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Russian film ‘American Daughter’ broadens understanding of family, culture, fatherhood
4+ min ago (559+ words) A FACULTY member and a student from the University of San Carlos (USC) shared insights on Monday, February 23, 2026, on how the Russian film American Daughter is helping broaden students" understanding of culture, family, and fatherhood. Radel Paredes, a cinema faculty…...
Tell it to SunStar: Stories of hope and resilience
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (295+ words) Innovation stories on a mechanical engineering invention and a sustainable tree-planting method reigned supreme in this year's Gawad Alunig x Dalumat (GAxD) campaign. The storytellers behind these narratives were hailed as the winners by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute…...
2nd batch of senior citizen beneficiaries of Work Opportunity Ordinance starts working
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (516+ words) THE Public Employment Service Office-Davao City (Peso-Davao City) said that the second batch of senior citizens has already started their jobs under the Senior Citizens Work Opportunity Ordinance on January 15, 2026. "We have deployed already 70 ka senior citizens," Shirly Duran-Sahid, labor…...
DepEd calls for more seamless education-to-employment pathway
1+ day, 22+ min ago (375+ words) DepEd stressed that building a future-ready workforce requires a unified framework that connects basic education, technical-vocational education and training (TVET), higher education, and employment, to ensure smoother transitions for students from school to work. Education Secretary Sonny Angara highlighted that…...
1.2B people in developing nations to enter workforce over next decade
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (550+ words) DEVELOPING economies like the Philippines should intensify their job-creation programs to address the widening gap between new work entrants and job availability, according to a recent report. The World Bank has warned that over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young…...
Marcos directs LGU execs to oversee immediate completion of classrooms
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has instructed local government officials to oversee the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of classrooms and ensure their fast completion. During the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Department of Education (DepEd) and…...
Limited rooms, async shift
4+ day, 22+ min ago (307+ words) AS ENROLLMENT increases, schools need more classrooms and facilities. Due to limited resources and space, schools often struggle to accommodate all students, leading to asynchronous classes, overcrowded schedules, and inadequate learning environments. Many students prefer this setup because they can…...
Online classes challenge students amid typhoons
4+ day, 28+ min ago (272+ words) DESPITE class suspension announcements in parts of Central Visayas, some universities in Cebu continued online and hybrid classes during Typhoon Basyang, raising concerns over students" limited access to stable internet during severe weather. The Department of Education ordered class suspensions…...
Firms tie up to back Asean AI upskilling push
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (254+ words) AN ONLINE job portal has entered into a tripartite partnership to support the rollout of free artificial intelligence (AI) literacy training and digital credentialing for Filipino workers, as businesses place growing importance on AI skills in hiring. The tripartite agreement…...
Catholic schools back push for strong anti-political dynasty bill
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (480+ words) THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Catholic Bishops" Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Catholic Education (CBCP-ECCE) added its voice on Thursday, February 19, 2026, to the snowballing call for an end to political dynasties. In a statement…...