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More than ever, the Department of Education has to give more attention to bringing into the learning fold the country’s school dropouts, not only those affected by the pandemic, but even those who during the pre-pandemic era took a disinterest in acquiring education through schooling.

Lawmakers have agreed to a proposal making skills training a requirement for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps.

ILIGAN CITY – The Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council through chairman Mayor Frederick W. Siao suspended classes here on Thursday, Jan. 12, due to bad weather caused by the shear line and low-pressure area. Siao cancelled classes from nursery to Grade 12, including Alternati

The congestion rate in all the jails run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) across the country has dropped by 18 percent in 2022. In a statement, BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral said that from the 386 percent annual average rate in 2021, it went down to 368 percent in 2022.

As the world celebrates World Arabic Language Day today, Sunday, December 18, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushed for the institutionalization of the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in all public and private basic education schools outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Musli

The Top 10 winners are Regimar Cabrera, Rolly Rosero, Edwin Mugdan, Susana Berlas, Milagros Diorec, Myrna Domingo, Daisy Medina, Myrna Gerundalan, Grace Nadine Remetilla and Betty Acibo who will each receive P100,000.

The Kasambahay Kasambuhay Pilipinas Awards, a joint endeavor of the Junior Chamber International Senate Philippines, Inc. (JCI) and Palawan Pawnshop Group, has named 10 household workers as this year’s Top 10 Kasambahays.

The P5.268-trillion national budget ratified by Congess will include support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) that will benefit thousands of Filipino learners. (This photo was taken in Quezon City by the DepEd in September 2021.) Senator Win Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Comm

"It is good news for our learners with disabilities that we have allocated funds for programs that support them. We will continue to ensure that when it comes to quality education and the continued recovery of our country from the COVID-19 pandemic, learners with disabilities cannot be left behind," said Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education.

Sixty-nine former communist rebels have benefited from Tupad Pangako Program (TPP) in Davao del Sur as the government continues to encourage more of them to go back to mainstream society. Under the program, rebels who would surrender will be equipped with knowledge and skills to enable them