Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recently expressed alarm over what he calls as the ‘deteriorating competence’ of both teachers and students, something that he has attributed to the K-12 educational system. The senator was not just sharing an opinion without basis because…
He didn’t finish college. In fact, Ador Adrian Gabrieles was only 18 years old and jobless at the time he offered to send his girlfriend to school, but he managed to overcome the odds and support her – and she…
A teacher was riding a jeep in Dasmariñas, Cavite with a vendor dad and his daughter when she overheard their conversation. She was so touched by the exchange that she snapped a photo of the two and shared their heartwarming…
During the PDP-Laban campaign rally held in Plaza Independencia, Cebu City, President Rodrigo Duterte promised teachers that he would double their salary just like what he did to the police and other uniformed personnel. The only catch is that teachers…
In life, we might encounter a lot of hardships and challenges, but it really is up to us to rise up and find a way to overcome these trials. Of course, some people have it easy as they were born…
While there are many students who go through ballpens and pencils like these are just disposable stuff, there are also plenty of students who struggle to make ends meet and have to cope with things that are available for them.…
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…