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PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has released some frequently asked questions related to the operation of educational institutions for this year registered under the ministry. Below are questions and answers: Q: Does the operation of educational institutions involve all categories of private institutions (IPS)? A: Yes, the operation involves all IPS, including kindergartens, schools and centres. Q: Are IPS allowed to operate face-to-face? A: Yes, subject to the guidelines issued by the ministry on Oct 5,2020. The guidelines can be viewed at https://www.moe.gov.my/pemberitahuan/pengumuman/gp-pp-sekolah-norma-baharu Q: When can IPS start operating face-to-face? A: IPS will operate based on their respective academic calendar, except for schools that follow the national curriculum. These schools, which include primary and secondary schools, and primary and secondary religious schools, must follow national schools ... » Learn More about Education Ministry releases FAQs on operation of educational institutions

The MOE said that this is in line with the Ministry of Health's efforts to extend vaccination to personnel who offer essential services. "It complements existing efforts to keep our educational institutions safe, as children and the majority of our students are not yet medically eligible for vaccination," said the MOE. The exercise will cover all staff in primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute, as well as those in special education schools, the Institute of Technical Education and polytechnics. Vaccination will also be extended to staff at pre-schools licensed by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) and all MOE-registered kindergartens, as well as those at early intervention centres and programmes funded by or registered with ECDA for children with developmental needs, aged six and under. Staff of private schools registered with MOE that have full-time students below 18 years old, private education institutions - including ... » Learn More about Singapore: Over 150,000 staff in educational institutions to be offered Covid-19 vaccine from March 10; 13 new imported cases

PETALING JAYA: All educational institutions across the country registered under the Education Ministry will reopen according to the 2021 academic calendar, says the ministry. Private and international institutions that fall under the ministry will reopen according to their respective academic calendars, the ministry said in a statement Saturday (Jan 2). “This involves all institutions in the country, even those in conditional movement control order areas. “The operation of the institutions are subject to guidelines and SOPs set by authorities.. “The ministry will continuously monitor the operations of these institutions along with the National Security Council and the Health Ministry, ” it added. Separately, in a circular dated Aug 14,2020, Education deputy director-general (school operations sector) Adzman Talib said schools will reopen on Jan 20 and end on Dec 9 for states that fall under category A, while states under category B will reopen on Jan 20 and close on Dec 10. ... » Learn More about Schools, educational institutions to reopen as scheduled in 2021 academic calendar, says Education Ministry

Private educational institutions have been allowed to reopen from Dec 29 while the 2020-2021 academic year for public schools will resume on Jan 11, according to a notice from the Education, Youth and Sport Ministry. All schools are required to continue implementing safety measures. In a statement, minister Hang Chuon Naron said the decision applied to all private schools which had previously been permitted to open during the first and second phases of reopening earlier this year. “Private educational establishments that received permission from the ministry must continue to carry out the standard procedures for reopening in the context of Covid-19. “Students must be socially and physically distanced. When necessary, they must wear face masks on the campuses, ” he said. Public schools will follow the same guidelines when reopening. Students could be required to wear masks in the event of a new outbreak. In his Dec 29 address to the nation announcing the official conclusion ... » Learn More about Private educational institutions reopen

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex holding their son Archie, meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not pictured) at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON —  Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, said there were concerns about how dark her son Archie’s skin would be before his birth and that such worries explained why he was not given the title of prince. Meghan, whose mother is Black and father is white, said she was naive before she married into the royal family in 2018, but that she ended up having suicidal thoughts and considering self harm after asking for help but getting none. “They didn’t want him to be a prince or princess, not knowing what the gender would be, which would be different from protocol, and that he wasn’t going to receive security,” Meghan said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on CBS late on Sunday. “In those months when I was pregnant, ... » Learn More about Meghan says UK royals refused to make her son a prince due to skin color concerns

