(Source: CHED)

MANILA, Philippines – Pinabulaanan ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang isinumiteng datos ng National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) na may 400 state colleges at universities ang aprubado nang magtaas ng matrikula sa susunod na pasukan.

Ayon kay CHED Executive Director Atty. Julito Vitrolio, nasa 20 percent pa lamang ng mga kolehiyo at unibersidad ang nagsusumite ng aplikasyon para sa tuition increase at wala pa itong inaaprubahan kahit isa.

“Wala pa naman tayong ina-approve kasi hindi pa tapos ang consultation process, hindi pa lahat nagsa-submit lahat ng mga dokumento,” saad ni Vitrolio.

Nilinaw ng CHED na noong School Year (SY) 2013-2014 ay inaprubahan nila na makapagtaas ng tuition ang 354 mula sa 451 private higher education institutions.

Ngayong SY 2014-2015, 287 sa 345 naman sa nagpasa ng aplikasyon ang naaprubahan.

Ayon sa CHED, sa Abril pa sila magbibigay ng mga approved applications para sa SY 2015-2016.

Ang deadline sa pagsusumite ng aplikasyon para sa tuition increase ay sa Marso 31.

Nilinaw naman ni Vitriolo na hindi inaaprubahan ang tuition increase application na walang kinalaman sa academics ng mga estudyante.

“Iyong mga fees ngayon na hindi directly related sa instruction, malamang madis- approve lalo na iyong mga development fees na napaka-general hindi mo malaman kung saan gagamitin eh, banned na iyan, ipinagbabawal na iyan,” saad nito.

Nitong Lunes, ipinahayg ni Rep. Terry Ridon na hindi dapat payagan ng CHED ang limang top private universities na magtaas ng matrikula dahil sa bilyon-bilyong kinikita ng mga ito taon-taon.

Sa tala ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), kumita ang Far Eastern University (FEU) ng P1.7 billion noong 2013 at P1.5 billion noong 2014.

Kumita naman ang Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) ng P2.9 billion sa taong 2013 at 2014.

Ang University of the East naman ay kumita ng P1.9 billion sa taong 2013 at 2014.

Noong 2012, ang University of Santo Tomas (UST) ay may revenue ng mahigit P3.4 billion mula sa tuition at school fees ng mga estudyante, habang kumita naman ng P2.3 billion ang De La Salle University (DLSU).

Ayon kay Atty. Julito Vitriolo, 70 percent ng kinikita ng mga nasabing paaralan ay napupunta sa sweldo ng mga guro.

“Ito iyong mga unibersidad na may reputation in terms of excellence kaya they are maintaining ngayon iyong kanilang kita, if you alisin mo diyan iyong 70% eh napupunta sa teachers’ salaries iyan hindi lang siguro 70% and then the rest makikita mo equipment and facilities eh magaganda they also improve, use part of that.”

Ipinaliwanag ng CHED na ang kanilang pangunahing batayan sa pag-apruba ng mga aplikasyon para sa tuition increase ay kung mapupunta ito sa pagsasaayos ng kalidad ng edukasyon ng mga estudyante at sa sahod ng mga guro. (Aiko Miguel / UNTV News)

Benjamin Valbuena, ACT Chairperson (UNTV News)

MANILA, Philippines – In his 6 years as a public school teacher, 36-year old Peter Paul Rodriguez claims his salary has not increased.

He said his basic pay of P18,000 is not enough to make both ends meet for his wife and two children.

This is why on Tuesday, Peter joined the sit-down strike of teachers held in front of the Manila Science High School to ask the government for a P25,000 increase in their salary.

“My wife and I are both teachers. But on the issue of salary increase,we are joining the call because primarily, even both of us are teachers, are salaries are not enough to support the needs of our children and pay the rent for our apartment,” he explained.

Peter is hopeful that with the sit-down strike, the government will listen to the plea of the teachers.

Since 2009, there was no increase in the salary and benefits of public, school teachers. Other public schools in Bacolod City, Cotabato City and CARAGA Region also joined the sit-down strike.

“This is a school-based protest. It has different forms, t-shirt wearing, tarpaulin, streamer hanging, noise barrage,” Benjamin Valbuena, ACT Chairperson said. “They went to school but did not teach,” he added.

The group of teachers is also calling for the passage of House Bill 245 filed by ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio at the lower house of Congress. Under the proposed law, there will be an increase in the salaries of teachers and other employees of the Department of Education (DepED).

Meanwhile, the DepED says they are supporting moves to increase the salaries of teachers. But DepED reminded the teachers to consider their students who may be affected by their strikes. (Joyce Balancio / UNTV News)

FILE PHOTO: Isang batang masayang nag-iigib ng tubig sa isang pamayanan sa Tacloban na sinalanta ng Bagyong Yolanda noong 2013. (Julius Castroverde / Photoville International)

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Naglabas na ng Memorandum Order ang Department of Education (DepED) hinggil sa mga panuntunan sa pagsasagawa ng graduation rites sa mga paaralan sa Eastern Visayas.

Sa nasabing kautusan, ipatutupad ng DepED Regional Office ang ‘no uniform’ policy sa elementary at high school students na magtatapos ngayong Marso.

