Face-to-face classes, ‘di na babalik — CHED

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 26, 2021

Kinumpirma ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na hindi na makababalik sa traditional face-to-face classes ang lahat ng unibersidad at kolehiyo sa ‘Pinas, sapagkat na-adopt na ng institusyon ang sistema ng flexible learning, batay sa pahayag ni CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera.

Aniya, "From now on, flexible learning will be the norm. There is no going back to the traditional, full-packed face-to-face classrooms. The commission has adopted a policy that flexible learning will continue in School Year 2021 and thereafter."

Dagdag pa niya, “What will happen is a flexible system where universities will mix and match flexible learning methods appropriate to their situation.”

Paraan din aniya iyon upang mapaghandaan ang iba pang posibilidad na pandemyang susubok sa sistema ng edukasyon.

Sabi pa niya patungkol sa pagbabalik-eskuwela, “It also would have wasted all the investments in technology, in teacher training, in the retrofitting of our facilities… Old paradigm of face-to-face versus online will now disappear.”

Sa ngayon ay patapos na ang School Year 2020-2021, kung saan patuloy pa ring nag-a-adjust ang mga guro at estudyante sa sistema ng flexible learning, online classes at modular method.

Estate tax amnesty, extended ng 2 years

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 26, 2021

Dalawampu’t tatlong senador ang pabor na i-extend ng 2 years ang deadline sa pagsusumite ng estate tax amnesty sa ilalim ng Senate Bill No. 2208, na dininig sa ikatlong pagbasa sa Senado nitong Lunes.

Batay sa napagkasunduan ng mga senador na pinangunahan ng chair of committee na si Senator Pia Cayetano, mula sa original deadline na June 14, 2021 ay mae-extend ang filing nito hanggang sa June 14, 2023.

Matatandaang nu’ng nakaraang taon pa ito pinag-usapan sa Senado, kung saan wala namang naging objections sa lahat ng senador.

Olympic athletes, coaches, atbp., babakunahan na kontra COVID-19

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 25, 2021

Babakunahan na kontra COVID-19 sa ika-28 ng Mayo ang mga atleta, coach at iba pang sasabak sa Tokyo Olympics at 31st Hanoi SEA Games, ayon sa pahayag ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Chief Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino ngayong araw, May 25.

Aniya, “The good news today is that IATF has also approved the vaccination this Friday which will be exclusive for Olympic-bound and SEA Games-bound delegates.”

Dagdag niya, “This will happen on Friday afternoon at the Manila Prince Hotel and everyone is included, from coaches, athletes, officials, media, (and) journalists, everyone bound for Tokyo and SEA Games who are here in Manila.”

Samantala, nakikipag-ugnayan naman sa Quezon City ang grupo ng Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) upang mabakunahan sa pamahalaang lungsod ang mahigit 67,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employees nito.

Sabi pa ni IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) President at CEO Rey E. Untal, "This is the first partnership of its kind and we hope that this will serve as a template for our ongoing efforts with other LGUs. Early access to the vaccine is really top-of-mind for our sector and as such, we are dearly and immensely thankful to the leadership of the Quezon City Government."

Sa ngayon ay patuloy ang vaccination rollout kontra COVID-19 sa ‘Pinas, kung saan kabilang ang economic frontliners sa A4 priority list.