Technology News From The Philippines
Valenzuela City has inked an MOA with IBM to incorporate Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) model in its Senior High School-to-College-to-Industry Program starting this academic year 2021-2022.
The Department of Education also hinted at a future project, which aims to update and pattern DepEd TV after streaming services to allow learners to study their learning materials at their own pace.
The program, an extension of Microsoft’s broader Global Skilling Initiative which aims to help people hardest hit by job losses acquire digital skills, will involve 4,000 from the Philippines.
Local startup Stock Knowledge has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Manila and Makati offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) to expand the pilot phase of its XR and webXR learning platform and align with the government’s efforts to push blended learning in the country.
Grade 12 student Bryce Ainsley Sanchez of Grace Christian College bested over two dozen other finalists at the 23rd Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO) held online last March 19 to 20, earning the top title for the third year in a row.
The robotics team developed an automatic and contactless Disinfection Channel and a Portable and Dual-Powered Renewal Energy Source sanitation station that bested 27 other entries around the world.
As part of its 25th anniversary in the Philippines, enterprise application software maker SAP has donated a $25,000 grant to support the Batang Bayani Life Skills Program of Teach for the Philippines (TFP), a non-profit organization working in the education sector.
The initiative aims to fast-track the digital connectivity of all public schools and DepEd offices nationwide and allow learners to have wider access to DepEd TV, DepEd Commons, and other learning platforms.
