Bracing for La Niña
BOTH the national and local governments must be prepared for the La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to bring heavy rains in the succeeding...
Facing the ‘new normal’
AS THE COVID-19 pandemic forces people to think of new ways to live under the “new normal”, the national and local governments must be...
Systemic problem in education
EVEN BEFORE the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine education sector is already plagued with a serious systemic problem that requires a systemic solution. Just look...
Department of Disaster Resilience
HERE’S one important development but unfortunately failed to hog headlines, and the public may have missed: the House of Representatives approved on third and...
Adequate funds for education
THE FIRST day of classes yesterday coincided with National Teachers’ Day.
Our teachers have been at the forefront in ensuring the delivery of education to...
Learning should reach the most vulnerable
THE RESUMPTION of classes in public schools today emphasizes the important role that education plays in shaping children’s futures, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
Adapting to the new normal
IN MANY countries, including the Philippines, the public sector has been found to be lacking in the overall response to the current pandemic.
The only...
Wanted: more teachers
SO, THE Department of Education is hiring “learner support aides” or para-teachers.
Why not instead hire real teachers with their own teaching loads to enable...
If gov’t shuts down Facebook…
A PUBLIC policy think tank called on Facebook to pushback against the veiled threats of the President to ban the popular social media network...
Going hi-tech
THE ILOILO provincial government developed the RIsC-TrAp or the Reverse Isolation and Contact Tracing Application for efficient contact tracing and reverse isolation during this...