At least 100 teachers from public elementary schools in Ilocos Sur and Vigan City recently underwent a five-day training workshop at the FUSE (Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education) Learning Center for Teachers, in Ermita, Manila. The workshop, designed to upgrade the competencies of teachers in English, Math and Science, complements the K-12

From left to right Bishop Emerito Nakpil, Director for Academic Affairs Wesleyan College;Rep. Salvador Escudero, President FUSE;Ms. May Pagsinohin, Executive Director, Philippine Science Centrum; Dr. Hermogenes Pobre, Director Manila Hotel; Dr. Milagros Ibe,FUSE Board of Trustee and Ms. Elvira Galvez, Education Consultant Philippine Science Centrum

More students learn literature better by allowing them to talk instead of being talked to. This is according to writer-lecturer Isagani Cruz, who recommends that the better way to teach literature is to allow students to talk at least half of the time. Cruz said this method is being developed in a series of literature