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MANILA, Philippines — Girls fared better and are more likely to be on track with their schooling than boys, according to a study on Filipino children ahead of International Day of the Girl Child on Oct. 11.
Amid the celebration of World Teachers' Day today, October 5, Senator Win Gatchalian said that he will soon be filing a bill that aims to update the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (Republic Act No. 4670).
Three police officers have been jailed for the murder of a high school student who was killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs war. Kian Loyd delos Santos, 17, was shot dead in an alley in Manila in August 2017, sparking outrage among opponents of the government crackdown, which has seen nearly 5,000 people killed in anti-drugs operations over 29 months.Today officers Arnel Oares, Jeremias Pereda and Jerwin Cruz were sentenced to up to 40 years in jail for the murder of Kian in the first convictions linked to police violence in the drugs war.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 4) — Authorities are set to investigate lapses in the reporting of the alleged slapping of a Grade 5 student who died 11 days after the incident, Antipolo City Mayor Junjun Ynares said on Wednesday.
(UPDATE) ATENEO de Manila University remains the top university in the Philippines in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) survey released Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — About nine in every 10 Filipinos prefer the old school calendar that begins in the month of June and ends in March, a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
MANILA, Philippines — Around 4,000 budding taekwondo jins from around the country vie in the 2023 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships set Sept. 30 to Oct.1.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a health precaution, officials said.