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  1. Teacher’s best lesson may be his own story

    TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Before becoming a teacher, Rodel Peñaranda knew what it meant to go to school with barely enough money for the week—and sometimes with nothing but coffee in his stomach. Now 48 and…

  2. Campus upgrades won’t go far without empowered mentors

    MANILA, Philippines — Much of corporate support for Philippine education has long come in tangible forms, such as chairs, learning materials, computers and other equipment schools can readily put to use. The need for…

  3. Boosting class mastery for career advancement

    The late Salvador “Sonny” Escudero III, who served as secretary of agriculture and a member of the House of Representatives, once said that career advancement was often slow for the better teachers and they were often…

  4. PAS MP wants M40 'support package' as cost-of-living thorns prick 'rosy' figures

    Healthcare, childcare, and education costs taking up large share of household income - Syahir.

  5. Where education meets identity

    MANSALAY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — For generations of Mangyan children from remote mountain communities in southern Oriental Mindoro, going to high school was once a difficult journey—literally. Some had to walk…

  6. Fadhli: Will Loke accept if excos in other states removed by ruler?

    PAS info chief disagrees with Loke's views that N Sembilan crisis could derail Umno-PAS Malay unity agenda.

  7. Stop calling Southeast Asia an emerging market in mobile. It is where the behaviour gets invented

    In November, ASEAN leaders are scheduled to sign the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), the first region-wide pact written specifically for the digital economy. Negotiators closed the text in Manila in May…

  8. China develops plant to extract hydrogen, fresh water and uranium from the sea

    Chinese scientists have built a small, stable co-production plant that uses one system to extract hydrogen and fresh water from seawater, while also recovering uranium and bromine and improving electricity use…

  9. Ube-Matcha Meetup brings food craze to SMDC Fame Mall and SMDC Light Mall

    The Ube-Matcha Meetup serves as the perfect answer for anyone experiencing a serious ube or matcha craving.

  10. Sandiganbayan upholds government claim on Manila property in ill-gotten wealth case

    The commercial property in Paco, Manila, is registered under Taggat Industries owned by the late Alfonso Lim Sr. and his family