Almost after a year of being cooped up indoors due to the global health crisis, some people have started realizing that we are no longer fighting the virus. We are adapting to live with it. And as…
MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will get a P1,500 increase in their teaching and connectivity allowance this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday. Under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2021 signed by…
Several weeks back, my household helper told me she was leaving her job and returning to her home province to be with her children and help them with the challenges of online classes. When my son found…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is mulling the use of radios for distance learning especially for students who are finding it difficult to catch up with online classes. “Since a few weeks ago,…
MANILA, Philippines — Just two days after schools opened officially nationwide, Shin struggled with questions in an English subject. No, it was not college English but Grade 4 English that the 2019 graduate of information technology confronted…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — On the first day of classes for public schools, teachers in a public school in Mandaue City struggle to learn and adopt to apps and suffer through some internet connection problems. Farah Judaya,…
MANILA, Philippines — “Can you do a better job?” This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal to telecommunication companies in a televised speech Monday night. “With the classes going to start, our students will rely heavily on the…
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker proposed the provision of a P3,000 monthly allowance for teachers to aid in their teaching as the country shifts to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. During the hybrid hearing of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon is asking the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to formulate online tutorial programs for students to help them adjust to the new method of distance learning. Dizon said that since…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — How are your online classes so far? Some are doing just fine while others are having quite a hard time, right? Let’s see how our students are getting accustomed to the “new norm”…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said online classes might be extended until June 16 next year if the school days start on Oct. 5. Christmas vacation will be from Dec. 20 to Jan. 3,…
MANILA, Philippines — Online classes may be extended to about seven to eight hours, as the coming school year should end by May next year, the Department of Education said Monday. Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo said adjustments…
