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Feb 8, 20091

Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

Nov 11, 20080

CICT opens new e-learning center in QC

Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has opened its seventh e-learning center in Loyola Heights under its eSkwela project.

The CICT through its Human Capital Development Group (CICT HCDG) launched in … Read the rest

Aug 6, 20080

AFL-CIO Emphasizes Education for a 21st Century Workforce

by Mike Hall
from AFL-CIO Blog

Yesterday, we told you about the new national high-skills education and training initiative the AFL-CIO Executive Council called for in a policy statement approved at the council’s summer meeting in Chicago. Here’s a closer … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20080

School’s out

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—According to the Department of Education, or DepEd, students who make it to the third grade are more likely to stay in school. Unfortunately, the DepEd reports, the net enrollment rate in the elementary grades has … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20080

DepEd eyes 2,000 high schools with PC labs this year

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education is targeting to equip more than 6,000 public high schools in the country with computer labs this year.

More than 3,950 high schools have so far been given PCs and … Read the rest

Jul 17, 20080

Group says private funding for social programs is rising

Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Corporate funding for poverty reduction efforts and social programs increased 142 percent to P18.5 billion in 2002-2007 from P7.6 billion in the previous five-year period, as corporations realized that “doing good makes good business sense,” … Read the rest

Jul 17, 20080

Intel, DepEd launch e-learning site for public schools

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Intel and the Department of Education (DepEd) have launched an e-learning website designed to enhance learning of Math and Science for high school students.

Skoool.ph, which can be accessed for free, makes extensive use … Read the rest

Jul 16, 20080

Just 10% pass Career Service exams – report

Manila Times

Just 5,286, or 9.99 percent, of the 52,928 examinees nationwide passed the Career Service professional and sub-professional written examinations given on March 9, the Civil Service Commission reported in a press release Tuesday.

The total number includes 3,790 … Read the rest

Jul 16, 20080

Out of school

Ana Marie Pamintuan
Philippine Star

There is another casualty of the combination of soaring food and fuel prices, joblessness and a booming population: education.

A study undertaken by the National Statistical Coordination Board showed that enrollment in primary school dropped … Read the rest

Jul 15, 20080

More children out of school (Providing education for all eludes RP gov’t)

Michelle Remo, Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—One in six school-age children is being deprived of education and the number is rising steadily, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said Monday, indicating that the country is still far … Read the rest

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