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38 Filipino students stranded in China send SOS to be repatriated
Most of them ended their study programs from April to June. Their student visas are expiring between June to August
'More harm than good': NCAA foreigner ban stays for Season 96
The ruling is subject to change any time as long as the majority of the 10 member schools vote against it
Inside the Industry: The future of schooling with Edukasyon.ph
Founder and CEO Henry Motte-Muñoz makes the present less scary for educators
19 VisMin students stranded in Boracay, awaiting flights back home
Their Luzon peers are luckier as 45 of them board sweeper flights to Metro Manila, from where they will be transported to their provinces
[OPINION] Pens and placards: On campus journalists as student activists
'To be an activist does not require one to be physically present in rallies and street protests. It can be done through the formidable power of the written word.'
Metro Manila police ‘profile’ Muslim students for anti-extremism campaign
Metro Manila cops gather information on Muslim students in high school and college
Gatchalian: Better for PH to join PISA in 2024 than in 2021
'Joining the [Programme for International Student Assessment] next year without cascading the reforms, I don't think we will expect good results,' says the chair of the Senate committee on basic education
The First Quarter Storm of 1970 revisited
Armed with nothing more than angry slogans and sticks and stones – and an occasional pillbox or two – those who manned the barricades during the FQS would undergo a baptism of fire that would change their lives forever
Harvard, UST, KBP to award best student-produced content on disaster resilience
PRESS RELEASE: The competition, called 'PMAC Student Awards,' welcomes entries in the form of short video documentary, public service announcement, and radio jockeying, with 'Filipinos’ resilience to hazards' as the theme
Investigators to reopen case of Mexico's 43 missing
The case of the 'disappeared' students from the Ayotzinapa teachers' college still haunts Mexico
PUP Sta. Mesa students win MMFF 2019 top prize for short film
'Pamana ni Lola' tells the story of Alissa, a teenager who is slowly discovering what it means to grow up in their household
'Justice prevailed': Youth groups hail Ampatuan massacre verdict
'Today we are a step ahead in our fight against impunity,' says College Editors Guild of the Philippines national president Daryl Angelo Baybado
Protests rage as U.S., UK warn on travel to northeast India
The All Assam Students Union says it would continue the fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act 'in the streets and in the court'
[OPINYON] Tara, tong-its!
Ang mga guro muna ang dapat malugod sa pagbabasa bago ang kanilang mag-aaral. Dahil hindi kayang isalin kahit ng pinakamasinop na learning plan at daily lesson log ang lugod at kawilihang dulot ng pagbabasa.
[ANALYSIS] PISA results: Using this to set an Olympic goal for PH education
This cannot be a quick fix. What is required is a sustained undertaking spanning multiple presidential administrations.
[EDITORIAL] Edukasyon sa Pilipinas: Tinimbang ka nguni’t kulang
Decades of skewed priorities in education have come to slap us in the face: we are now officially a country with the worst proficiency in reading for 15-year-olds
Amid dismal PISA results, netizens suggest ways to improve PH education
'Minsan mas nauubos ang panahon ng mga teachers kakagawa ng paperworks at iba pang gawain kaysa sa pagtuturo. The system has to change,' says one netizen
Philippines ranks among lowest in reading, math, and science in 2018 study
The Philippines ranks last among 79 countries in reading comprehension, and also ends up in the low 70s in mathematics and science
[ANALYSIS] Dismal PISA rankings: A wake-up call for Filipinos
At least we now have baseline data that we can use to compare our country’s PISA performance with other countries. It’s better than groping in the dark.
China outclasses West in key education survey
The survey showed students in the 4 Chinese regions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang – as well as Singapore – topped the rankings, ahead of their Western counterparts in reading, mathematics and science
[OPINION] The irony of National Students' Day
Threats and intimidation against progressives continue to exist. The state's guns are still trained on social activists.
Student rage
If you think the young will back down from the chaos, think again. The world beckons them to act.
Harvard university wins race discrimination case
The US judge says that while Harvard's admissions process is not perfect, it is right, for now, to factor in race to form a diverse student body
Stronger PH-Japan economic ties create more demand for MBA holders
PRESS RELEASE: Studying and working in Japan enable Filipino students to learn necessary skills that their careers demand and open doors to more opportunities
Hong Kong students to boycott new term as protests continue
Student leaders representing most of the city's major universities say students will miss lectures between September 2 – the planned start of the new term – and September 13
Duterte signs law making November 17 National Students' Day
The declaration pays tribute to 'student activism' yet the Duterte administration has been criticized for using its crackdown on the Left to quell legitimate dissent in campuses
Anakbayan: ‘Missing’ youth activist is free and safe
The 18-year-old Anakbayan member is still active, but not ready to resurface due to threats of harassment, abduction, and assassination, the group's leader says
‘Honor before excellence’: Students condemn cheating in U.P.
