(PNA fie photo by Cristina Arayata) MANILA - An initial 50 young people from Tondo, Manila will be given free English proficiency training by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency said Tuesday. TESDA Deputy Director General Aniceto Bertiz III told the Philippine News Agency that TESDA targets 500 scholars. The initial 25 will start their training on August 24, while another 25 will begin training on the first week of October. "We have provided (an initial) 50 slots, but if our NGO (non-government organization) partner from Baseco could send us more enrollees, we could still accommodate another 50," he said. Bertiz, however, could not clarify the timeline to reach 500 scholars. TESDA's English Proficiency for Customer Service Workers training runs for 100 hours or 25 days, and is being implemented through full online learning. Entrants must be at least high school graduates to be considered for the program. For this scholarship, he sa
(PNA fie photo by Cristina Arayata) MANILA - An initial 50 young people from Tondo, Manila will be given free English proficiency training by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency said Tuesday. Rogelio Llovit Jr., acting chief of TESDA's Public Information and Assistance Division, told the Philippine News Agency that TESDA targets 500 scholars. The initial 25 will start their training on August 24, while another 25 will begin training on the first week of October. "We have provided (an initial) 50 slots, but if our NGO (non-government organization) partner from Baseco could send us more enrollees, we could still accommodate another 50," he said. Llovit, however, could not clarify the timeline to reach 500 scholars. TESDA's English Proficiency for Customer Service Workers training runs for 100 hours or 25 days, and is being implemented through full online learning. Entrants must be at least high school graduates to be considered f
UNMASKING. Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines or the Liga ng mga Magulang, Liga Independencia Pilipinas, Sulong Maralita, and Yakap ng mga Magulang Movement, stage a protest rally in front of the Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday (April 13, 2022). The groups and other anti-communist organizations vowed anew to become more relentless in "unmasking" all legal front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army and the National Democratic Front. (Photo courtesy of League of Parents of the Philippines) MANILA - Groups of parents and other anti-communist organizations have again vowed to become more relentless in "unmasking" all legal front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines (LPP) or the Liga ng mga Magulang, Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI), Sulong Maralita, and Yakap