Education

Share Your Care: Project CAREVenture 2026 | Hataw PUP

Unlike the usual campus festivities, CAREventure will unfold on September 25, 2026 at Handicapped Center Lourdes, Inc. in Pandacan, Manila, where children of varying abilities will be welcomed into a day designed just for them. rganized by Hataw PUP, the initiative invites students to step into a space where empathy becomes action and inclusivity is celebrated through color, music, and play.

AIQ teaches Filipino kids to think alongside AI, not depend on it

AIQ is a free Filipino-made app designed to teach children how AI works, not just how to use it. Built for ages 5 to 18, the app uses four age-based learning modes and a 36-lesson curriculum covering topics such as recommendation systems, hallucinations, machine judgment, and responsible AI use.

UST brings Gemini for Education across campus

The University of Santo Tomas has rolled out Gemini for Education across its campus, supporting more than 46,000 students and 2,000 faculty members across 22 degree-granting academic units. The initiative includes Gemini, Gemini Notebook, faculty training, e-learning specialists, and guidelines for responsible AI use in teaching and learning.

Jenni AI expands in PH with new research verification tools

enni AI is expanding in the Philippines with new verification tools for academic research, including Claim Confidence for checking sources and claims and Peer Review for assessing draft quality. The platform is now used across seven Philippine higher education institutions and by more than 6.5 million students, researchers, and academics worldwide.

UPMG reading campaign encourages kids to read across pages and screens

UPMG Philippines is encouraging children to read more, think more, and share more. Its annual Back to Basic Reading Campaign returned for a second year at Rosauro Almario Elementary School, with storytelling, book distribution, and activities built around the theme “Flip and Scroll: A Reading Quest for Every Kid on Pages and Screens.”

Campus Voices: What AI Can’t Engineer

The future of engineering is not about choosing between AI and human expertise. The best engineers will know how to use both. AI can process information faster than any individual, but engineers remain responsible for interpreting results, making difficult decisions, and accepting accountability when those decisions affect people’s lives.

Project Swipe Safe brings digital safety training to Cagayan de Oro schools

Project Swipe Safe is being piloted in Cagayan de Oro City to help children and young people build practical online safety skills and reduce risks related to online sexual abuse and exploitation. PLDT and Smart are supporting the initiative with mobile phones and connectivity devices for training in five public secondary schools expected to reach more than 10,000 learners.

Google offers Filipino college students one year of AI Plus for free

Google is offering eligible college and university students in the Philippines one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. The plan includes Study Notebooks, Gemini Omni, interactive visualizations, Gemini Live, Daily Brief, and 400GB of cloud storage across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.

DepEd and Microsoft bring Copilot to Filipino public school teachers

AI is moving deeper into Philippine classrooms, with teachers at the center of the transition. DepEd and Microsoft are expanding their partnership to give 1 million Filipino public school teachers access to Microsoft Copilot. The initiative also builds on AI training that has already registered more than 175,000 educators and literacy tools being used to help teachers identify reading gaps and respond more quickly.