By Prof. Rex Casiple Classes in the tertiary level for this coming academic year (AY) 2021-2022 will start in August to September 2021. Business Education courses still will be the most popular courses in school followed by Teacher Education and Information Technology Education. Incoming freshman college students are advised to take courses in demand in
July 27, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple Thousands of college graduates will be added to the roster of unemployed/under-employed graduates in the Region this year 2021. Business Education courses still are the most popular courses in school with a lot of graduates followed by Teacher Education and Information Technology (IT) programs. The study of the Bureau of Local
July 6, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple There are at least 25 public and private engineering schools in Western Visayas. Twenty three (23) have been operating in the last six years offering traditional engineering programs: BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering and BS Civil Engineering. The importance of Mechanical Engineers in nation-building and development is
June 22, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple The 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings evaluated and identified the top universities in the world from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Japan, Asia, among others. The top five universities are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University, Cornell University and University of California – Berkeley.
June 15, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple Latest report showed that 4.5 million Filipinos more or less were vaccinated from the start of government vaccination program in March 2021, or three (3) months ago. This revealed that around 1.5 million Filipinos are vaccinated in a month. Experts said that around 70 million more Filipinos to be vaccinated in
June 8, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act 11522 declaring May 18 of every year as the “National Higher Education Day”. This is to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). CHED was created on May 18, 1994 by virtue of Republic Act 7722 (RA 7722),
May 29, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple In March 2021, three high school students aged 13, 14 and 16 died from suicide in the province of Leyte. Police said that the victims suffered from depression resulting from family and personal problems including poor academic achievement. The school system is too stressful for these youths that may also result
May 15, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple The community pantry is a notable phenomenon that suddenly struck the nation in the month of April 2021. This while millions of Filipinos are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines and experiencing series of lockdowns in the different parts of the country. Many poor Filipino families are suffering from hunger or
May 4, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple In the United States there is an increase in the number of colleges and universities that make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students before they return to campus in September 2021. Some of these higher education institutions (HEIs) are being utilized as distribution sites for the vaccine. They are also used
April 24, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple The vital point in controlling a viral or bacterial threat is known as “herd immunity”. To reach “herd immunity”, 70 percent to 90 percent of the population needed to have antibodies. Epidemiologists have said from the beginning of the pandemic that a vaccine is the only true way to resume
April 16, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple World Health Organization (WHO) defines vaccination as a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases, before they come into contact with them. It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger. Vaccines train your immune system to
April 13, 2021
By Dr. Rex Casiple In the past few days, the Philippines has been badly affected by the COVID-19 virus and has found out to be in the second highest rate in Southeast Asia. In the ASEAN Briefing post, the country has 15,310 new cases and 17 deaths on April 2 or total of 771,497
April 7, 2021