In response to President Marcos’ directive to make sure that senior high school (SHS) graduates are “ready and employable for the workforce,” the Department of Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) signed last week a joint memorandum circular that can potentially be a game-changer for skilled students who want to land a decent paying job as soon as they leave school. Essentially, the circular mandates the assessment of the senior high schoolers
A few weeks ago, I was part of the “We Can Do It: Empowering Women in Agriculture Forum,” organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture and the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture. The event gathered groups from different agriculture-related sectors for discussions, which, the organizers said, could help empower women. In particular, I would be a part of “Science Communication 101 for Researchers,” along with Dr. Elaine Llarena of the College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños. Llarena and I have long been friends. Mention discussions and empowerment to us and we
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