NEWS FEATURE
Mental health and education have an inseparable connection. A child could not strive academically if their mental health is compromised. In 2021, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported a total of 404 public school students who took their own lives, while 2,147 learners attempted suicide. Behind these numbers lie a hundred extinguished potentials, dreams, and lives... READ MORE
Advocate groups and state officials raised indications of the current Philippine learning crisis after the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) released the 2022 evaluation result on global education performance—showing that Filipino students are still behind in reading, mathematics, and science proficiency... READ MORE
Imbis nasa paaralan, patuloy pa rin dumarami ang bilang ng mga batang Pilipinong kumakayod sa lansangan. Ayon sa datos na inilabas ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) noong 2022, pumalo sa 1.48 milyong mga bata mula edad 5 hanggang 17 taong gulang ang nagtatrabaho na. Sa patuloy na pagdami ng bilang ng mga batang nagiging biktima ng child labor... READ MORE
Pulmonya ang sanhi ng mahigit 14% na pagkamatay ng mga batang may edad na limang taon at pababa, ayon kay Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Infectious and Tropical Disease Division Chief Dr. Anna Ong-Lim nitong Agosto. Kaugnay nito, ibinahagi ng Department of Health (DOH) noong Oktubre ang report ng Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) na nagsasabing halos nasa 82,122 na kaso ng pulmonya ang naitala sa bansa mula Enero hanggang... READ MORE
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