Transformative healing
ON SEPT. 21, the whole world observed the annual International Day of Peace. This year’s theme was “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable...
Darkest days
(We yield this space to the statement of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines due to its significance. – Ed.)
IT WAS 49...
Never forget
(Due to its timeliness, we yield this space to the statement of the Academics Unite for Human Rights and Democracy, a broad network of...
Keep the flames alive
(We yield this space to the statement of human rights group Panay Alliance Karapatan due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
WE JOIN the families of...
Bring PH history back in our youth’s consciousness
AS PART of the so-called “educational reforms” under the K to 12 program, the Department of Education removed Philippine History from the curriculum of...
A catastrophe waiting to happen
WE CANNOT stress this enough: the declining participation rate and quality of education brought about by school closures is a learning and child development...
Food security
THIS IS good news: For the first semester of 2021, all provinces in Region 6 except for Aklan and Negros Occidental achieved at least...
Bigger education funding
THE HOUSE of Representatives has started deliberations on the proposed P589.2-billion 2022 budget for the Department of Education (DepEd). A bigger budget may be...
Another challenging school year
HOW CAN Education Secretary Leonor Briones say the Philippine education system has improved when schools are closed and both our teachers and students are...
Safe school reopening: is it possible?
TWO out of the last four countries whose schools have remained closed since the beginning of the pandemic will re-open this September, leaving the...