(UPDATED) 'Academic dishonesty has no place in a university that prides itself in promoting honor and excellence,' says the University of the Philippines School of Economics Student Council
Philippine team wins medals at 2019 International Mathematical Olympiad
All members of the Philippine team win medals at the oldest and most prestigious of the international scientific olympiads, where they competed against hundreds of contestants from 111 countries
Senior high students battle it out in tech contest imake.wemake
PRESS RELEASE: Senior high school students can now apply to participate in the 3rd imake.wemake tech competition
9 dead as truck crashes into a ravine in Cebu town
(4th UPDATE) Seven of the 9 fatalities are children, with a 40-year-old female – mother of one of the children – and a 20-year-old male also dying in the crash
New law gives 20% discount to students on air, land, sea transport services
Elementary to college students get a discount on buses, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, the MRT and LRT, airlines, passenger ships, and transport network vehicle services every day of the week while they are enrolled
'Life-changing moment': Filipino filmmaker wins BAFTA film grant
Drama del Rosario hopes his documentary would help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and sexual assault, especially involving male survivors
Australian student expelled from North Korea denies spying
'The allegation that I am a spy is (pretty obviously) false,' he writes on Twitter, adding that he is 'well both mentally and physically'
Australian student detained in North Korea 'released, safe'
(UPDATED) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Alek Sigley is 'safe and well'
Wife voices 'concern' for Australian missing in North Korea
Yuka Morinaga, wife of the missing Alek Sigley, says his disappearance in Pyongyang is 'very concerning' and there was not 'anything weird' last time they spoke
Free LRT 2, MRT, PNR rides for students starting July 1
(UPDATED) Students need only to show their school IDs to get free rides during specific hours on weekdays, except holidays
Australian student feared detained in North Korea
(UPDATED) Alek Sigley – who speaks fluent Korean and is one of only a handful of Western students living in Pyongyang – is believed to have been detained sometime in the last 3 days
Cebu graduate surprises classmates, adviser with hand-drawn portraits
A young artist celebrates his bond with his senior high school class in a unique and personal way
Youth groups decry final SC ruling making Filipino, Panitikan optional in college
While the government makes Filipino and Philippine Literature courses optional in college, it has railroaded the bill for mandatory ROTC. This is 'false nationalism,' a group says.
[OPINION] In choosing a degree, consider Library and Information Science
A librarian has the responsibility to guide their patrons to the truth. Nowadays, such a responsibility is greatly needed.
House approves bill requiring ROTC for Grades 11, 12
If passed into law, the bill would make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for both male and female senior high school students
Groups ask Comelec to junk Duterte Youth Cardema's substitution bid
Election watchdog Kontra Daya and leaders of youth groups argue Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema does not meet the age requirement
CHED allots P1 billion for short-term student loan program
Students from public and private universities can avail of short-term loans as early as this year, says Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III
IN PHOTOS: Youth groups hold protests to oppose mandatory ROTC
The death of Willy Amihoy, the 23-year old ROTC cadet and freshman student in Iloilo moved various organizations and groups to call for justice and oppose mandatory ROTC
Activists say Chinese police step up use of video 'confessions'
Student labor activists post new allegations online against police saying they were summoned in the past week for 'meetings' at police stations in Beijing where they were threatened with expulsion and jail
CEGP to hold nat'l convention, student press congress in Cebu
PRESS RELEASE: The College Editors Guild of the Philippines is focusing on the 'campus press as vanguards for people's struggle for truth, justice, and democracy'
LIST: #DefendPressFreedom rallies after Maria Ressa’s arrest
Here is a running list of rallies by student organizations and various groups to defend press freedom.
House bill requiring ROTC for Grades 11, 12 one step away from passage
(UPDATED) If passed into law, the House bill would bar a senior high school student from graduating if he or she fails to complete the ROTC program
Grade 9 students nabbed in Makati home for alleged drug use
A noise complaint leads cops and barangay watchmen to a house which they enter after supposedly 'smelling shabu' right outside the residence