Ayon kay Carmelo Bernadas, Asst. Division Superintendent ng DepED Tacloban, hindi dapat obligahin ng mga paaralan ang mga estudyante na magsuot o magpatahi ng uniform na susuotin sa graduation lalo’t karamihan sa kanila ay walang kakayahang pinansyal bunsod ng magkakasunod na epekto ng kalamidad.

Bukod sa no uniform policy, dini-discourage rin ng DepED ang pagkakaroon ng yearbook at seniors’ ball para iwas-gastos sa mga magulang.

Ayon sa DepED, naiintindihan nila ang damdamin ng mga kabataang gustong makaranas ng seniors’ ball at magkaroon ng remembrance sa kanilang batch ngunit dapat rin nilang isipin ang kapakanan ng mga magulang na karamihan ay nagrereklamo sa malaking gastos sa graduation. (Jenelyn Gaquit / UNTV News)

Narito ang kabuuang listahan ng 1126 na mga bagong abogado ngayong taon na hango mula sa website ng Supreme Court of the Philippines

1. ABAD, Joshua B
2. ABALA, Angela Ray T
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9. ABELINDE, Rachel Jane A
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12. ABO, Marvi R
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18. ADLAWAN, Catherine R
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21. AGA, Maria Angelica I
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366. DELOS REYES, Mark Erwin W
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508. GREPO, Jesse Raphael R
509. GRUBA, Katherine Therese
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511. GUBAT, Bennet A
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SOURCE: http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/

Names of 2014 Bar Examination passers flashed on a TV monitor at the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The 1,126 new lawyers is led by San Beda’s Irene Mae Alcobilla with 85.50% grade. (UNTV News)

MANILA, Philippines – A law graduate of San Beda College-Manila took the top spot in the 2014 bar examinations.

Irene Mae Alcobilla got the highest overall rating of 85.50%.

Alcobilla hails from San Remegio, Antique and graduated magna cum laude in Political Science from West Visayas State University.

Christian Drilon, a nephew of Senate President Franklin Drilon and a graduate of Ateneo De Manila University placed second followed by Sandra Mae Magalang of the University of the Philippines (UP).

“Everybody is putting pressure on me, so I really prayed for it,” Christian Drilon said in a phone interview.

Of the 5,984 candidates that took the examination, only 1,126 passed.

The other top 10 passers in the 2014 bar examinations are the following:

Mark Leo Bejemino of the University of the Philippines, Gil Garcia, Ateneo De Davao University and Reginald Laco of De La Salle Lipa for the top 4; Michelle Liao – University of Cebu, Top 5; Jose Angelo David and Adrian Aumentado both of San Beda College Manila, Top 6 and 7 respectively; Rhey David Daway of UP and Fideliz Cardelie Diaz – Far Eastern University and DLSU for Top 8; Jamie Liz Yu of UP in Top 9 and Tristan Matthew Delgado of Ateneo De Manila University for Top 10.

Meanwhile, relatives, friends and classmates of the passers are overjoyed by the honor they brought to their families and universities.

“It adds to our motivation, because they are our older brothers,” said Fritz Sapon, a student of San Beda College.

“I’m sure the environment now in San Beda is very festive,” he added.

According to 2014 bar exams committee chairman Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, latest bar exams has a passing rate of 18.82% compared to 22.18% in 2013 and 17.76% in 2012.

The complete list of bar passers can be viewed at Supreme Court website: www.sc.judiciary.gov.ph.

The 113th bar exams was held at the University of Sto. Tomas last October.

The bar exams is considered the most prestigious professional licensure exam in the country due to its difficulty. This year’s bar exams is composed of 20% multiple choice questions and 80% essay type questions. (Joyce Balancio / UNTV News)

Ilan sa mga mag-aaral na papasok sa kanilang paaralan sa unang araw ng pasukan sa Apalit, Pampanga. (Rovic Balunsay / Photoville International)

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Walang naitalang anumang gulo ang Philippine National Police sa pagbubukas ng klase sa buong bansa ngayong Lunes, Hunyo 1.

Ayon kay PNP-OIC P/DDG Leonardo Espina, generally peaceful ang first day of classes dahil maayos na nakapasok sa mga eskwelahan ang mga estudyante nang walang anumang aberya.

Ani General Espina, “Maayos, very orderly yung pag-conduct at pagpasok ng ating mga mahal na mga anak, estudyante.”

Sinabi pa ng heneral na hindi rin muna nila tatanggalin ang mga pulis na nagbabantay malapit sa mga eskwelahan para sa kaligtasan ng mga mag-aaral.

“Hindi tayo titigil muna until everything is stabilized. Kasi alam mo, yung influx, lalong lalo na sa umpisa, na naninibago pa after a long summer vacation.”

Katulong nila ang ibang ahensya ng gobyerno upang mapanatili ang kaayusan ngayong pasukan tulad ng MMDA na nagmamando naman sa traffic.

Idinagdag pa ni Espina na sinisiguro din ng mga pulis na hindi makakapambiktima ang mga snatcher at mandurukot na nagsasamantala tuwing dagsa ang mga estudyante.

Gayunman, tiniyak ng pinuno ng Pambansang Pulisya na hindi rin naaapektuhan ang iba pang trabaho ng mga pulis kahit na karamihan sa mga ito ay nakatalaga sa paligid ng mga eskwelahan.

