By Dr. Rex Casiple In January 2020, the universities in the United States prepared to combat the entrance of corona virus (2019-nCov) in their respective school campuses. Students from several universities who travelled to China, preferably those who travelled to Wuhan Province where the virus originated, were tested for possible cases of 2019-nCov. Everyone
January 5, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple The National Greening Program (NGP) of the government was implemented in the country pursuant to Executive Order No. 23 and Executive Order No. 26 both series of 2011 mandating the Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DA-DAR-DENR) convergence initiative to develop the
December 15, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple Last year, Iloilo City was alarmed by youngsters arrested for illegal drug cases. The police aired the possibility that drug pushers were taking advantage of the innocence of these teenagers. In other parts of the country, there were also lots of teenagers arrested because of illegal drugs. In August 2020, one
December 3, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple Student suicide is a serious problem. There are signs to watch and there are ways for prevention. In California, USA, the Teens for Life Program curriculum was developed through collaborative efforts of the teachers, students, and clinical staff. The one-hour curriculum, taught by trained personnel, features information on reducing stigma towards mental
November 17, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple The stages of youth development are generally from childhood to adolescence. This critical period of transition can lead to various mental health challenges and can be associated with increased risk for suicide among the youth or students. Extreme vulnerability to depression and emotional breakdowns are most of the reasons why youths or
November 12, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple On October 26, 2020 after almost eight years typhoon “Quinta” was back lambasting the provinces in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Central Visayas and Western Visayas. At least nine people were killed, six injured and two missing. Northern Iloilo was placed under Typhoon Signal Number 1. Heavy rains pounded the City
November 5, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple In the opening of classes this school year (SY) 2020-2021, around 22.2 million nationwide had enrolled in basic education, mostly in public elementary and secondary schools. The Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing a distance learning approach or a learning delivery mode where interaction takes place between the teacher and the students
October 27, 2020
By Dr Rex Casiple On September 20, 1990, former President Corazon C. Aquino issued Presidential Proclamation No. 647, “Declaring the Month of October of Every Year as the National Statistics Month (NSM)”. The proclamation aimed to promote, enhance, and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors
October 15, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple On October 5, 2020, the whole world celebrated the United Nations’ (UN) World Teachers’ Day. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. This day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices
October 8, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple Higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world, confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, are studying how to move forward with classes next year. In the past seven months the Covid-19 pandemic caused a massive education experiment in several countries including top universities. Almost all teaching and learning processes in higher education in
September 29, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple The latest survey on courses popular to students and in schools in Western Visayas and in almost all regions in the country showed that Agriculture and Fisheries remained in the bottom rank of all disciplines in higher education. Agriculture education assumes an important role in the improvement of food production
September 15, 2020
By Dr. Rex Casiple In August 2020, we celebrated the 53rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founding anniversary. This year’s celebration is chaired by Vietnam. The ASEAN was founded on August 8, 1967. It is composed of ten countries in Southeast Asia with noted differences in religion, culture and history. In this COVID-19
September 1, 2020