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(File photo) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Monday proposed to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to design an Associate in Health Sciences two-year program to be piloted in some state universities and colleges (SUCs) that already have strong health professions programs. BHW Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said this two-year program would help BHWs attain eventually attain civil service eligibility and job security. "I also express to CHED my long-term vision for barangay health workers ...

Lifting the 11-year moratorium on undergraduate nursing programs in colleges and universities is seen to address the lack of health workers, Sen. Francis Escudero said yesterday.

(File photo) MANILA - Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. wants the country's state universities and colleges (SUCs) to spearhead the offering of new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) courses following the scrapping of the ban of new nursing programs. "We are counting on SUCs that still do not offer the BSN program to be among the first to apply and comply with the requirements to establish new nursing schools," Campos said in a news release on Sunday. "Our sense is, the lure ...

The Governor’s California Blueprint bolsters state’s ongoing work to address COVID-19, climate change, homelessness, inequality and keeping our streets safe…

May and June 2022 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Just before the changing of the leadership in Malacañang, representative Mikee Romero of One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1-PACMAN) party-list took his oath before President Duterte and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte, vowing continued support for their legacy in the 19th Cong

Just before the changing of the leadership in Malacañang, representative Mikee Romero of One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1-PACMAN) party-list took his oath before President Duterte and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte, vowing continued support for their legacy in the 19th Cong

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for wasting space on two PR pieces it passed off as journalism. Both were so blatantly in the interest of the objects of

(Photo from DepEd) Under the Duterte administration, access to education has significantly increased by providing more support to those who have limited resources to pursue or continue their studies. Both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) noted that

Senator Sonny Angara on Monday, June 27 expressed belief that any plans to review the K to 12 program can be done vis-à-vis the proposed EDCOM 2 or the Second Congressional Commission on Education. Advocates in the education sector have been urging President Duterte to sign the EDCOM 2 bill into