Panawagan ng PNP sa publiko, agad na itawag sa kanilang hotline na 09178475757 o 117 kung may kahina-hinalang kilos na mapapansin sa kani-kanilang mga lugar. (LEA YLAGAN / UNTV News)

Ang MMDA Earthquake Simulator habang ipinapasubok sa mga mag-aaral ng Pedro Diaz National High School sa Muntinlupa City nitong umaga ng Lunes, June 01, 2015. (UNTV News)

MANILA, Philippines — Nasa limang libo at limang daang estudyante ang dumagsa sa unang araw ng klase sa Pedro Diaz National High School.

At dahil isa ang naturang paaralan sa mga nahagip ng West Valley Fault, ilan sa gusali nito ang hindi na maaaring ipagamit na classroom ngayong taon.

Pahayag ng punong guro ng naturang paaralan na si Dr. Estrella Aseron, “Ang affected dito sa Pedro Diaz (National High School) ay limang building. Ang apat na building ay talagang transverse ng West Valley Fault. Ang isa naman ay within the buffer zone na 3 meters.”

Ayon pa kay Dr. Aseron, nasa limampung estudyante ang pagkakasyahin muna nila sa isang classroom upang ma-accomodate lahat ng nag-enroll.

Bilang paghahanda naman sa posibilidad ng pagtama ng lindol, dinala ng MMDA ang mobile earthquake simulator sa naturang paraalan.

Ani MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, “Dapat ito rin yung modelo kung papaano magiging handa ang isang komunidad dito sa bayanan sa Muntinlupa para kung sa gayong tumama yung 7.6 or 7.2 ay handa yung mga taga dito.”

Pasasalamat naman ng PDNHS principal, “Malaking tulong itong kampanya ng MMDA kasi yung mga nakaraang earthquake drill namin, may ilang mga mag-aaral na hindi sineseryoso. So ngayon, kung makita nila iyan at ma-experience nila, magiging seryoso sila kapag may earthquake drill.”

Samantala, nagsagawa naman ng consultation ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Muntinlupa at PHIVOLCS upang mapaghandaan ang posibleng pagtama ng lindol.

Kabilang sa mga napag-usapan ay ang kung paano mapapatibay o gagawing earthquake resistant ang mga ipatatayong gusaling malapit sa West Valley Fault. (DARLENE BASINGAN / UNTV News)

FILE PHOTO: Isang mag-ina na magkasamang nag-aaral o gumagawa ng takdang aralin sa bahay. (Rogz Necessito Jr, / Photoville International)

MANILA, Philippines — Anim na oras na ang iginugugol sa eskwelahan ng batang si Joie Rose Baracael, grade seven student sa Tandang Sora High School.

Kaya naman pagdating sa bahay, halos pagod na ito sa kalahating araw na pakikinig sa leksyon ng kanyang mga guro.

Problema pa ni Joie Rose at ng mga magulang nito ang madalas na pagkakaroon ng maraming assignment pag-uwi sa bahay.

Ayon sa kanyang tatay, umaabot sa dalawa hanggang sa apat ang ginagawang homework ni Joel kada araw, at kadalasan kahit weekend ay marami pa ring takdang aralin ang ipinauuwi ng mga guro sa kanyang anak.

Bunsod nito, nawawalan na ng oras para sa kanyang sarili ang bata maging ang panahon sana na iginigugol nito kasama ang pamilya ay nauubos na sa paggawa ng school works.

Salaysay ng magulang ni Joie Rose, “Problema namin sa ngayon dahil marami pong binibigay na assignment ang eskwelahan , kahit po Biyernes may assignment po. Kahit ipapahinga na ng bata tuluy-tuloy pa rin po. Kaya yung mga bata naawa rin po ako.

Ayon naman ni Joie Rose, “Yung iba (na assignment) madali po, yung iba mahirap, (nakakaubos ng) isang oras.”

Ayon naman sa Department of Education, mahalaga ang pagkakaroon ng assignment upang lalo pang mapagbuti ang kakayahan ng mga estudyante at maihanda ang mga ito sa mga susunod na aralin.

Ngunit paalala ng kagawaran sa mga guro, dapat limitado lamang ang pagbibigay ng homework sa mga mag-aaral, upang mabigyan pa ng panahon ang mga ito na makapagpahinga pagkagaling sa ekskwelahan.

Pahayag ni DEP-NCR Dir. Luz Almeda, “During school days importante talaga yang (assignments) except that it should be regulated; yung assignment na hindi naman malaki, dapat yung kung ano yung magawa ng bata in less than five minutes in ten minutes, iyun lang. Hindi yung the whole night malaki yung babasahin niya , one novel read overnight — that’s too much.”

Sa ilalim ng DepEd Memorandum Order 392 na inilabas noong 2010, ipinagbabawal ang pagbibigay ng assignment sa mga estudyante tuwing weekend.

Ito ay upang mabigyan ng sapat na panahon ang mga mag-aaral na makapaglaro at makapag-bonding sa kanilang mga pamilya.

Dagdag pa ni Director Almeda, “So sa Friday, Saturday, Sunday wala nang assignment para yung bata maka-devote his or her time to family activities. So there’s more bonding, more enjoyable activities and sharing among family members.”

Bukod sa mga assignment, sinabi rin ng DepEd na dapat limitahan ang pagpapagawa ng mga project sa mga estudyante.

