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In a news article from the PRC website , it was announced that licensure examinations scheduled from June to August 2020 are postponed to next year, 2021.  There are still no official dates, but they will be announced on their official website and social media pages. Here are the following professions with licensure examinations affected: Environmental Planners Guidance Counselors Interior Designers Landscape Architects Mining Engineers Nutritionists-Dietitians Psychologists Psychometricians Social Workers Veterinarians Master Plumbers Mechanical Engineers and Certified Plant Mechanics Medical Technologists Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Sanitary Engineers There is no official announcement yet regarding the Librarian Licensure Examination scheduled for September 8-9, 2020. However, we should anticipate possible delays. Even if the board exam will be postponed, test takers should still be well-prepared. For further queries and concerns regarding the board exams, you...

Industries are developing ways to thrive amid the new normal brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the coming school year, educational institutions are transitioning to online learning to allow students to complete their requirements while staying safe at home.  Strengthening its position as an invaluable partner in promoting 21st Century Learning, Globe myBusiness has partnered with Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) by providing tailor-made internet plans for the next school year. Through the partnership, the university secured 7,000 Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi units for instructors and students. The kits are equipped with a WiFi modem with a LAN port, free 10GB of data allocation upon modem activation, and access to a customizable suite of apps to aid the learning process.  “Technology plays an important role in this global pandemic, as it connects us while keeping us safe in our homes,” shares Bernie Jereza, Institutional Communications and Promotions or ICOMMP Office Head of...

Live demonstrations on applications of online instructional design as well as industry best practices were featured during the latest installment of Globe myBusiness’ E-skwela online learning series. Leading the discussion on lesson creation and materials development in the new normal were industry experts and full-time faculty members, Lea Sacdalan-Abarentos and Jag Garcia, of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. They were also joined by Globe Education Industry Lead Mark Arthur Payumo Abalos who served as moderator for the webinar. Together, the panel of experts discussed and presented key concepts and teaching strategies on the topics of Learning Experience Design and Digital Storytelling to help onboard basic and higher education instructors on how to set up an engaging digital classroom for students.   Creating meaningful online learning experiences The role of teachers has seen the biggest shift during the pandemic, in what Abarentos describes as an evolution towards b...

Globe has partnered with the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in providing free mobile data access to COVID KAYA and the CART System for fast, accurate, and real time report delivery on COVID-19.  These platforms are for the benefit of frontliners and suspected COVID-19 patients. With the partnership, all frontliners who are required to enter their information in COVID KAYA mobile app as well as suspected COVID-19 patients who need to access the CART System site at https://detectcovid.doh.gov.ph , may do so without incurring mobile data charges as long as they use their Globe or TM account. “The Department of Health (DOH) is grateful to Globe for providing free mobile data to its users in order to access COVID KAYA and CART System. With this partnership, our patients, laboratories, and health care facilities can provide timely and accurate information that will strengthen our national response. We are grateful to all our partners who helped develop...

Illustration by Quentin Blake for Matilda by Roald Dahl PASLI or the Philippine Association for School Librarians, Inc. has issued a statement last June 22 on their Facebook page regarding the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Here is the full text from their Facebook post  (reposted here with permission from PASLI): The PASLI issues this statement in light of the changes and challenges in teaching and learning brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.  School Libraries and School Librarians Are Essential to the Continuity of Learning Prepared by PASLI Officers 2019-2021 / Version 2 June 22, 2020 As school leaders, teachers, and parents prepare for the opening of school year 2020-2021 under the circumstances surrounding the country and the world, various sources such as the media and literature have discussed and supported the transition to Blended Learning. The Department of Education has identified different ways for which learning can be delivered in this ...

Seeing as e-Learning is now becoming an integral component of the new normal in education, Globe myBusiness dedicated its fourth E-skwela webinar episode towards an in-depth discussion on the applications of digital instructional tools in online learning. The webinar aimed to educate teachers and equip learning institutions with the best strategies and innovations in optimizing online learning to ensure education continuity in the next few years. Sharing their expertise and best practices was a panel of industry experts that included Winnie Diola and Symbol Fabellon, instructors from De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School, and Diana Ilishera Go, an Instructional Designer from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Globe Education Industry Lead Mark Arthur Payumo Abalos also joined in the discussion as a moderator. Creating a flexible online learning environment During unpredictable times, a learning arrangement that offers flexibility in the ways students can learn is becoming more essenti...

As most of the country transitions to general community quarantine, the sense of normalcy that we so missed is slowly coming back. However, it is still best to be informed and practice safety precautions as quarantine protocols ease up and more people begin to leave their houses. In times like this, a tool like RC143 , a contract tracing app created by the Philippine Red Cross, is a must-have on every mobile phone. With this app, users can easily track their risk level, identify and avoid high-risk zones, and directly communicate with Red Cross personnel for questions about COVID-19 and medical assistance. Globe has recently partnered with the Red Cross to provide support for RC143 by enabling mobile services like SMS alerts and app advisories. With this, the Red Cross can update and coordinate with more users efficiently and make accounts authentication and verification more convenient for users. While anybody who has an active PH mobile number can use RC143, Globe and TM mobile custo...

For librarians and schools offering Library and Information Science programs, this book might be of interest: Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region   edited by Reysa Alenzuela (The University of the South Pacific Emalus Campus, Vanuatu), Heesop Kim (Kyungpook National University, South Korea), and Danilo M. Baylen (University of West Georgia, USA); and published by IGI Global, ©2020. The book also features papers authored by Filipino librarians such as Lourdes David, Dante Perez, Alicia Esguerra, Ana Mae Cantel, and Reysa Alenzuela. Book description from the Publisher: "A critical scholarly resource that examines the internationalization of LIS education to promote, develop, and facilitate engagement and mobility of library professionals around the world with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. This book can open doors for greater global engagement and cooperation among LIS schools and professional governing bodies in countrie...

Iloilo City - As early as January 2020, the Live Events industry was one of the first to feel the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. All the sectors and members have been greatly affected – Weddings and Social Events; AVL (Audio, Video, Lights) and Staging suppliers; Agencies and Activations; Concerts; Gigs and Festivals, Conventions; Venues; Freelance Production Workers; Talents; among others.  The Live Events industry started with only a few players but has now grown to hundreds, if not thousands of Ilonggos working and earning their living from their businesses or jobs in the said industry -- losing jobs, businesses, projects, and livelihoods. The challenge of how to address these concerns brought events people together to work as one, paving the way towards the formation of the Iloilo Live Events Alliance (ILEA), a non-stock, non-profit organization with the aim of building a strong and united live events industry. “Our industry has been greatly affected by the pandemic and we ne...

Independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal has reported in its April 2020 Mobile Network Experience Report for the Philippines* that mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) provides the best Video Experience in Iloilo. In its Regional Analysis, Opensignal also reported that Smart delivers the Best 4G/LTE Availability and the Best Upload and Download Speed Experience in the province versus its competition. Opensignal collected over 659 million measurements from 288,492 devices across the Philippines from November 1, 2019 to January 29, 2020 for its independent report. Fastest in Iloilo According to Opensignal, Smart provides Best Video Experience in Iloilo with a score of 51.0 versus the competition’s score of 31.6. Smart also delivers the Best Upload Speed Experience in Iloilo with an average of 3.5 Mbps, which is significantly faster than the competitor’s 1.9 Mbps; and the Best Download Speed Experience with an average of 8.9 Mbps, which is also faster than the...