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#WalangPasok – February 13 2018 declared holiday in Parañaque City
Parañaque City will be celebrating its 20th cityhood anniversary this February 13, Thursday. The day has been declared a special non-working holiday there courtesy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Proclamation 409. Read the […]
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Mocha Uson to receive Outstanding Alumni Award from UST
The University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association has announced that Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson will be receiving this year’s Outstanding Thomasian Alumni Award for Government and […]
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CHED Chair Licuanan resigns amidst long feud with President Duterte
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair Patricia Licuanan announced her resignation during the agency’s flag ceremony this Monday morning. Licuanan told CHED employees that over the weekend, she received a phone call […]
The pain of getting admitted in a university you cannot afford
“Passing a university’s entrance exam is one thing. Having the money to actually enroll there is another story,” The Filipino Scribe wrote on Twitter last weekend. The post quickly became viral in the days […]
#WalangPasok / education / holiday announcements
#WalangPasok – Class suspensions for January 8 2018
Several schools in the city of Manila have announced the suspension of classes in their respective institutions for January 8, Monday, because of the preparations in connection to the Feast of the […]
#Traslacion2018 – Procession route and schedule of activities
Millions are expected to flock to Manila this Tuesday, January 9, as the nation celebrates the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene. The beloved icon is housed in the Quiapo Church, more […]
#WalangPasok – January 9 2018 holiday in Manila?
Millions are expected to flock to Manila this Tuesday, January 9, as the nation celebrates the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene. The theme for this year’s “traslacion” is “Poong Nazareno: Ang Daan, […]
Teachers group slams DepEd for delay in release of performance-based bonus
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers or ACT strongly condemned the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management for the long delay in the release of performance-based bonus (PBB) […]
December 8 declared a special non-working holiday nationwide
Beginning this 2018, December 8 of every year will already be a special non-working holiday all over the Philippines. This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 10966, which declares December […]
Teaching certificate program in the Philippines
The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) is requiring non-education graduates to earn 18 units in professional education before they can be eligible to take the licensure exam for teachers or LET. Hence, a […]
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