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(Eagle News) — A Pasig court has found the brother of the late Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani and another guilty of abducting students and teachers in Basilan in 2000. Pasig Regional Trial Branch 261 Judge Florian Gregory Abalajon sentenced Hector Janjalani to reclusion perpetua for 18 counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention, while Daud Baru was convicted of all 52 counts. The two were ordered to pay each victim P180,000 in damages. Meanwhile, Abdulazan Diamla was […]
(Eagle News) — Obligado pa rin ang mga guro sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan na mag-report sa trabaho sa holiday break mula Disyembre 16 hanggang Disyembre 22. Nilinaw ng Department Of Education (DepEd) na ang DepEd Memorandum Order No. 49 kung saan nakatakda na hanggang Disyembre 15 na lamang ang klase sa public schools at holiday break mula Disyembre 16 hanggang 22. Iginiit ng ahensya ang kanilang Order No. 53 kung saan nakasaad na required pa […]
(Eagle News) — Ginugunita ngayong araw ang pandaigdigang araw ng mga guro o World Teachers’ Day. Kasabay nito, binigyang-pugay ni Education Sec. Leonor Briones ang lahat ng mga guro sa bansa at inanunsyo ang mga programang nakahanda para sa isang buwang pagdiriwang sa bansa. Kinilala ni Briones ang sikap, tiyaga at dedikasyon ng mga guro para mabigyan ng magandang edukasyon ang mga mag-aaral. Samantala, bagamat isang marangal na propesyon ang maging isang guro, aminado naman […]
(Eagle News) — Tatanggap ang Department of Education (DepEd) ng karagdagang 75,000 na guro para maiwasan ang pagsisikip ng classrooms sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa darating na pasukan. Sinabi ni Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo na ang kasalukuyang average teacher-student ratio ay 1:31 sa Elementary at Senior High School habang 1:36 naman sa Junior High School. Ipinunto rin ni Mateo na mas mataas pa ang teacher-student ratio sa mga paaralan sa urban areas tulad ng Metro […]
by Veronique Dupont / with Nova Safo in Chicago © Agence France-Presse OKLAHOMA CITY, United States (AFP) — Students joined teachers in Oklahoma City Wednesday for a third day of protests demanding that state lawmakers increase funding for public schools after years of budget cuts. “We the students of Oklahoma are with you for as long as this strike takes,” student Cameron Olbert told a rally outside the state capitol, epicenter of a demonstration that […]
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A teachers’ protest entered its second day in the US state of Oklahoma on Tuesday as lawmakers faced a spreading schoolhouse revolt against a decade of deep cuts to public education. The teachers’ union organizing the demonstration estimated at least 20,000 people rallied outside the capitol building in Oklahoma City and filled every floor of the rotunda inside — chanting “We’re not leaving” […]
(Eagle News) — Good news for teachers! President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the Department of Budget and Management and “all other agencies” to “find means to increase the salary of teachers.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the pronouncement during a Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday. According to Roque, the President did not say how much the increase would be. “But judging by what he wanted for the PNP and the AFP, […]
October 5 – National Teachers’ Day: Time to appreciate our teachers To give a simple appreciation for all the teachers all over the Philippines, the Department of Education or DepEd celebrates the National Teachers’ Month every year. National Teachers’ Month is observed from September 5 until October 5. Coincidentally, October 5 is also the National Teachers’ Day and World Teachers’ Day. For 2023, the theme is “Together4Teachers.” This celebration is full of different activities, treats, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Who is your most memorable teacher? Is it the terror who makes the whole class tremble in fear just by entering the classroom? Is it the comedy king or queen who makes students laugh because of their jokes during lectures? Or is it the cool one who treats his or her students as peers? Whatever their teaching styles and techniques, we cannot deny that our teachers play an important role in our […]
QUEZON City. Philippines (July 10) -Teachers. They are touted as our second parents. Teachers have a significant effect on one’s future. That’s the reason why teacher education is one of the most in-demand courses in the Philippines. Unfortunately, most schools that offers this kind of program are not performing well in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). A recent study by a non-governmental organization (NGO), Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) revealed that, for the last […]
Eagle News – Unti-unti na ring nababawasan ang bilang ng mga guro sa nakalipas na pitong taon bunsod ng patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga bumabagsak sa Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Ngayong taon, 10.39 % (percent) ang passing rate para sa examination ng mga naghahangad na maging elementary school teachers, ang pinakamababa simula noong 2010. Tinukoy ng Philippine Business for Education na ang pagsasanay ng Teacher Education Institutions (TEI) sa kanilang mga estudyante […]
(Eagle News)– Over 54,000 passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in both elementary and seconday, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday (November 28). The PRC said 23,378 elementary teachers out of 77,466 examinees (30.18 percent) and 31,334 secondary teachers out of 92,754 examinees (33.78 percent) passed the LET given in September. Mark Penuliar Castillo of Tarlac State University (Tarlac College of Techology) and Lady Princess Sanguyo Marcelo of UP Diliman topped the list […]
