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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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