News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(March 2-8, 2009)
Local News
Mindanao schools get IT packages
(Inquirer.net 03/02/2009 Alex Villafania)
The Mindanao Opportunities for Vitalized Education and Upgrading of
Science project aims to improve the teaching and learning environment
in Mindanao.
Microsoft, DepEd renew school program
(Inquirer.net 03/03/2009 Alex Villafania)
Microsoft Philippines and the Department of Education (DepEd) renew
their partnership for the Partners-in-Learning (PIL) program for
another five years.
DepEd allots P26.5M for science schools
(Inquirer.net 03/02/2009 Alex Villafania)
The Department of Education is allocating P26.5 million as financial
assistance to 57 pilot special science elementary schools (SSES).
2 test positive in DepEd drug tests
(Inquirer.net 03/02/2009 Philip Tubeza)
At least two students have been confirmed to be using illegal drugs, DepEd reports.
UP won’t hike tuition this year
(Inquirer.net 03/06/2009 PDI)
The University of the Philippines will not be raising its tuition for
undergraduate courses this coming academic school year.
CHEd: 200 colleges seeking tuition hike
(Inquirer.net 03/04/2009 Philip Tubeza)
Only 200 tertiary schools are pursuing petitions for a tuition hike
this coming school year after the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd)
convinced 66 schools to reconsider increasing their fees.
Search on for CV outstanding students
(Inquirer.net 03/04/2009 CDN)
The search for nominees for Ten Outstanding Students in the Philippines
2009 is open to all graduating college students who have the qualities
of being leaders in the fields of business, economics and social
responsibility.
US couple ship books to poor RP barrios
(Inquirer.net 03/03/2009 Jocelyn Uy)
An American couple extends their “Books for the Barrios” program to poor villages in the Philippines.
Spare a dime for reading
(Inquirer.net 03/03/2009 Irene Perez)
Fastfood giant McDonald’s launches the “Your Change can Change Lives”
project to support public schools under its Bright Minds Read program
(BMR).
DepEd News
Memos
No. 70 s.2009 54th Annual Convention of Nutritionist-Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines
No. 71 s.2009 Training of Fourth Year Teachers of the 22 Pilot Schools on the 2010 SEC
No. 72 s.2009 Monitoring of Project q-Learn
No. 73 s.2009 24th Annual Dance Educators Convention-Workshop
No. 74 s.2009 6th National Rover Moot
No. 75 s.2009 VFP Museum, Theater, Library and Archives at the Veterans Center, Taguig City
No. 76 s.2009 Pagdiriwang ng Araw ni Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar
(Published 09 March 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