Hindi rin kinakailangan na ito’y maging magastos sa halip ito ay dapat na magawa mula sa creativity ng isang mag-aaral.

Ayon pa sa DepEd, sakaling may problema ang mga magulang sa mga guro at eskwelahan ng kanilang mga anak, maari silang makipag-ugnayan sa Parent Teachers Association (PTA) upang mapag-usapan at mabigyang solusyon ang kanilang problema. (JOAN NANO / UNTV News)

From the Department of Education

The Department of Education (DepEd) is doing a series of orientations on earthquake preparedness for principals and school administrators from 1,134 public schools from the National Capitol Region, Region IV-A, and Region III, surrounding the Valley Fault System.

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The orientation aims to equip school heads and administrators with the right information to increase the level of preparedness of schools not just for earthquakes but also for other possible risks.

DepEd Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) Project Officer Mariel Bayangos explained the comprehensive DRRM in Basic Education Framework.

“Why is there a need for us to have a common framework? We need to establish an overall strategy para kahit saan mang school tayo magpunta, we have a common language,” Bayangos said.

The Comprehensive DRRM in Basic Education is guided by education outcomes and, at the same time, anchored in the four thematic areas: prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and rehabilitation. Specifically, DepEd has adopted the Comprehensive Safe Schools Framework to align DRRM implementation in basic education, which is presented in three pillars: safe learning facilities, school disaster management, and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in education.

Comprehensive DRRM in Basic Education Framework discussion encompasses the structural and nonstructural measures such as the adopted disaster resilient classroom design, the strengthened construction monitoring process, enhanced design of temporary learning spaces, the establishment of DepEd DRRM offices nationwide, and the policy on student−led school watching and hazard mapping.

Bayangos added that DRRM and CCA are already integrated in the K to 12 curriculum and the DRR reference materials are being uploaded in the learning portal.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Geologist Mabelline Cahulogan also discussed geologic hazards like the occurrence of ground rupture and liquefaction.

“We all know that the Philippines is situated at the Pacific Ring of Fire and it is crucial for us to be disaster prepared,” Cahulogan said.

“Everyday, our instruments at PHIVOLCS record at least 20 earthquakes. Hindi lang natin sila nararamdaman… We can live with the fault as long as we are prepared and ready. Hindi po natin kailangan mag-panic. Sa halip, kailangan lang po natin maging prepared,” she added.

The geologic hazards discussion was followed by an open forum to address questions from school principals and education administrators relative to disaster preparedness.

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DEPED Sec. Armin Luistro FSC with the students of Pinagsabiran Elementary School.

The Department of Education (DepEd) expands its commitment to learners in ensuring that school and home environments are conducive to learning with the launch of the LightEd PH campaign. This aims to provide solutions to schools and homes that have no power through conventional and alternative sources of energy.

“Light makes vision possible. In the realm of education, let us be the light that will help our children realize their vision for themselves, their families, and our country. We call on everyone to be part of this LightEd PH campaign and to bring light to those who need it and to help in extending the hours of quality learning,” Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said.

“As of School Year 2013-2014, there are 5,954 schools in the Philippines that are either un-energized or are in remote and off-grid areas, where at least 1,101,051 students, whose access to technology, enhanced instructional methods, and more engaging learning activities, are limited. The health of these students is also at risk from using kerosene lamps that emit harmful fumes, which is the only means for them to study at night,” says DepEd Undersecretary for Partnership and External Linkages Mario A. Deriquito.

Under LightEd PH, the DepEd is launching “One Child, One Lamp”, a campaign that will be implemented in partnership with Children’s Hour and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) to raise funds for solar lamps that will be distributed to students in off-grid public schools.

Undersecretary Deriquito notes, “Students in off-grid barangays have limited time to study at night. Providing them electricity or solar lamps will help them extend their study time, thus increasing the chance to improve their academic performance.”

DepEd has partnered with Global Peace Foundation, Thrive Solar Energy Philippines, Stiftung Solarenergie, and other organizations to provide mini-solar LED lamps that can be used for up to ten hours after three to four hours of charging during the day. These solar lamps are also water- and shock-resistant, produce white light that is brighter than that of a kerosene lamp, and do not emit harmful fumes, allowing the learners to continue their studies at night.

Moreover, in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and private power or energy companies, DepEd will furnish off grid-schools with solar energy sets and solar panels that will serve as a stand-alone and self-sustaining technology system to power the school. For on-grid schools that continue to be unenergized, DepEd is collaborating with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to encourage local electric cooperatives to extend power lines to the service drop near the schools’ premises.

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FILE PHOTO: A consumer checks out smartphones (Reuters)

Smartphone apps that help people learn languages for free or nearly free, a few sentences at a time, are piling pressure on established education firms and setting the pace for how to make lessons more engaging.

Phone and tablet-based mobile products from newcomers like Germany’s Babbel, Britain’s Memrise and U.S.-based Duolingo have overtaken names like Berlitz and computer self-learning pioneer Rosetta Stone in terms of audience, if not yet sales or teaching sophistication, market researchers say.

Tens of millions of users are being drawn to the flexibility of practising vocabulary or conversation on the go, either as part of a serious course of study or simply a more productive alternative to casual video gaming.

“It is a matter of incremental convenience: smartphone apps offer a wide selection of content that is more easily accessible, anytime, anywhere,” said Ed Cooke, founder of London-based Memrise, whose language apps are mostly free.

