Called the Philippine Technology Evaluation and Standards for Testing (PHITEST), the program seeks to address a long-standing issue in the local research sector where innovations developed by State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) often fail to secure adoption because they lack proof of market readiness.
Student teams from Cebu, Iligan, and Rizal took top honors at the 9th imake.wemake innovation competition, with projects focused on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in environmental monitoring, public safety, and agriculture.
The system, called the System for Intelligent Growth and Learner Anthropometry (SIGLA), was developed by the Education Center for AI Research to help teachers estimate students’ height and body mass index (BMI) indicators using a mobile phone.
The degree is positioned as a dedicated program rather than a specialization, offering a structured curriculum focused on areas such as digital defense, threat analysis, and computer forensics.
Under the proposal, qualified beneficiaries may receive gadget subsidies of up to ₱30,000, a pocket Wi-Fi device, a monthly Internet allowance during the academic term, and access to AI tools.
According to EDCOM II, 98% of Physical Sciences teachers and 80% of Biological Sciences teachers are teaching subjects outside their college specialization.
The University of the Philippines (UP) has trained its first group of employees to develop artificial intelligence-based systems aimed at automating internal administrative workflows.
The Mapúa Education Group has broadened its academic partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), extending the collaboration beyond its initial focus on business and health sciences to now include all undergraduate and graduate programs across its network of schools.
The Department of Education is stepping up regional collaboration with Southeast Asian counterparts to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence–driven digital infrastructure in basic education, framing technology as a practical tool to improve learning outcomes and reduce teachers’ administrative workload.
The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is supporting the government’s digitalization push to better connect education, skills training, and employment following the launch of the Tesda Skills Passport Mobile Application led by Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
