Global Gender Gap Index Reports Progress in the Philippines This year’s Global gender gap index shows that Thailand has significantly improved on gender equality in the category of educational attainment. The country is ranked 61st, which is up from 92nd last year. With this improvement, the country’s overall position is now 74th. The same report shows, that the Philippines has become better at addressing gender equality, ranking 16th place among 146 countries, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023. Continue reading (341 words , one picture) Published at 2023-06-29 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Business, People, Society Tags: Education, Workers
Usaid Provides Laptops for Out-Of-School Youth The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), turned over 150 laptop computers, printers, projectors, and 80 sets of learning materials to the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, October 6, as part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to support the Philippine government’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading (269 words , 2 pictures) Published at 2020-10-07 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, News and Events, Technology Tags: COVID-19, DepEd, Education
Remote Learning Begins at Schools in Coronavirus-hit Philippines Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home on Monday (Oct 5). Nearly 25 million students enrolled this year, mostly in 47,000 public schools nationwide that would have to be replicated in homes and enlist the help of parents and guardians as co-teachers. Continue reading (296 words , one picture) Published at 2020-10-06 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Communities, Education, Technology Tags: COVID-19, Education, School, students
Education in Philippines The education system of the Philippines has been highly influenced by the country’s colonial history. That history has included periods of Spanish, American and Japanese rule and occupation. Continue reading (2,814 words , one picture) Published at 2020-09-19 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, Society Tags: Education, System
Headlines 3 Million Students Still Unenrolled: 'Lost Generation' Must Catch Up When the Department of Education (DepEd) began the virtual enrollment of millions of students in June, Janet Villamar, 44, braced for a conversation any parent fears. Like millions of others, her family was being buffeted by the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economically devastating lockdown. Her husband, who had been eking out a daily income from selling old bottles to neighbors, was now cloistered at home. Continue reading (1,705 words , 2 pictures) Published at 2020-09-12 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, Society, Technology Tags: COVID-19, Education, Kids, Philippines, School, System, children, students
Pasig Allots ₱1.3B for Laptops, Blended Learning Program Implementation The Pasig City government has set aside than around ₱1.3 billion to support the needs of teachers and students once the country's education system shifts to blended learning in October, Mayor Vico Sotto said Wednesday. Continue reading (290 words , one picture) Published at 2020-09-09 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, People, Technology Tags: COVID-19, DepEd, Education
DepEd Holds Webinar for Parents, Teachers on Child Rights Amid COVID-19 The Department of Education (DepEd) will be holding a series of webinars as they recognize how the landscape of child rights might change in the learning environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic Continue reading (357 words , one picture) Published at 2020-09-08 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, Health, Politics Tags: COVID-19, DepEd, Education, Rights
Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan When President Rodrigo Duterte announced the Covid-19 lockdown and enhanced community quarantines, our family was blessed to be in Palawan. From a remote island, we made our way to the Tao Philippines main basecamp. Tao is a community that is addressing all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Continue reading (3,145 words , 9 pictures) Published at 2020-06-16 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Communities, Culture, Travel Tags: Bamboo, Education, Energy, Island, Island, Nature, Palawan, climate, environment, farming, fishing, forest, locals, plastic, women
Duterte Seeks 'staggered' Tuition Payment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic In his televised briefing on Thursday night, President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Department of Education to implement a ‘staggered’ type of tuition payment in schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Continue reading (348 words , one picture) Published at 2020-05-29 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, News and Events, Politics Tags: Duterte, Education, Program, students
Philippine Science Centrum Philippine Science Centrum (PSC) is a premier hands-on science center museum in the country recognized by the Department of Education, Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Tourism as an ideal venue for educational field trip destination where visitors are encouraged to touch, twist, play, hear, see the interactive exhibits displayed. Continue reading (271 words , 2 pictures) Published at 2018-02-24 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, Entertainment, Leisure, Technology Tags: Education, science, technology
Reforms in the Philippine Education System: the K to 12 Program Restructuring the Philippines’s basic educational system through the K to 12 Program is a tough but strategic move by the government to ensure that it produces competent graduates who can serve as the backbone for a highly skilled and employable work force. Continue reading (1,486 words , no pictures) Published at 2018-01-10 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Education, Society Tags: Education, Program
History of Music Education in the Philippines Music education is the dissemination of music knowledge, skills and appreciation. The process may occur in the structured setting of a school or in a more informal manner. Continue reading (1,285 words , no pictures) Published at 2017-12-25 by Puerto Parrot Categories : Arts, Culture, Documentary, Education Tags: Education, History, music