Australia is stepping up efforts to expand trade, education, and investment ties with the Philippines, as bilateral relations hit a “historic high” and two-way trade reaches record levels, an Australian lawmaker said.
PHINMA Education is expanding its presence in Metro Manila after acquiring Southeastern College in Pasay City, bringing the long-running institution into its network of schools focused on helping more Filipinos complete college.
Far Eastern University has struck a P156 million deal to take control of University of Nueva Caceres–Bataan, marking the latest expansion move by the Montinola family-led education group.
Working students across the Philippines are stepping into the spotlight as educators and employers renew calls for stronger support for those balancing jobs and higher education.
STI Education Systems Holdings Inc., the country’s biggest chain of private schools, saw enrollments soften from record-high levels as some students shifted to public schools, although strong margins kept profits growing at a solid pace.
The Jollibee Group is working with the Department of Education (DepEd) to develop a specialized senior high school elective focused on the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector, part of a broader push to better align classroom learning with workforce demands.
The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) advocacy group has thrown its full support behind Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s sweeping public-private partnership strategy, positioning it as a decisive response to the country’s 165,000-classroom deficit and deepening learning crisis.
PHINMA Corp. vice chair Dr. Magdaleno B. Albarracin Jr. is channeling P400 million into a long-term student support fund aimed at helping around 30,000 PHINMA Education students stay in school.
A crisis-proof, disaster-resilient learning model is set to transform how Filipino students learn as the Department of Education accelerates the nationwide rollout of the Central Visayan Institute Foundation Dynamic Learning Program, with support from PLDT and Smart.