Implementation of Covid-19 alert levels for entire country to be done in four phases (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte approved the nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 alert system, on Thursday, Nov. 11, after its successful pilot run in Metro Manila which saw the rapid decline in new COVID-19 cases. In his Executive Order 151, Duterte said that the “the Alert Level System (ALS) is hereby adopted for nationwide rollout, to be undertaken in four […]
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Gatchalian wants institutionalization of DepEd’s ALS
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the institutionalization of the Alternative Learning System, noting that many people have yet to be reached by the Department of Education’s parallel learning program. According to Gatchalian, the government needs to reach out to 24 million who did not graduate from high school, “but we’re only addressing 600,000 a year.” “That’s barely one percent of the total required enrollment,” he said. He added that based on the DepEd’s […]
Hillenburg, SpongeBob SquarePants creator, dies at 57
By Javier Tovar Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States — Stephen Hillenburg, the biology teacher turned creative genius behind the wildly successful “SpongeBob SquarePants” children’s animation series has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. He was 57. Hillenburg passed away on Monday from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, associates said. He created the hit Nickelodeon series, launched in 1999, which recounted the adventures of a yellow sponge and his friends in the make-believe city […]
In photos: Manila jail inmates take equivalency tests to pursue dream of a better education
Abot-Alam Program ng DepEd para sa mga out-of-school youth, inilunsad sa Marilao, Bulacan
MARILAO, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Inilunsad ng Department of Education (DepEd) Marilao ang programang ‘Abot-Alam’ sa pakikipagtulungan ng lokal ng pamahalaan ng Marilao, Bulacan para sa mga kabataan na walang kakayahang pumasok sa paaralan at ang mga may kapansanan o Person with disabilities (PWD). Ang paglulunsad ng programa ay isinagawa sa Municipal Atrium na pinangunahan ni ALS Provincial Director Celestino Carpio at Marilao North DepEd District Supervisor Maria Neriza Fanuncio. Ito ay sa pakikipagtulungan din […]
Kauna-unahang kolehiyo sa loob ng kulungan bubuksan na sa Davao City
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Bubuksan na ngayong Hunyo ang kauna-unahang paaralan sa bansa na nasa loob ng “detention facility”. Ito ay matatagpuan sa loob ng Davao City Jail, Davao City. Ayon kay Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, inaasahan din nilang matatapos ang 2 storey tertiary school building sa Hunyo. Bibigyan aniya ng pagkakataon ang mga “inmates” na makapag-aral kung sila ay qualified base sa kanilang pag-uugali sa loob ng piitin. Unang […]
Special Drug Education Center, pinasinayaan sa Quezon City
(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan ang tinatawag na Special Drug Education Center (SDEC) sa lungsod ng Quezon. Pinangunahan ito mga opisyal mula sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City at iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno na nangangasiwa sa paglaban ng iligal na droga. Ayon kay Quezon City vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, mahalaga na habang maaga ay maligtas ang mga out of school youth at street children sa masamang epekto ng paggamit ng iligal na droga at […]
DepEd prioritizes ALS
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently prioritizing the Alternative Learning System or ALS. According to Education Secretary Leonor Briones, a large part of her proposed budget of Php 571 billion is earmarked for ALS. Briones explained that it is important to prioritize ALS to give every Filipino the opportunity to get an education.





