, but some netizens believe he suffered from depression and is actually mentally ill. This man’s plight was shared by a teacher, Jun De Los Santos, who noticed that he often goes to that …

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plenty of governments have issued lockdowns or community quarantine orders. Companies were told to arrange telecommuting options or other ways for the employees to bring their jobs at home. Schools arranged for online classes. While online jobs have actually been popular for a long time, many …

Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, the chief of the Department of Education (DepEd) requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to fast track the salaries for the 2nd quarter of the government agency’s teaching and non-teaching personnel amid the COVID-10 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila in a community …