English | The latest from Inquirer 黑料社 Latest Philippine 黑料社 for Filipinos Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:03:15 +0800 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 It鈥檚 back to Filipino and English,聽from kinder to Grade 3 classes /1992165/its-back-to-filipino-and-english-from-kinder-to-grade-3-classes /1992165/its-back-to-filipino-and-english-from-kinder-to-grade-3-classes#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2024 05:36:09 +0000 /1992165/its-back-to-filipino-and-english-from-kinder-to-grade-3-classes /1992165/its-back-to-filipino-and-english-from-kinder-to-grade-3-classes/feed 0 Kids who speak English score lower at PISA than others — DepEd exec /1887837/kids-who-speak-english-at-home-score-lower-at-pisa-deped-observes /1887837/kids-who-speak-english-at-home-score-lower-at-pisa-deped-observes#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:47:25 +0000 /1887837/kids-who-speak-english-at-home-score-lower-at-pisa-deped-observes /1887837/kids-who-speak-english-at-home-score-lower-at-pisa-deped-observes/feed 0 PH highly proficient in English language — 2023 English Proficiency Index /1860493/ph-highly-proficient-in-english /1860493/ph-highly-proficient-in-english#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:35:51 +0000 /1860493/ph-highly-proficient-in-english /1860493/ph-highly-proficient-in-english/feed 0 SWS: At least 75% adults competent in Filipino, 47% in English /1817467/sws-at-least-75-adults-competent-in-filipino-47-in-english /1817467/sws-at-least-75-adults-competent-in-filipino-47-in-english#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:56:02 +0000 /1817467/sws-at-least-75-adults-competent-in-filipino-47-in-english /1817467/sws-at-least-75-adults-competent-in-filipino-47-in-english/feed 0 UP professor: Mother tongue program more conducive to learning, should not be scrapped聽 /1762720/up-ced-mother-tongue-education-is-vital-to-empowering-filipino-workers-honoring-diverse-identities /1762720/up-ced-mother-tongue-education-is-vital-to-empowering-filipino-workers-honoring-diverse-identities#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:37:29 +0000 /1762720/up-ced-mother-tongue-education-is-vital-to-empowering-filipino-workers-honoring-diverse-identities /1762720/up-ced-mother-tongue-education-is-vital-to-empowering-filipino-workers-honoring-diverse-identities/feed 0 Only 38% of students grade 1 to 3 prefer local language as medium of instruction 鈥 Pulse Asia /1725302/only-38-of-students-grade-1-to-3-prefer-local-language-as-medium-of-instruction-pulse-asia /1725302/only-38-of-students-grade-1-to-3-prefer-local-language-as-medium-of-instruction-pulse-asia#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2023 11:51:33 +0000 /1725302/only-38-of-students-grade-1-to-3-prefer-local-language-as-medium-of-instruction-pulse-asia /1725302/only-38-of-students-grade-1-to-3-prefer-local-language-as-medium-of-instruction-pulse-asia/feed 0 ‘Never too old to learn English,’ say Vietnam’s grannies /1700231/never-too-old-to-learn-english-say-vietnams-grannies /1700231/never-too-old-to-learn-english-say-vietnams-grannies#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:49:14 +0000 /1700231/never-too-old-to-learn-english-say-vietnams-grannies /1700231/never-too-old-to-learn-english-say-vietnams-grannies/feed 0 Gatchalian: Grade 1-3 should have fewer subjects; expand English, Filipino lessons /1652365/gatchalian-grade-1-3-should-have-fewer-subjects-expand-english-filipino-lessons /1652365/gatchalian-grade-1-3-should-have-fewer-subjects-expand-english-filipino-lessons#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:08:08 +0000 /1652365/gatchalian-grade-1-3-should-have-fewer-subjects-expand-english-filipino-lessons /1652365/gatchalian-grade-1-3-should-have-fewer-subjects-expand-english-filipino-lessons/feed 0 ‘Pa English-English pa’: Tulfo wants Filipino translation in all gov’t notices /1646907/pa-english-english-pa-tulfo-wants-filipino-translation-in-all-govts-notices /1646907/pa-english-english-pa-tulfo-wants-filipino-translation-in-all-govts-notices#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:14:20 +0000 /1646907/pa-english-english-pa-tulfo-wants-filipino-translation-in-all-govts-notices /1646907/pa-english-english-pa-tulfo-wants-filipino-translation-in-all-govts-notices/feed 0 ‘Parang may sanib,’ Robin Padilla teases colleagues for acting like ‘Americans’ /1636849/parang-may-sanib-robin-padilla-teases-colleagues-becoming-americans /1636849/parang-may-sanib-robin-padilla-teases-colleagues-becoming-americans#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:49:10 +0000 /1636849/parang-may-sanib-robin-padilla-teases-colleagues-becoming-americans /1636849/parang-may-sanib-robin-padilla-teases-colleagues-becoming-americans/feed 0 ‘Nahihirapan lang ako! Pwede dahan-dahan lang?鈥 Padilla admits he’s struggling with plenary debates /1636652/robin-padilla-admits-having-hard-time-grasping-plenary-debates-my-ears-are-bleeding /1636652/robin-padilla-admits-having-hard-time-grasping-plenary-debates-my-ears-are-bleeding#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:19:26 +0000 /1636652/robin-padilla-admits-having-hard-time-grasping-plenary-debates-my-ears-are-bleeding /1636652/robin-padilla-admits-having-hard-time-grasping-plenary-debates-my-ears-are-bleeding/feed 0 Marcos wants to reexamine medium of instruction in schools /1634255/english-speaking-people-marcos-wants-to-reexamine-medium-of-instruction-in-schools /1634255/english-speaking-people-marcos-wants-to-reexamine-medium-of-instruction-in-schools#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:29:34 +0000 /1634255/english-speaking-people-marcos-wants-to-reexamine-medium-of-instruction-in-schools /1634255/english-speaking-people-marcos-wants-to-reexamine-medium-of-instruction-in-schools/feed 0 DepEd exec: Use English, Filipino as kindergarten media of instruction /1631047/deped-exec-use-english-filipino-as-kindergarten-media-of-instruction /1631047/deped-exec-use-english-filipino-as-kindergarten-media-of-instruction#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:31:16 +0000 /1631047/deped-exec-use-english-filipino-as-kindergarten-media-of-instruction /1631047/deped-exec-use-english-filipino-as-kindergarten-media-of-instruction/feed 0 Bongbong Marcos told: Replace English with Filipino as language of instruction /1620452/bongbong-marcos-told-replace-english-with-filipino-as-language-of-instruction /1620452/bongbong-marcos-told-replace-english-with-filipino-as-language-of-instruction#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 23:11:18 +0000 /1620452/bongbong-marcos-told-replace-english-with-filipino-as-language-of-instruction /1620452/bongbong-marcos-told-replace-english-with-filipino-as-language-of-instruction/feed 0 DepEd urged to reinforce English as medium of instruction /1387749/deped-urged-to-reinforce-english-as-medium-of-instruction /1387749/deped-urged-to-reinforce-english-as-medium-of-instruction#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:36:41 +0000 /1387749/deped-urged-to-reinforce-english-as-medium-of-instruction /1387749/deped-urged-to-reinforce-english-as-medium-of-instruction/feed 0 On hottest day of year, thousands cram onto English beaches /1297678/on-hottest-day-of-year-thousands-cram-onto-english-beaches /1297678/on-hottest-day-of-year-thousands-cram-onto-english-beaches#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:41:02 +0000 /1297678/on-hottest-day-of-year-thousands-cram-onto-english-beaches /1297678/on-hottest-day-of-year-thousands-cram-onto-english-beaches/feed 0 Gwen to impose English as instruction medium in Cebu public schools /1202884/gwen-to-impose-english-as-instruction-medium-in-cebu-public-schools /1202884/gwen-to-impose-english-as-instruction-medium-in-cebu-public-schools#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:15:45 +0000 /1202884/gwen-to-impose-english-as-instruction-medium-in-cebu-public-schools /1202884/gwen-to-impose-english-as-instruction-medium-in-cebu-public-schools/feed 0 Nonbinary pronoun ‘they’ named Merriam-Webster word of year /1201126/nonbinary-pronoun-they-named-merriam-webster-word-of-year /1201126/nonbinary-pronoun-they-named-merriam-webster-word-of-year#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:31:21 +0000 /1201126/nonbinary-pronoun-they-named-merriam-webster-word-of-year /1201126/nonbinary-pronoun-they-named-merriam-webster-word-of-year/feed 0 After low PISA result, DepEd eyes English as medium of instruction in primary years /1200113/deped-looking-into-english-as-medium-of-instruction-in-primary-years-after-low-pisa-result /1200113/deped-looking-into-english-as-medium-of-instruction-in-primary-years-after-low-pisa-result#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:12:03 +0000 /1200113/deped-looking-into-english-as-medium-of-instruction-in-primary-years-after-low-pisa-result /1200113/deped-looking-into-english-as-medium-of-instruction-in-primary-years-after-low-pisa-result/feed 0 Palace takes ‘constructive view’ of PH dismal performance in math, science, reading /1198544/palace-takes-constructive-view-of-ph-dismal-performance-in-math-science-reading /1198544/palace-takes-constructive-view-of-ph-dismal-performance-in-math-science-reading#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:28:44 +0000 /1198544/palace-takes-constructive-view-of-ph-dismal-performance-in-math-science-reading /1198544/palace-takes-constructive-view-of-ph-dismal-performance-in-math-science-reading/feed 0 83-year-old man earns master鈥檚 degree /1169482/83-year-old-man-earns-masters-degree /1169482/83-year-old-man-earns-masters-degree#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:08:42 +0000 /1169482/83-year-old-man-earns-masters-degree /1169482/83-year-old-man-earns-masters-degree/feed 0 Chinese scholars claim English is a Chinese dialect /1162844/chinese-scholars-claim-english-is-a-mandarin-dialect /1162844/chinese-scholars-claim-english-is-a-mandarin-dialect#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:19:04 +0000 /1162844/chinese-scholars-claim-english-is-a-mandarin-dialect /1162844/chinese-scholars-claim-english-is-a-mandarin-dialect/feed 0 Education seen as new niche market for PH tourism /1147656/education-seen-as-new-niche-market-for-ph-tourism /1147656/education-seen-as-new-niche-market-for-ph-tourism#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:11:21 +0000 /1147656/education-seen-as-new-niche-market-for-ph-tourism /1147656/education-seen-as-new-niche-market-for-ph-tourism/feed 0 Icelandic language fighting tsunami of English /1058719/icelandic-language-fighting-tsunami-of-english /1058719/icelandic-language-fighting-tsunami-of-english#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:51:14 +0000 /1058719/icelandic-language-fighting-tsunami-of-english /1058719/icelandic-language-fighting-tsunami-of-english/feed 0 鈥楾rapo鈥 and 鈥榖ongga鈥 make it into Oxford English Dictionary /1042163/trapo-and-bongga-now-included-in-oxford-english-dictionary /1042163/trapo-and-bongga-now-included-in-oxford-english-dictionary#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:51:30 +0000 /1042163/trapo-and-bongga-now-included-in-oxford-english-dictionary /1042163/trapo-and-bongga-now-included-in-oxford-english-dictionary/feed 0 In Ateneo, Filipino is not just for 鈥楰uya Driver, Ate Yaya鈥 /1025501/in-ateneo-filipino-is-not-just-for-kuya-driver-ate-yaya /1025501/in-ateneo-filipino-is-not-just-for-kuya-driver-ate-yaya#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:24:23 +0000 /1025501/in-ateneo-filipino-is-not-just-for-kuya-driver-ate-yaya /1025501/in-ateneo-filipino-is-not-just-for-kuya-driver-ate-yaya/feed 0 Duterte wants meetings in Cebuano /965732/duterte-wants-meetings-in-cebuano /965732/duterte-wants-meetings-in-cebuano#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2018 07:00:12 +0000 /965732/duterte-wants-meetings-in-cebuano /965732/duterte-wants-meetings-in-cebuano/feed 0 Australia tightens English requirements for foreign students /937444/australia-tightens-english-requirements-for-foreign-students /937444/australia-tightens-english-requirements-for-foreign-students#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:22:58 +0000 /937444/australia-tightens-english-requirements-for-foreign-students /937444/australia-tightens-english-requirements-for-foreign-students/feed 0 WATCH: Thailand honors Buddha with Makha Bucha celebrations /870753/watch-thailand-honors-buddha-with-makha-bucha-celebrations /870753/watch-thailand-honors-buddha-with-makha-bucha-celebrations#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:06:18 +0000 /870753/watch-thailand-honors-buddha-with-makha-bucha-celebrations /870753/watch-thailand-honors-buddha-with-makha-bucha-celebrations/feed 0 DepEd 鈥榟unting’ for more Math, English teachers /819003/deped-hunting-for-more-math-english-teachers /819003/deped-hunting-for-more-math-english-teachers#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:48:51 +0000 /819003/deped-hunting-for-more-math-english-teachers /819003/deped-hunting-for-more-math-english-teachers/feed 0 Broadcaster Teddy Locsin Jr. scoffs at use of Tagalog in debate /775428/broadcaster-teddy-locsin-jr-scoffs-at-use-of-tagalog-in-debate /775428/broadcaster-teddy-locsin-jr-scoffs-at-use-of-tagalog-in-debate#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:06:57 +0000 /775428/broadcaster-teddy-locsin-jr-scoffs-at-use-of-tagalog-in-debate /775428/broadcaster-teddy-locsin-jr-scoffs-at-use-of-tagalog-in-debate/feed 0 Muslim women must learn English or risk deportation鈥擝ritish PM /756768/muslim-women-must-learn-english-or-risk-deportation-british-pm /756768/muslim-women-must-learn-english-or-risk-deportation-british-pm#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:44:02 +0000 /756768/muslim-women-must-learn-english-or-risk-deportation-british-pm /756768/muslim-women-must-learn-english-or-risk-deportation-british-pm/feed 0 US colleges seek better integration for Chinese students /726264/us-colleges-seek-better-integration-for-chinese-students /726264/us-colleges-seek-better-integration-for-chinese-students#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:48:30 +0000 /726264/us-colleges-seek-better-integration-for-chinese-students /726264/us-colleges-seek-better-integration-for-chinese-students/feed 0 Muslim students find learning English can be fun /702726/muslim-students-find-learning-english-can-be-fun /702726/muslim-students-find-learning-english-can-be-fun#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2015 05:34:46 +0000 /702726/muslim-students-find-learning-english-can-be-fun /702726/muslim-students-find-learning-english-can-be-fun/feed 0 Why English is so very hard to teach and learn /700154/why-english-is-so-very-hard-to-teach-and-learn /700154/why-english-is-so-very-hard-to-teach-and-learn#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:20:29 +0000 /700154/why-english-is-so-very-hard-to-teach-and-learn /700154/why-english-is-so-very-hard-to-teach-and-learn/feed 0 Teaching Filipino with no regrets /638223/teaching-filipino-with-no-regrets /638223/teaching-filipino-with-no-regrets#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:04:43 +0000 /638223/teaching-filipino-with-no-regrets /638223/teaching-filipino-with-no-regrets/feed 0 Who murdered English? (Or why English cannot be our national language) /632557/who-murdered-english-or-why-english-cannot-be-our-national-language /632557/who-murdered-english-or-why-english-cannot-be-our-national-language#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:06:11 +0000 /632557/who-murdered-english-or-why-english-cannot-be-our-national-language /632557/who-murdered-english-or-why-english-cannot-be-our-national-language/feed 0 Skills, not just English, land jobs 鈥 DepEd exec /501943/skills-not-just-english-land-jobs-deped-exec /501943/skills-not-just-english-land-jobs-deped-exec#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2013 07:47:08 +0000 /501943/skills-not-just-english-land-jobs-deped-exec /501943/skills-not-just-english-land-jobs-deped-exec/feed 0 Gullas bill to revive English as language in classrooms /497837/gullas-bill-to-revive-english-as-language-in-classrooms /497837/gullas-bill-to-revive-english-as-language-in-classrooms#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:00:35 +0000 /497837/gullas-bill-to-revive-english-as-language-in-classrooms /497837/gullas-bill-to-revive-english-as-language-in-classrooms/feed 0 Should language evolve without rules? /469321/should-language-evolve-without-rules /469321/should-language-evolve-without-rules#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:21:11 +0000 /469321/should-language-evolve-without-rules /469321/should-language-evolve-without-rules/feed 0