The best mobile apps use voice recognition, email reminders and insights from the psychology of mobile games and cognitive science to keep entry-level as well as advanced users coming back for a few minutes of practice each day.

These low-cost products are forcing a rethink by publishers, tutors and suppliers of classroom teaching tools who have long counted on charging double-digit dollar prices for books or hundreds of dollars for courses.

Established companies in the sector are scrambling to make their existing print, software and online products more mobile or retrenching to higher-end courses aimed at businesses or schools so as not to have to compete with free or low-cost apps.

The rise of mobile apps is denting sales in the overall market, said Sam Adkins, chief research officer of research firm Ambient Insight. “The language-learning market is declining in terms of revenue due primarily to the adoption of less expensive, technology-based products,” he said.

Global sales of language tools and services are expected to dip 2.1 percent to $56.3 billion by 2018, compared with 2014, according to Ambient. Meanwhile, the mobile share should climb 73 percent to around $14.5 billion by 2019, it estimates.

FEARS FOR FUTURE

Under pressure from new competitors, Rosetta Stone, which popularized language self-learning with CD boxsets selling for$200, has been restructuring to focus more on business and school sales rather than consumers. To catch up in mobile, it bought LiveMocha, a free online learning site, and created Apple and Android phone apps that give away a bit of content for free in a bid to draw intermediate users to commit to longer courses.

Virginia-based Rosetta’s share price has plunged 77 percent since its stock market flotation in 2009. Recently, it saw its second-quarter revenue fall 10 percent to $51.4 million, with sales at its consumer business dropping 26 percent.

Berlitz, another grand name in language training now owned by Britain’s Apa Publishing, gave a bleak assessment of the outlook for many established providers.

Chief Executive Rene Frey said it did not make sense for publishers to invest further in expert language content as users flock to mostly free content on the web, served up by Google Translate, crowd-sourced dictionaries such as LEO of Germany or low-cost digital companies like Babbel. Instead, Apa is focused on expanding its Insight line of travel guides and phrasebooks.

“Some publishers are trying to become premium-product suppliers. But it is very difficult for them to be as innovative as these technology companies,” Frey said.

“I just don’t see how much future there is for publishers.”

The most popular mobile apps help users with written vocabulary or sentence fill-ins but also give them conversational practice, talking back to their phones – safer, at least for starters, than grilling by a punctilious teacher.

Berlin-based Babbel, whose founders previously ran a music-mixing software business that remains one of the more popular programs used by professional DJs, embarked on language training in 2007 to fill an online market void.

It has attracted tens of million of users and has 120,000 downloads a day of its apps, which come in 14 languages.

LESS IS MORE?

Babbel says it has been profitable since 2011, doubling revenue each year since. Users pay, on average, about $6 a month for subscriptions. That has made it the highest-grossing language app supplier in most European countries on the Apple and Google Play stores, according to research firm AppAnnie.

Chief Executive Markus Witte said Babbel quickly found that it was not how much one could learn in one sitting, but how little. “Binge learners tend not to come back,” he said. “People who learn a little tend to come back more regularly.”

Duolingo, the top language app globally in terms of users, asks users to pick a goal, from five minutes a day for casual users to 20 minutes daily for “insane” users, then sets them off on short vocabulary and sentence completion games.

Pittsburgh-based Duolingo has attracted more than $83 million in financing from top Silicon Valley venture capitalists and Hollywood actor-turned-tech investor Ashton Kutcher since its founding in 2011. It says it has up to 100 million users.

While keeping its services free to consumers, it has yet to settle on a sustainable revenue-generating model, having shifted recently from seeking to charge media companies for translation services to becoming more of a resource for schools.

Language teachers are coming to accept the apps as useful vocabulary builders and for conversational practice but say they are no substitute for interaction with a knowledgeable teacher when it comes to grammar and sustaining motivation.

Angelika Davey, a native German language tutor living in Wiltshire in England, says that with the rise of language apps, fewer students are interested in committing to weekly classes. She has stopped advertising with flyers in her local community and instead finds students online, via social media or Skype.

“Students are different now. People are quite happy to work on their own,” she said. “But they do need a port of call to discuss thing with when they get stuck or things go wrong with books or apps.”

(Editing by Pravin Char)

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Farah Baker, 16, uses her phone to tweet in her family’s home in Gaza City, August 10, 2014.
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Teenagers who spend an extra hour a day surfing the internet, watching TV or playing computer games risk performing two grades worse in exams than their peers who don’t, according to research by British scientists. In a study of more than 800 students aged 14 and 15, researchers from Cambridge University also found that physical activity had no effect on academic performance. Since this was a prospective study, in which the researchers followed the pupils over time to see how different behaviors affected performance, the scientists said it was reasonable to conclude that too much screen time reduced academic achievement. “We only measured this.. in Year 10, but this is likely to be a reliable snapshot of participants’ usual behavior, so we can reasonably suggest that screen time may be damaging to a teenager’s grades,” said Kirsten Corder of Cambridge’s Centre for Diet and Activity Research, who co-led the work. The study, published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, found the average amount of screen time per day was four hours. An extra hour in front of the TV or online at age 14-and-a-half was linked with 9.3 fewer exam points at age 16 — equivalent to two grades, for example from a B to a D. Two extra hours was linked to 18 fewer points. Unsurprisingly, the results also showed that pupils doing an extra hour of daily homework and reading scored better – getting on average 23.1 more points than their peers. The scientists said further research was needed to confirm the effect conclusively, but advised parents worried about their children’s grades to consider limiting screen time. In a breakdown analysis of different screen activities, the researchers found that TV came out as the most detrimental in terms of exam performance.