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) launched on Tuesday the pilot run of its saliva-based COVID-19 testing, which is seen as a cheaper and “less invasive” alternative to swab tests. “I think it’s a game-changer. We used to have difficulty getting swabbed. They get into our nose, our throat. Now it’s less invasive,” Sen. Richard Gordon, PRC chairman,  told reporters in a briefing, speaking partly in Filipino. “The cost is much less — at least P2,000,” he added. RED CROSS SALIVA TEST. Pinangunahan natin ngayong araw ang pilot testing ng @philredcross Saliva Test na mas mura kumpara sa swab test at non-invasive. pic.twitter.com/cprWSFK52k — Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) January 12, 2021 Gordon has been pushing for the use of saliva tests to detect the new coronavirus, saying this would cut the cost and yield fast results with 99.9 percent reliability. The PRC already submitted to the Department of Health (DOH) the results of the tests it ... » Learn More about PRC starts pilot run of cheaper, ‘less invasive’ saliva COVID-19 testing

EVERY Filipino parent wants the best education for his or her children. Every working Filipino looks forward to a good and comfortable retirement life. Every Filipino wants to have the best medical care as needed. All these need advance preparation. The question is: are Filipinos making the right preparations? Let us look at the facts. According to the latest data from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, only 29 percent of Filipino adults had bank deposits in 2019. Though this is already a 6 percent increase from 2017 data, it’s still one of the lowest savings rates in Southeast Asia. Did the 71 percent save their money somewhere else, which they can use during crunch time? A Manulife Investor Sentiment Index survey showed Filipino investors only have personal income equivalent to 3.6 months set aside for retirement, the lowest in Asia with an average of 2 to 3 years. What happens after four months into retirement? Further, of the Philippines’ total health expenditure of P906 billion ... » Learn More about What keeps Filipinos from preparing for the future

The city government of Manila has approved the plan of four medical schools to conduct limited face-to-face classes and internship programs for their health-related courses. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso allowed the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM)-College of Medicine, Metropolitan Medical Center College of Arts Sciences and Technology (MMC-CAST), Chinese General Hospital Colleges (CGHC) and Manila Theological College (MTC)-College of Medicine to hold physical classes. “What is the goal here? To produce doctors, nurses, midwives and all others that CHEd (Commission on Higher Education) allowed to conduct face-to-face classes,” Domagoso said. “If we can produce that next year, then at least we can continue to strengthen our medical professionals handling the situation.” “We believe that this hands-on training will ensure that our future doctors will be of good caliber,” PLM President Emmanuel Leyco said in a statement. In a letter addressed to Domagoso, CGHC ... » Learn More about Manila OKs face-to-face classes in 4 schools

FOUR schools in Lanao del Norte received Starbooks units and pods on January 21 from the Department of Science and Technology – Lanao del Norte office. Sultan Naga Dimaporo Memorial Integrated School-High School (SNDMIS-HS), Andres Bersales Sr. National High School (ABS NHS), Sultan Naga Dimaporo Memorial Integrated School-Elementary School(SNDMIS-ES), and Miguela Pogoy Memorial Elementary School compose the four academic institutions that recently acquired the digitized library. The Local Government Unit of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, under the leadership of Municipal Mayor Motalib Dimaporo, partnered with DoST-Lanao del Norte to realize the installation of Starbooks corners within each of the schools. Starbooks or the Science and Technology Academic Research-Based Openly Operated KioskS is the Philippines’ first-ever digital science and technology library. “Starbooks contains thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats (text and video/audio) placed in ... » Learn More about Lanao Norte schools receive digital S&T Library

MAYORS will “defer” to President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to keep the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila unless there is a vaccine, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Tuesday. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the mayors would “rally behind” the President even after the local executives, through its policy board, the Metro Manila Council (MMC), voted 9-8 to have the National Capital Region (NCR) put under a modified GCQ in March. “As what we have always emphasized, the Metro Manila mayors would always defer to the wisdom and judgment of the President,” Abalos said. “We are one with him, and would exert all efforts & rally behind him in combating this Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2109) pandemic,” he added. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, a major business group, recommended the shift to MGCQ to reopen the economy that has been devastated by the pandemic. ... » Learn More about Mayors ‘defer’ to Duterte over GCQ status in Metro Manila