By DAVAO TODAY
Richard Baguio Saavedra of AdDU Class 2012 garnered 96 percent rating, the highest among the 1,553 passers. The Professional Regulation Commission said there were a total of 5,665 examinees.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
“As this school year marks the second year of implementing government’s new K+12 program, it only adds to the already chaotic public school system in the country.” – Elenito Escalante, public high school teacher & President of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines Davao Region Union
By EDGIE FRANCIS B. UYANGUREN
Davao Today
“Gusto kong malaman ng UP students ang peace talks. Bakit kailangan nilang makialam.” — Krista Melgarejo, UP’s 31st Student Regent
By DAVAO TODAY
Parents, students and teachers have long been complaining of the yearly shortages in textbooks, classroom and teachers. The budget on education has also been seen as the major problem as it’s deemed “insufficient.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Sa dugay nang panahon, walay pagduhaduha ang mga magtutudlo nga mohatag sa ilang tinuoray nga serbisyo aron lang gyud mogawas ang tinuod nga resulta sa eleksyon. Maong sakit kaayo paminawon nga tawagon mi’g istupido ug limtanon.” — Elenito Escalante, president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines Davao Region Union
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
“Implementation of STFAP is sorely inefficient, and with this, it means shortchanging a lot of students, and even compromising their chances of getting an education in UP,” Mariel Moralde, a sophomore Bachelor of Science in Anthropology student of University of the Philippines-Mindanao said.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
In a statement posted in its website, SC said that out of the 5,343 bar examiners, 946 have passed or only 17 percent of the total number.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“The UP Manila community is deeply saddened with the death of our kapwa Iskolar ng Bayan,” said Mariz Zubiri, incoming University Student Council Chairperson of UP- Manila, in a statement.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“Whether a student comes from a private or a public institution, it does not really matter because we all face the same crises as a result of the continuing insensitivity of the Aquino government,” Gultia said.
By IRENE V. DAGUDOG
Davao Today
Cherry Orendain, Southern Mindanao spokesperson of Anakbayan, an nationwide mass organization of Filipino youth, said they are dismayed as CHED is supposed to be “a regulatory body to control school fees,” but the agency instead, “has become an instrument in the launching of such staged consultations for tuition hikes in campuses.”
