2023 August 11 MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Friday said the revised K to 10 curriculum, otherwise known as the MATATAG curriculum, would help improve functional literacy in the Philippines. During the Laging Handa public briefing, Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo said recalibrating the basic education curriculum...
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Solon pushes bill banning ‘no permit, no exam’ policy
2023 April 27 MANILA – House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar on Thursday urged her colleagues to support a proposed bill seeking to ban the restrictive “no permit, no exam” policy in all educational institutions. “Students should not be barred from taking exams due to their inability to pay tuition and other school...
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Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.
Canada breaks record by welcoming over 550,000 new international students in 2022 Canada now hosts over 800,000 international students, according to the new data presented by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), which is a record for the country. In 2022, Canada welcomed a record 551,405 of international students from 184 countries. This is an...
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Department of Budget and Management releases P3.4-B fund for scholars in tech-voc institutions
2023 February 16 MANILA – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved Wednesday a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to PHP3.41 billion to the Department of Labor and Employment – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (DOLE-TESDA) for the implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) Act. In...
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Shaping the future of immigration through Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
November 30, 2022—Ottawa—Canada’s relationship with the Indo-Pacific region has been forged through generations of deep person-to-person connections. As a major source of newcomers to Canada and the fastest growing economic region in the world, the Indo-Pacific will continue to play a vital role in Canada’s immigration strategy. As part of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Honourable Sean Fraser,...
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Schools shut as some 55,000 education workers went on strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Ontario government
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Some 55,000 education workers went on strike on Friday in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario after failing to agree with the provincial government for better pay and more frontline staff in schools. The workers, which include educational assistants, secretaries and library workers, served a notice of strike on Sunday saying they...
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President Duterte’s ‘education equity’ must continue: Briones
MANILA – The incoming education leadership, under Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio, must continue pursuing education equity for all learners, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said on Monday. At the Laging Handa public briefing, Briones cited the Duterte administration’s legacy of expanding opportunities for learners under the Alternative Learning System and the Last Mile Schools...
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Philippines’ Department of Education eyes 100% resumption of in-person classes next school year
"In the next academic school year, we're expecting that the face-to-face implementation will be fully 100 percent, but again, I just want to emphasize that the modalities of face-to-face vary in every situation in schools, depending on their local governments."
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B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
The BC province will provide a maximum of $16,000 to about 1,500 internationally educated nurses to pay for everything from application fees to English language testing and education upgrading.
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PHL Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and York University tie-up boosts academic collaboration
MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and York University in Canada signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on academic collaboration to launch the partnership between Philippine universities and York University for the Globally Network Learning (GNL). CHED chairman Popoy de Vera and Dr. Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, Canada signed the...