Bus fares to increase starting April 22

Bus fares in the capital will increase starting April 22.

INFOGRAPHIC: DepEd issues promotion/retention policy

Graduation season is almost over, in two months the new school year will begin. Find out how students are retained or promoted in the K-12 curriculum. Source: www.deped.gov.ph

DepEd: Three minor planets named after Pinoy young scientists

Deped bragged on its Facebook page the fete of three Filipino students who won the major prize in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). “Their team won the Second Place Award in the “Energy: Physical” category of the 2018 Intel ISEF for their work in the design and development of Solar-Tracking Arduino-Rooted […]

UP engineering students win international contest on eco-friendly cement in Canada

University of the Philippines (Diliman) Insitute of Civil Engineering students won first place in the Eco-concrete contest in Quebec, Canada. The award was given during the American Concrete Instute (ACI) Spring 2019 Convention held on March 24-28. Sources: UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Institute of Civil Engineering

Pinoy students win BIG in Vietnam International math Competition

Filipino student mathletes won 10 medals in the 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Challenge (HOMC 2019) held on 2-6 April, 2019 in Vietnam. The event was participated by more than 700 students from China, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. “It’s the first international […]

NEILSON HAYS LIBRARY TO HOLD SEMI-ANNUAL BOOK SALE NEXT MONTH

Thousands of second-hand books available from Bangkok’s largest collection of English language titles Neilson Hays Library, a Bangkok institution renowned for its collection of over 20,000 English language books, is opening its doors on Saturday 25th May and Sunday 26th May from 9:30am to 4:00pm for its bi-annual book sale. Locals, ex-pats and tourists alike […]

WATCH: This historian thinks a four-day work week could solve all our problems

The Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland featured psychologist Adam Grant from Wharton School in Pennsylvania and historian Rutger Bregman, author of Utopia for Realists both forwarded the idea that “working less would have a range of benefits for workers and employers and the world should embrace the four-day working week.” “I […]

World’s best teacher changing lives in Africa

Peter Tabichi, a secondary Math and Science Teacher at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Nakuru, Kenya, won the 2019 Global Teaching Prize awarded by the Varkey Foundation on March 24, 2019. Tabichi received USD 1 Million as part of the award. Hugh Jackman, the Wolverine and Greatest Showman star, presented the award. He calls […]

Ambassador Aragon congratulates ALSE participants for becoming agents of change

Ambassador Aragon congratulates ALSE participants while Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) promises support.

Ambassador Aragon to attend ALSE launch on March 17 at Chula univ

Registration will start at 8:00 AM at Room 405 on the 4th floor of the Faculty of Education of Chulalongkorn University. Lecture will start from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

DepEd, Thai counterpart discuss deployment of Filipino teachers in Thailand

The Department of Education (DepEd) of the Philippines and Ministry of Education (MOE) of Thailand convened to discuss the employment of Filipino teachers in the Kingdom of Thailand.

Filipino students win 4 bronze at int’l match challenge in Thailand

Filipino students bagged four bronze medals and two honorable mention awards at International Math and Robot Challenge held at Rangsit University.

Meet the ALSE Bangkok Secretariat

ALSE Bangkok Secretariat is a combination of successful business owners and executives, community leaders and young entrepreneurs who dream of giving back to society by teaching Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) how to start and manage their own businesses and improve their lives in the Philippines.

Thailand-based Filipino PhD student receives research award in London

Palayon is taking up PhD in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching Program, School of Liberal Arts at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.

REPORT: Three from Thailand, Eleven from the Philippines among Southeast Asia’s cleanest cities in 2018

Three cities from Thailand and eleven from the Philippines were identified as among Southeast Asia’s cleanest cities in 2018 World Air Quality Report released on Tuesday by AirVisual. Calamba, Philippines was hailed as the cleanest city in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile Satun, Narathiwat, and Nan were among the cleanest cities. The Report also identified Jakarta, Indonesia […]

Filipinos from all walks of life join ALSE Bangkok orientation

A total of 26 registrants attended the first orientation and pre-meeting. A second one will be conducted on March 3 (4:00 PM) also at Hotel Vista Express which is owned by one of the ALSE Bangkok Secretariat, Zenaida Vannaying.