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Job bridging for technical-vocational graduates

Job bridging for technical-vocational graduates

The “Hanapbuhay para sa mga TESDA Specialista” is a job bridging converging program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to facilitate the employment of thousands of Filipino technical-vocational (tech-voc) graduates. The program, launched through job fairs on March 11, 2013 in Metro Manila, is a venue... 
DBP helps

DBP helps

THIS is certainly great news for poor-but-deserving students. While most of our local banks have been giving scholarships to our academically inclined youth, the recent move of the state-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) should be given extra credit. Incoming search terms:dbp news (18)chiz escudero berna romulo (1)dbp helps (1)DBP HELPS program (1)MAY 20 2013 (1) Read More »
Education not a privilege – YON

Education not a privilege – YON

Manila, Philippines – “University of the Philippines (UP) student Kristel Tejada did not die in vain,” Youth of the Nation (YON), a youth-oriented civic group pushing for a better future for youths in the country, said. In its national convention at the Balay Kalinaw in UP Diliman, Quezon City, the YON said the death of Kristel clearly pictures the problem in the country’s... 
End STFAP

End STFAP

Manila, Philippines – United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) Senate bet San Juan City Rep. JV Ejercito Estrada wants the University of the Philippines’ (UP) Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) abolished. Ejercito Estrada said it must be taken down due to its failure to help poor students as shown by the suicide of 16-year-old UP Manila Behavioral Science... 
Fair share

Fair share

Manila, Philippines – After emerging partially victorious in the fight for increased government allocation for State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito Estrada is now batting for a fair distribution of the total budget for SUCs throughout the country. Ejercito Estrada said the P10billion increase in government funding for the current year remains short for... 
Boosting youths’ tech-voc training

Boosting youths’ tech-voc training

Manila, Philippines – Technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses are increasingly popular among young Filipinos. Many public schools and government centers now offer tech-voc courses. The government is encouraging the participation of as many sectors of society in developing the potentials of the country’s human resources. Popular courses for men are computer technology, cellphone...