Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Thursday noted the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) in “the development of national wealth.”   “Since the pandemic broke out, innovation is equated with progress. We need to invest in innovation today to ensure our country’s post-crisis growth. Our economy, to be prosperous, needs to produce greater output than input, and we must have the speed and capacity to shift to the changing demands of the market,” he said during the first day of the 7th National Research and Development Conference in Pasay City.   He said

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday it has received more complaints against physical abuse or corporal punishments in schools in the country since it launched the DepEd complaint email and hotline last week.   In a press briefing, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said they have received complaints as late as last weekend.   “Mas marami nag-e-email. Ang karamihan ng complaints na natanggap namin would be more on corporal punishment (We get more emails. Most of the complaints we have received were about corporal punishments),” Poa said.   He noted that the process in dealing with these complaints includes direct

The Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to reduce the workload of teachers by removing administrative tasks from their stead and introducing a work-balancing tool they could use.   In a press briefing, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said this tool seeks to assess the working hours of teachers and how efficiently they are being spent.   Poa said the DepEd is determined to hire not only more teachers but also non-teaching personnel to help them, by including a budget allocation for the hiring of 10,000 teachers by 2023.   “‘Yun po ‘yung nakasaad sa work balancing tool na ila-launch natin