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From the Department of Budget and Management

With the Aquino administration intensifying its support of social services, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is proposing P435.9 billion for the country’s public education sector under proposed P3.002-trillion National Budget.

The proposed budget for this sector will help widen access to and improve public education in the country.

Of the P1.11-trillion allocation to Social Services in the 2016 National Expenditure Program (NEP), P435.9-billion will be given to the Department of Education (DepEd). This increase of 15.4 percent or P58.2 billion—compared to their 2015 budget of P377.7 billion—makes DepEd’s proposed budget the highest among all departments and agencies.

“The previous years’ budgets successfully addressed our classroom and teacher shortages, and this year, we’re strengthening the implementation of the K-12 program. With the proposed 2016 budget, we can broaden the reach of our public education reform efforts. Ultimately, what we want is to give more Filipinos—especially our poorest—better access to quality education,” Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said.

Aside from supporting the DepEd’s K-12 Basic Education Reform Program—including the implementation of the first year of senior high school in 2016)—the DepEd budget also includes allocations for their Basic Education Facilities program amounting to P82.3 billion for the construction of 47,553 classrooms and technical-vocational laboratories.

On the other hand, P16.9 billion of the education agency’s budget is set for the hiring of 79,691 teaching and non-teaching personnel.

The DepEd will likewise have a P4.2-billion budget for the provision of 103.2 million new textbooks and instructional materials, and P21.2-billion allocation to provide Government Assistance for Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) to 1.81 million grantees of tuition subsidy.

“As the number of students increase every year, it’s also become more crucial for us to strengthen the capacity of our public schools. By investing on programs and projects that have a real and measurable impact on the lives of our people, we can ensure that the country’s economic growth will be wholly inclusive,” Abad said.

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The government has released P9.41 billion to build 6,098 classrooms in 956 high schools nationwide. FILE PHOTO. (The Official Gazette)

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P9.41 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the government’s primary construction arm, to build 6,098 classrooms in 956 high schools nationwide for the Department of Education (DepEd).

Charged under the DepEd’s Basic Educational Facilities Fund (BEFF) in the 2015 National Budget, the fund release of P9.41 billion will increase the capacity of public high schools as well as accommodate the rising number of students each year. With this release, only P61.5 million of the BEFF is still left for release pending the submission of documentary requirements by the DepEd.

“We’ve already closed the classroom gap based on the 2010 backlog target, and now we’re determined to build more classrooms due to the increasing number of enrollees each year. We are also preparing for the proper implementation of the K to 12 program by next year,” Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said.

“There have been delays in the construction of these classrooms, due to the education agency’s exhaustive process in assessing their targets. However, the DepEd had to identify and validate the safety of these sites first as part of the National Government’s ‘Build Back Better’ strategy,” Abad said.

Of the 15 regions, Region IV-A (CALABARZON) will have the highest allocation, with P2.17 billion to build 1,349 classrooms. This is followed by the National Capital Region (NCR), with P1.29 billion for 751 classrooms and Region VI with P1.2 billion for 835 classrooms.

The breakdown of allocation per region is as follows:

Aside from the allocation for the classrooms above amounting to P9.33 billion, the releases also include buffer funds of P82.6 million to ensure there would be appropriate budgetary support for additional foundation works if needed.

The education agency received P377.7 billion this year, the highest budget among all departments and agencies. It will continue to have the largest allocation in the 2016 proposed budget with P435.9 billion, an increase of 15.4 percent or P58.2 billion from last year to cover its various programs and projects.

“With 99.87 percent of the BEFF already released, the National Government can now focus on achieving our construction targets for the year. More important, the building of these school facilities will help us improve the quality of education to better prepare our graduates for work or higher education,” the budget chief said.

– From the Department of Budget and Management

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Assistant Regional Director, DOST-NCR

MANILA, Philippines — More than 300 entries from 81 institutions compete at the regional invention contest and exhibits initiated by the Department of Science and Technology-NCR.

DOST says they want the Filipino youth to focus their attention on taking part in solving the country’s problems.

The Philippines is lagging behind in the field of invention compared with neighboring countries like Japan.

“Kailangan mag-focus tayo sa mga existing problems ng Pilipinas. Doon yung focus ng researches nila or inventions para automatically magamit yung invention nila,” said Engr. Arman Bionat, asst. regional director of DOST-NCR.

(We need to focus on the existing problems of the Philippines. It’s where they [Filipino youth] should focus their research and inventions on so that it can be used right away.)

One example is an entry designed to increase agricultural production. It is an irrigation system that uses blue tooth installed with moisture and temperature sensors.

According to inventor Rio Gabriel Rodriguez from Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science, when the moisture sensor detects that the soil is dry, the pump will deliver water and discharge it. On the other hand, when the temperature sensor detects excessive heat, the lid and the fan will open to release heat.

After the tragic Valenzuela factory fire, where 72 victims were trapped dead, Alex Denji Santos and his team from Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science invented an automatic fire exit that can detect fire. Once the sensor senses high temperature and smoke, the windows automatically open.

