Online selling, buying

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 12/09/2020

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…

Labella mulls use of radios for distance learning

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/05/2020

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,…

DepEd modules stump even adults

Meg Adonis 10/08/2020

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…

Teachers in Mandaue school struggle to adopt to apps, face some net problems

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/05/2020

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,…

Duterte urges telcos to improve internet service with online classes set to start

Krissy Aguilar 09/29/2020

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…

P3K allowance for teachers as aid to online teaching pushed

Neil Arwin Mercado 09/15/2020

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…

SK urged: Create online tutorial programs for students

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2020

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…

Realities of online classes portrayed in a photo contest in Alegria

Immae Lachica 08/22/2020

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”…

DepEd: School year ends on June 16, 2021

Jodee Agoncillo 08/19/2020

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,…

Online classes may be extended to about 7 to 8 hours — DepEd

Catherine Gonzales 08/17/2020

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…

Robredo calls on gov’t to put internet hubs in barangays for distance learning

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government should make sure that barangays nationwide would have internet hubs so that students without gadgets and a stable internet connection can use them for their distance learning classes. Vice President Leni Robredo…

Robredo pleads for donations of old but functioning gadgets for distance learning

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo has appealed to owners of old and extra but functioning gadgets to donate them to students and teachers who would need such devices for the distance learning method due to…

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