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Panelo defends limited face to face classes
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo expressed support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to allow limited face-to-face (F2F) classes for students of medicine and allied health sciences, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In his commentary show Counterpoin...
Students team up with environmentalists to cut pollution
As the observance of the Zero Waste Month enters its final stretch, two non-profit organizations pledged to work together to address the garbage and chemical issues facing our society. Through a Memorandum of Agreement, the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) and the EcoWaste Coaliti...
Limited face-to-face classes defended
Malacañang defended the government’s decision to allow the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for students of medicine and allied health sciences especially in areas at low risk of COVID-19 transmission, according to a report by GMA News. Speaking at a news conference, presidentia...
Belmonte supports academic freedom
Mayor Joy Belmonte assures all faculty and students in the University of the Philippines Diliman of the City Government’s support for academic freedom in the embattled University. “I was a lecturer at the UP before, and I know how important academic freedom is in an educational instituti...
Filipino youth assert rights over West Philippine Sea
A youth movement has urged the Filipino youth to help preserve water bodies in the country, with the fight to push for the rights of Filipino fishermen to resources in the West Philippine Sea at the forefront of the campaign, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. “Dapat tayo m...
Face-to-face classes for medical students allowed
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) approved the return to limited face-to-face classes for university students of medicine and allied health sciences in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), according to a report by GMA News. According to Ivan Mayrina’s “24 Or...
Taguig to release allowance to scholars over-the-counter
City scholars of Taguig are set to receive their allowances through the Taguig Scholarship Office at SRCC starting today, January 21, 2021. The Over-the-Counter Scholarship Allowance Release (OTC SAR) for CIty Scholars will take place until the 26th of January. Precautionary measures set by the IA...
Young Filipinos to drive economic recovery
After experiencing one of the longest lockdowns necessary to capacitate the Philippine health system, the country needs to safely allow economic activities driven by the country’s young population, the country’s Chief Economist said. In the National Economic Recovery Forum attended by o...
Globe provides e-learning tools
Globe announced its partnership with Microsoft Office 365 to provide virtual education tools for digital learning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement, Globe said the Microsoft Office 365 (MS) Education platform allows teachers ...
Quezon City turns over SIM cards to teachers
In its firm resolve to support distance learning for its students, the Quezon City government turned over on Monday 8,791 units of wifi modems and prepaid sim cards with P1,000 monthly load to public elementary school teachers and photocopier machines to all its public schools. “We want to ma...