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                    [ArticleID] => 1510867
                    [Title] => SM’s Sy-Coson: Philippines not ready for K to 12
                    [Summary] => 

Business tycoon Teresita Sy-Coson, the top executive of conglomerate SM Investments Corp., does not agree with the government’s K to 12 program for education, saying the country is still developing and may not be ready for such changes.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-14 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151015/Teresita-Sy-Coson-7.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505792 [Title] => Business and techvoc [Summary] =>

Last Sept. 15, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) signed a memorandum of agreement to support dualized training in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430083 [Title] => The educational system of the Asian region [Summary] =>

The Philippines is the last country of Asia to complete the last two years (or senior high school) of the world standard 12-year Basic Education Program.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133347 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1659389 [AuthorName] => Preciosa S. Soliven [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375475 [Title] => The TESDA-BIBB agreement [Summary] =>

In his statement at his press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany last Sept. 19 in Berlin, President Benigno S. Aquino III said, “The cooperation between TESDA and BIBB will institutionalize regular dialogue and sharing of best practices between Filipino and German policymakers and experts, and will provide an institutional foundation to expand practical cooperation between our respective ministries as well as with the private sector.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 964698 [Title] => PNoy to increase TESDA budget [Summary] =>

President Aquino is ready to increase substantially the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to provide more scholarships and create jobs, a Cabinet official said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-12 15:35:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 953920 [Title] => 6 out of 10 TESDA grads get jobs within a year [Summary] =>

Six out of 10  or 62 percent of graduates from technical vocational education and training courses secure a job within the first six months to one year after their graduation, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-14 12:18:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Campus [SectionUrl] => campus [URL] => http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1615/63i6.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 953491 [Title] => Talisay councilor ditches own proposal [Summary] =>

Talisay City Councilor Edward Alesna has withdrawn his proposal which seeks the conversion of the Lagtang Public Market into a technical-vocational school or an extension of the Talisay City College, and leave the decision-making to Mayor-elect Johnny delos Reyes whose administration takes over city hall on July 1.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1333920 [AuthorName] => Garry B. Lao [SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu [SectionUrl] => metro-cebu [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 783835 [Title] => DBP presents scholars [Summary] =>

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) presented to President Aquino last month representatives of the 455 scholars of its DBP Endowment for Education Program (DEEP), a corporate social responsibility project providing scholarships to bright and promising youth from low-income families who wish to pursue a degree or non-degree course in the fields of maritime education, agriculture, technical and vocational courses, entrepreneurship, forestry, education and hotel and restaurant management.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 719848 [Title] => TESDA: More college graduates taking up vocational courses [Summary] =>

More nurses and other professionals are now opting to take up vocational courses just so they could get employed.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 671584 [Title] => Most graduating HS students only fit for vocational courses [Summary] =>

Seventy percent of the graduating students from public high schools in Cebu City are fit only for vocational courses as shown in the results of the aptitude test conducted for incoming beneficiaries of the city government’s scholarship program.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097048 [AuthorName] => Jessica Ann R. Pareja [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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