According to the event’s host, the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), it will open opportunities for their students particularly since 65% of the schools’ population is enrolled in engineering.

Tip is one of the schools in the country that has advanced facilities for their students.

The school is also accredited by ABET; a US-based accrediting agency. Other ABET-accredited schools include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Princeton and National University of Singapore.

TIP president Dr. Beth Quirino-Lahoz is honored by the recognition. She said it will encourage students and faculty to develop their entrepreneurial and “techno-preneurial” spirit and “possibly help solve the problems of the country and of the world by providing real life solutions, real life problems.” (UNTV News)

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The registration extension will allow all incoming Senior High School (SHS) students more time to decide on their choice of SHS track. Students should be aware of the importance of choosing a track that suits their interest and matches job opportunities that await them.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has extended the early registration period for SHS from October 19 to November 13, 2015 to ensure that incoming SHS students are enrolled come June 2016.

The four major tracks in the SHS Program are Academic, Technical-Vocational Livelihood, Sports, and Arts and Design.

During this period, all Grade 10 students in all public and private high schools are encouraged to submit their choice of school and SHS track to their respective class advisers. The class advisers of Grade 10 in public schools are then tasked to register their students for SHS and submit learners’ preferences through the SHS registration module in the Learner Information System (LIS) of the DepEd.

The SHS early registration is also open to high school graduates prior to the full implementation of the K-to-12 Program, passers of the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT), and Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Examination for Junior High School level. They may register in any of the schools offering SHS. For the list of Senior High Schools, visit http://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12/shs.

– From the Department of Education

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All public junior high school students who have completed Grade 10 are qualified voucher recipients and shall receive the full voucher value. Grade 10 Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees from participating schools are also qualified voucher recipients and will be given 80% of the voucher value.

All public junior high school students who have completed Grade 10 are qualified voucher recipients and shall receive the full voucher value. Grade 10 Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees from participating schools are also qualified voucher recipients and will be given 80% of the voucher value.

The Department of Education (DepEd) will be subsidizing fees of Grade 10 completers from public and private junior high schools (JHS) who want to enroll in a (1) private high school, (2) private university or college, (3) state or local university or college, or (4) technical-vocational school, which will offer Senior High School (SHS) starting SY 2016-2017.

The detailed guidelines on the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program (VP) through DepEd Order 46, s. 2015 states that all Grade 10 completers of public JHS, including State Universities and Colleges (SUC)/Local Universities and Colleges (LUC) JHS are qualified voucher recipients (QVR) and shall receive the full voucher value. Grade 10 Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees from ESC participating schools are also QVRs and will be given 80% of the voucher value.

Non-ESC students from private JHS can apply for vouchers subject to an assessment of their socioeconomic status. If deemed qualified, they will also receive 80% of the voucher value.

A QVR who successfully enrolls in a non-DepEd SHS Provider becomes a Voucher Program Beneficiary (VPB). The SHS Voucher Program will only cover two years regardless of the number of years it takes for the student to finish SHS. Vouchers are only valid if redeemed within the first semester of the school year immediately after the completion of JHS. Voucher payments will be released on a per semester basis to the SHS provider where the VPB is enrolled.

A VPB will face disqualification from participation in the SHS VP if he/she drops out in the middle of the school year; does not re-enroll the following school year (unless the reason for leaving school is due to health reasons and that the period of medical leave is not more than one school year); is retained in the same grade level; transfers to another SHS provider within the school year; and/or transfers to a DepEd SHS provider.

A VPB is allowed to shift to another strand or track after the 1st semester of Grade 11 within the same school or after Grade 11 whether in the same school or to another school.

Application for vouchers shall commence on the second Monday of November, and shall end on the third Friday of January for manual submissions or second Friday of February for online submissions. The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) shall post the results on its website on the third Friday of March.

Qualified applicants will be given QVR certificates through the Online Voucher Application Portal (OVAP) website (http://ovap.deped.gov.ph). They are required to attend the registration program to be scheduled by the PEAC National Secretariat at selected areas in the regions.

—From the Department of Education

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The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Lubos na Alyansa ng mga Katutubong Ayta ng Sambales (LAKAS) formalized its partnership through a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd) Program at Lakas High School—the first formal culture-based secondary school specifically serving the Ayta community in Bihawo, Botolan, Zambales.

The partnership allows for the active involvement of the Ayta elders and culture bearers in the implementation of the Ayta IPEd program.

Operating for three years now, Lakas HS is a product of the concerted efforts of the Ayta elders and DepEd-Zambales. To date, the school has 92 Ayta students and eight teachers.

Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC emphasized the need of the education system to be inclusive and centered on the needs of the learners. He said that indigenous knowledge is part of being a Filipino and to understand and appreciate it, one must learn it without judgment.

He said, “Maraming salamat po sa inyong kultura na nagtatanggal ng sapatos o tsinelas sa pag-akyat sa bahay ng karunungan. Ito ay magandang paalala sa akin, sa aking mga kasamahan sa DepEd, at sa lahat ng mga guro ng pormal na edukasyon. Hindi tayo makakapagsulong ng pormal na edukasyon kapag hindi tayo marunong magtanggal ng sapin sa paa. Dahil kalimitan kapag hindi natin pinapaalalahanan ang ating sarili, may mga sapin tayo sa ating paa at sa buong katawan na hindi nagbibigay sa atin ng tunay na pagtingin sa kaalaaman at karunungan.”

