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Exam leak: Over 20K students to retake admission test at West Visayas State University
MANILA, Philippines — More than 20,000 examinees will need to retake the qualifying test at the West Visayas State University in the Western Visayas region after officials confirmed that the admission test questions were leaked among some examinees.
EDCOM 2 taps ‘outstanding’ teachers for solutions to learning gaps
MANILA, Philippines — A congressional body tasked with crafting legislative solutions to long-standing problems in education has tapped award-winning educators to provide insights on how to improve learning and teaching standards across the nation’s schools.
EARIST urged to drop 'discriminatory' policy on hair length restrictions
MANILA, Philippines — Youth groups have called out a public university in Manila for reportedly denying enrollment to transgender students for not adhering to the hair length restrictions for male students.
Rights groups refute Marcos’ claim of ‘progress’ in ending drug war abuses
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights groups on Thursday refuted the president’s recent claim that the government is “progressing” in terms of curbing police abuses in the so-called “war on drugs” initiated by his predecessor.
Government urged to redirect Cha-cha funds to boost education system
MANILA, Philippines — A teachers’ group has called on the government to prioritize increasing teachers’ wages and building new classrooms instead of allowing foreign ownership of schools through amendments to the Charter.
Palawan lawmaker Edgardo 'Egay' Salvame passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Edgardo "Egay" Salvame (Palawan, 1st District) passed away early Wednesday, his family announced in a statement posted on Salvame's official Facebook page.
DepEd rejects calls to suspend Catch Up Fridays, vows improvements
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education wants to continue the implementation of Catch Up Fridays despite appeals from teacher groups to halt the program, saying that there is still ample time for the program to improve since it was rolled out only three months ago.