E-Learning

From the total number of the 2014 passers, 3,473 who belong to economically disadvantaged families qualified under the RA 7687 Scholarship grants, while 509 students who topped the examination qualified under the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program.

The flagship Diliman campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) recently opened the first smart classroom in the country courtesy of a P10-million grant by Korean technology titan Samsung.

The number of medals won by the Philippines from international science and mathematics competitions reached 447 in 2013, setting a new mark in Philippine history. The previous record was 308 in 2012.

The top three winners, along with the 17 other PMO finalists, will get the chance to compete in the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) to be held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 3-13, 2014.

After wiping out the classroom backlog, the government should focus on math and science education, an area where it grapples with low test scores, lack of science laboratories, and poor global ranking.

Dubbed ?Program the Future: The Accenture Technology Campus Challenge?, the new university student competition was launched in December as a venue where IT, computer science, and engineering students can design and develop mobile applications and solutions that can help improve the country?s education system.

As part of its effort to feel the pulse of the people and to keep abreast with current technology trends, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Civil-Military Operations School (AFP-CMOS) recently conducted the first-ever Social Media Management Training at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

Cebu representative Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. has urged Malaca?ang to harness the state-owned People's Television Network (PTV) to provide distant learning programs that would build up the English communication skills of Filipinos.

The Department of Education (DepEd), the Betty Bantug Benitez (BBB) Foundation, and tech firm Playtech signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a $100,000 project that aims to provide educational equipment for schools in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.

With the 40 tablets on hand, the DepED said would be able to properly document school records which were soaked, soiled, or totally destroyed. The project also ensures the longevity of school documents from being further damaged by such calamities.