“Sa aking palagay, ang unang hakbang para matutunan ang ating kayamanan bilang Pilipino ay tanggalin natin ang mga sapin sa ating paa, mata, tenga, at ibang bahagi ng ating katawan,” Luistro added.

The Ayta IPed program at the said school shall be known as Libon Nin Idokasyon Boy Oli-an Natotowan. The curriculum and evaluation process of the said program shall be formulated by DepEd and LAKAS Ayta Leadership. Teachers who will be deployed to Lakas HS shall also undergo orientation with the LAKAS Ayta elders on the customs and practices of the Ayta of Botolan.

“Ang katutubong kaalaman ay mahalagang maisalin sa iba pang salinlahi ng aming tribung Ayta. Dahil sa IPEd o Katutubong Edukasyon, nakilala namin ang aming mga ninuno at aming kultura,” said Esel Cabalic, a grade 8 student of Lakas HS.

She added, “Kami ay nagpapasalamat sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa pagkilala ng aming karapatan na magkaroon ng Katutubong Edukasyon o IPEd. Isang Katutubong Edukasyon kung saan ito ay aangkop at gagabay sa pagkatuto naming mga katutubo.”

Chieftain and President of LAKAS Fe Balbin said that the partnership is proof of DepEd’s continued commitment to IPEd, adding, “Nangangahulugan po ito na kaming mga katutubo ay mahal ng DepEd. Ibig sabihin po ay hindi kami ihinuhuli sa larangan ng edukasyon.”

LAKAS is non-stock and non-profit Indigenous Peoples’ organization of Ayta in Botolan, Zambales.

– From the Department of Education

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Isa sa mga public school na handa na para sa pagpasok ng grade 11 at 12 ang Ramon Magsaysay High School sa Cubao, Quezon City.

MANILA, Philippines — Magkahalong kaba at pananabik ang nararamdaman ng grade 10 na si Irish dahil senior high school student na siya sa pasukan.

Kabilang si Irish sa mahigit isang milyong estudyante sa buong bansa na papasok sa grade 11 sa school year 2016-2017.

Pahayag ni Irish, “Nag-aadjust pa kami kung anu ang mangyayari sa grade 11 at grade 12 pero para sa akin advantage yun sa amin lalo na sa mga bagong information na makakalap namin doon.”

Ayon kay Department of Education Assistant Secretary Jesus Mateo, 2014 pa lang nagsimula na silang magpatayo ng mga karagdagang classroom, gumawa ng mga upuan at karagdang mga libro.

Nakapag-hire na rin sila ng 40,000 pang guro.

Ani ASec. Mateo, “Mayroon tayong nilaan na 43,000 classrooms. Nagkakahalaga yan ng P1-billion.

Ang Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School, nakahanda na para sa papasok na senior high school student.

Sinabi ni School Principal Luis Tagayun, may siyam na silid-aralan na silang inilaan na kayang mag-accommodate ng hanggang 300 estudyante sa grade 11.

“Nagsisimula na ang pag-rehabilitate namin sa mga classrooms sa laboratory for bread and pastries sa tech-voc.”

Karamihan rin sa magihit 1,000 Grade 10 students sa Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School ay nagpahayag na lilipat sa ibang eskuwelahan sa senior high school.

Isa na dito si Prince Rodriguez na nais mag-aral sa isang pribadong paaralan.

“Mas preferred ko lang po ang private kasi pag nag-apply ng trabaho sa mga kumpanya, they prefer na yung mga kilalang schools at sikat na universities.”

Ayon sa Department of Education ang K-12 program ay ang programang magbibigay sa mga kabataang Pilipino ng dekalidad na edukasyon. Makatutulong rin ito sa kanila upang makahanap ng trabaho habang pinaghahandaan ang pagpasok sa kolehiyo. (GRACE CASIN / UNTV News)

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Gusali ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa Pasig City.

PASIG CITY, Philippines — Muling binuksan ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang pagtanggap sa aplikasyon ng lahat ng mga senior high school na nagnanais na makakuha ng voucher program.

Ang voucher program ay isang proyekto ng DepEd kung saan bibigyan ng pinansyal na tulong ang mga estudyanteng nakapagtapos ng junior high school upang makapagaral ng senior high school sa School Year 2016-2017.

Layunin ng programa na mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga mag-aaral na makapili ng eskwelahan o academic track sa senior high school na naaayon sa kanilang kakayahan at interes.

Sa pamamagitan ng voucher, bibigyan ng discount ang isang estudyante para sa kanyang tuition fee at iba pang school fees para sa senior high school.

Bukas ang pagtanggap ng aplikasyon hanggang sa May 6 habang ang resulta naman ng mga maaaprubahan ay nakatakdang ilabas ng DepEd sa darating na May 20, 2016.

Giit ni DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro, ito na ang huling deadline na itatakda ng kagawaran at hindi na maglalagay ng anumang extension.

Para sa mga may katanungan, maaring tumawag sa DepEd Action Center sa 636-1663 o sa 633-1942.

Maaari ding bisitahin ang kanilang website sa gastpe@deped.gov.ph

(JOAN NANO/UNTV NEWS)

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