The Department of Education (DepEd) recently announced that SY 2020-2021 will officially start on August 24, 2020. This was met with anger across many sectors, particularly because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the country and many parts of…
The shift to online learning is seen as a necessity, at least for SY 2020-2021, as learners face uncertainties amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But this is something that many also resist, particularly because a lot of families in the Philippines…
In this time of COVID-19, a lot of school activities have been cancelled; that includes graduations! And while most schools decided to simply let everyone pass this year, no matter their actual class standing, it is still a sad time…
Security Guard (SG) Erwin Macua went viral in 2017 for graduating as cum laude from the school he’s been guarding by day for so many years! His story inspired so many people who felt happy to learn that it really…
“Some senior high school students (SHS) cannot even write a decent English sentence,” that’s the alarming statement released by the think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). PIDS consultant Kristel Brillantes said that many students are simply completing lessons…
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected schools, forcing an early end to school year (SY) 2019-2020 and a possible late start for SY 2020-2021. Several sectors are calling for classes to be postponed until December 2020 while the Inter Agency…
The Department of Education (DepEd) eyes smaller class size next year, to help combat the threat of COVID-19. However, this will prove more difficult to implement, particularly with the perennial problem of classroom shortage in the Philippines. To solve that,…
A college teacher ranks #6 in the November 2019 Bar Exams, becoming a lawyer after studying Law while teaching. Kenneth Manuel is actually a certified public accountant (CPA) who taught Basic, Cost and Management Accounting as well as other subjects…
He works as construction worker to support himself and his family but Michael Español also became an inspiration to many for still going to school and even graduating as valedictorian! Wow. At their house in Gueguesangen, Mangaldan in Pangasinan, the…
Due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), everyone is told to stay at home. Mass gatherings are prohibited – and that includes classes and the usual end-of-school-year rites such as graduations and moving up ceremonies. A lot of students felt…