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  • three-govt-agencies-put-pressure-on-congress-to-scrap-bill-on-vapes-e-cigarettes.png
    Categories News Seeing through the Smoke

    Three govt agencies put pressure on Congress to scrap bill on vapes, e-cigarettes

    By Klaire Ting  |  Sep 16, 2021 9:24 AM

    The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical practitioners and youth leaders on Wednesday in asking Congress to reject the bill that seeks to lower the age of persons who can buy, use or sell vapes and electronic cigarettes.

    deped, DOH, e-cigarettes, FDA, smoking, vape, vaping

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Lack of registered guidance counselors forces schools to keep unlicensed ones, violate guidance and counseling law

    By DENISE VALDEZ  |  Jan 15, 2018 11:09 AM

    Perez had performed the role of guidance counselor when he was not supposed to. He is not a licensed or registered guidance counselor, and was hired by DepEd as a teacher.

    deped, Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, guidance counselors

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    Gov’t rolls out K-12 system

    Jun 02, 2012 11:26 AM

    By YVONNE T. CHUA
    WHEN classes open on Monday, the country is finally giving up the distinction of being the only country in Asia that has a pre-university education of just 10 years.

    The Department of Education is rolling out in all 45,619 public elementary and high schools the “K to 12 curriculum,” beginning with Grades and 1 and 7, also called the “new high school.”

    basic education, deped, k-12

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    Stop K-12, asks teachers group

    Jun 02, 2012 11:23 AM

    AN association of school teachers has called for a stop to the implementation of the government’s K-12 basic education program, citing the absence of a law authorizing the program and the “disastrous” partial implementation of universal kindergarten last year.

    basic education, deped, k-12

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