University of the Philippines Open University

Type: Organization

Name: University of the Philippines Open University

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

LET-ting them be what they want to be

Enrolling first at the University of the Philippines (UP) Open University, then at St. Paul University Manila, Sotelo completed the requirements and did a two-month practice teaching handling a biology class. Sotelo found the work “challenging, but I ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 20 2013]

Entities: Teaching, Manila, Manila Science High School, Call Center

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

University of the City of Manila

Passion for math shows the way for this LET topnotcher

“If I had my way, I really wanted to take [a degree in] math 100 percent,” Bueser said.At Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, the nursing student did not lose his passion for math, representing his school in several collegiate competitions.These included ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - May 13 2013]

Entities: University of the Philippines Open University, University of the City of Manila, Philippine Normal University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

University of the Philippines Los Baños

Miriam endorses Migz, Koko

MANILA - Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago believes resigned senator Juan Miguel Zubiri should be given a chance to go back to the Senate.Santiago made an official endorsement of Zubiri in her La Vista home in Quezon City.Unlike other politicians who claim ... [Published ABS-CBN News - May 09 2013]

Entities: Santiago, Koko Pimentel, University of the Philippines Open University, University of the Philippines Los Baños

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

University of the Philippines Manila

IPOPHL Celebrates World Intellectual Property (IP) Day

IPOPHL Director General Ricardo R. Blancaflor poses with the winners of the Essay-Writing and the Audio Visual Presentation Contests. With him from left to right are: Korea Copyright Commission Director Kim Yoonsik, Korea Cultural Center Director Seong-Un ... [Published Intellectual Property Office Of Philippines - May 06 2013]

Entities: Intellectual Property, University of the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines Open University, US Embassy

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Philippine university joins forces with Australia on mobile learning study

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is partnering with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) on the study of effective use of tablet computers for public school students. ... [Published FutureGov - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Philippines, AusAID, Australia

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

University of the Philippines Open University

‘Distance learning to improve PH education’

MANILA – House Bill 4883 seeks to implement distance education as a system of delivering quality educational services in the country.The bill also declares the University of the Philippines Open University as the national open university.A lawmaker hopes ... [Published Panay News - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Manny Villar, Education, University of the Philippines Open University

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

3 Kapampangans win technology inventions contest

CLARK FREEPORT–A team of Kapampangan inventors received a P500,000 funding to develop an affordable water purification system after winning a technology development competition.Armtech, a team based in Angeles City, won the recently concluded IdeaSpace ... [Published Headline Gitnang Luzon - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: First Pacific Co Ltd, Philippines, Invention

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Passage of bill seeking to democratize access to education sought

Lawmakers said the 15th Congress could still find time to pass a measure expanding and further democratizing access to quality education at the post secondary and tertiary levels through the promotion and application of open learning.Rep. Mark Villar ... [Published PH House of Representatives - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Rufus Rodriguez, Education, University of the Philippines Open University, Juan Edgardo Angara, The Open University

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Kapampangan traders win IdeaSpace competition

CLARK FREEPORT -- A team of Kapampangan businessmen was selected as one of the Top 10 winners of the IdeaSpace Foundation Incorporated national technology competition.Reinell Cunanan, Alvin Layva, and Moises Guevarra, who represents Armtech, received ... [Published Sun Star Network - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: First Pacific Co Ltd, Philippines, PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

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"It will provide for the institutionalizing of distance education as a mode of delivery of the open learning philosophy" Angara said

Passage of bill seeking to democratize access to education sought [Published PH House of Representatives - Apr 15 2013]

"All the finalists are impressive but these ten teams emerged as winners. We're excited for our first batch of incubatees. Our job now is to help them become investable businesses at par with global standards" Earl Martin Valencia, IdeaSpace president, said

Kapampangan traders win IdeaSpace competition [Published Sun Star Network - Apr 13 2013]