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                    [Title] => A daunting challenge
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The Philippines is a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which aspires to accomplish the goals of Education For All (EFA).

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135377 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 914062 [Title] => DepEd adopts education framework for Phl Indigenous Peoples [Summary] =>

A national policy framework (NPF) was recently adopted by the Department of Education ((DepEd) to answer the basic education needs of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) who live in mountain villages and sitios of Mindanao and other areas of the country.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1366721 [AuthorName] => J. Antonio Rimando [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 810398 [Title] => What exactly ails the Philippine education system? (Part 3) [Summary] =>

Poverty also plays a role in the ability of students to obtain a degree . In 1999, the study said only 7 percent of those attending tertiary schools come from the bottom 30 percent of the income deciles while 63 percent are from the top three income deciles. In 2008, 14 percent of college students come from the bottom 30 percent, and 47 percent from the top three income deciles.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-25 20:05:20 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223948 [AuthorName] => Cheryl M. Arcibal [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 611262 [Title] => CentCom, Union Bank fight illiteracy in Region 7 [Summary] =>

The Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has partnered with Union Bank for a philanthropic effort of giving free books to public elementary schools in Central Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1623449 [AuthorName] => Niña G. Sumacot-Abenoja [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 595150 [Title] => Imperial on curriculum [Summary] =>

Napoleon B. Imperial, Chief Economic Development Specialist of NEDA, has been involved in education for the longest time. He has seen DepEd programs and secretaries come and go.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 590974 [Title] => Curriculum Summit [Summary] =>

Next week, I will host a Curriculum Summit. So far, several key government officials and university presidents have accepted my invitation.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 576299 [Title] => Public school empowerment gets support [Summary] =>

PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC), Malayan Colleges of Laguna (MCL), the Department of Education (DepEd) and E-Media Program of ABS-CBN Foundation (AFI) forged a partnership to empower local governance of public schools through a “Leadership and Development Management Training (LEAD Program)”.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 573205 [Title] => Principals undergo training [Summary] =>

PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC), Malayan Colleges of Laguna, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the E-Media Program of ABS-CBN Foundation (AFI) forged a partnership to empower local governance of public schools through a Leadership and Development (LEAD) management training program.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 555172 [Title] => UP panel analyzes education agenda for the country [Summary] =>

Recent news reports about the Philippine educational system have all been discouraging. All have painted a dire picture of education in the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, for instance, cited the Philippines as a “striking example of underperformance in education.”

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-06 18:21:46 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 504155 [Title] => Raising the Bar (Part II) [Summary] =>

The Bar examination questions asked in Political Law and Labor Law were generally assessed as “reasonable” (albeit a tad long) by the law deans present during the traditional first Sunday breakfast with the Chief Justice and the Bar chairman.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134856 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249993 [AuthorName] => Dean Andy Bautista [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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