Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design (Photo from Ateneo de Manila University)
In a statement, Ateneo President Fr. Roberto C. Yap SJ said the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design (GBSEALD) was named “in recognition of the extraordinary donation from the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF) to establish the GBF Endowment for Education Innovation.”
According to Ateneo, the endowment will be used to further GBSEALD’s three strategic goals: capacity building, knowledge building, and influence.
The first goal focuses on high-quality teacher education, teacher training and leadership development, particularly in STEM, literacy, critical thinking, and Catholic education.
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Philippine Red Cross Isolation Facility (Photo from PRC)
This was bared by Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya during a televised public briefing on Monday, May 3.
“Tinitingnan na po natin ngayon ay mga quarantine facilities ng Philippine Red Cross, kasama po natin sila sa pagaaral na isasagawa (We are looking at the quarantine facilities of the Philippine Red Cross, they are with us in the study that will be conducted),” he said.
He clarified that the participation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with mild to moderate cases in the clinical trial is “voluntary”.
(Photo from the Philippine Red Cross)
PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard J. Gordon said Sunday, May 2, that they have already assisted a total of 253 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
‘Marami marami na rin ang natulungan sa ating mga (Many have been assisted in our) [isolation facilities), 253 patients served,” he said in a TeleRadyo interview.
The PRC has set up isolation facilities at Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) in Manila, and Adamson University (AdU).
Gordon said currently, 189 COVID patients “are admitted” at their four isolation centers, while 71 have already been discharged.
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“Actually sobrang okay po yung stay ko dun parang nagstaycation lang po ako actually. Sobrang maayos po sya, masaya naman. Kung walang ibang appointment gusto ko pa pong magstay po (Actually, my stay there was very okay, it looks like I was actually spending staycation. It was very good, all was well. If I don’t have other appointment, I still want to stay ,” Kla, not her real name, said in an interview with TeleRadyo.
The facility, which is located in the building complex of AdMU’s junior high school in the Quezon City campus, was opened on April 17 to serve as isolation center for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.