News & features
Independent press coverage of ECAIR's work — the full archive. For our own announcements and notes, see Updates.
18 entries
DepEd launches digital platform to connect donors with public schools
GMA News covers DepEd's new digital Adopt-A-School gateway, which matches private sector partners with public schools in need, tracks donations, and explains the available tax incentives.
Read on GMA News Online ↗DAP trains legislative staff on AI fundamentals for a future-ready Congress
The Development Academy of the Philippines reports on its AI 101 course for legislative staff, where an ECAIR senior data scientist discussed the risks of AI in policymaking and practical human oversight.
Read on Development Academy of the Philippines ↗AI enters school health checks with 2027 expansion
BusinessMirror reports on Project SIGLA, ECAIR's AI screening tool for learner health data, which DepEd plans to expand toward nationwide use by early 2027.
Read on BusinessMirror ↗DepEd launches Project LIGTAS+ to shield learners from disasters
The Philippine Star covers ECAIR's Project LIGTAS+, an advanced risk intelligence and tracking platform that uses real-time data to protect students and minimize school disruptions during natural disasters.
Read on Philippine Star ↗Angara pushes sustainable AI solutions to bridge education gap
The Philippine Star reports on DepEd's push, through ECAIR, for sustainable AI to cut administrative workloads and support learners in underserved communities.
Read on The Philippine Star ↗DepEd pilots AI tool to cut teacher workload in nutrition screening
Newsbytes.PH covers Project SIGLA, ECAIR's AI screening tool that streamlines student health and nutrition data collection to reduce teachers' administrative load.
Read on Newsbytes.PH ↗Smart targeting: DepEd to use AI tool to guide P1B library hubs rollout
Manila Bulletin reports on ECAIR's AI resource-allocation tool guiding the PHP 1-billion Library Hub budget toward schools with the greatest reading needs.
Read on Manila Bulletin ↗DepEd showcases Filipino-led AI innovation at global education summit
Manila Bulletin covers DepEd's presentation, through ECAIR, of its framework for scaling AI responsibly in public schools at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
Read on Manila Bulletin ↗DepEd to co-build AI with DOST, vows safeguards vs student overreliance
ABS-CBN News reports on DepEd's partnership with the DOST to co-build education-sector AI while setting safeguards against student overreliance on generative tools.
Read on ABS-CBN News ↗DepEd: AI in basic education to protect learners, foster human-centered innovations
Rappler covers the DepEd–DOST and NAICRI launch, where the department set out how AI in basic education will prepare learners for an AI-common future while keeping its use safe, fair, and responsible.
Read on Rappler ↗How expanding education vouchers could help solve classroom overcrowding
Manila Bulletin cites an ECAIR analysis finding that private schools in congested regions could absorb up to 22.5% of public-school learners, informing voucher-expansion proposals.
Read on Manila Bulletin ↗Angara's AI research initiative drives DepEd's shift to data-driven reform
The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports from ECAIR's year-end event, where Secretary Sonny Angara cited measurable first-year results from Project DUNONG, Project SIGLA, and Project TALINO — and a "marked improvement" in DepEd's data quality.
Read on Philippine Daily Inquirer ↗Inside DepEd's AI initiative: How Angara's data-driven push is reshaping education reform
Manila Bulletin looks at how ECAIR was set up to fix decades of fragmented DepEd data, and how Project DUNONG, Project SIGLA, and Project TALINO changed school-head selection, teacher paperwork, and infrastructure visibility in year one.
Read on Manila Bulletin ↗DepEd says AI-powered reforms will boost integrity, resource allocation
GMA News reports on DepEd's AI-powered reforms — Project TALINO, Project DUNONG, and Project SALIKSEEK — which Secretary Sonny Angara says will sharpen data, speed up response, and make resource allocation fairer.
Read on GMA News Online ↗DepEd reports significant progress in AI use
The Philippine News Agency covers ECAIR's midyear report, which showed gains in Project TALINO, Project DUNONG, and Project SALIKSEEK, alongside upcoming pilots for Project SIGLA, Project SABAY, and Project LIGTAS.
Read on Philippine News Agency ↗The Philippines looking to reform education sector with AI and connectivity
GovInsider reports on DepEd's twin push of AI tools — Project SIGLA, Project TALINO, and Project DUNONG — and the Digital Bayanihan connectivity drive to bring nearly 12,000 offline schools online.
Read on GovInsider ↗PIDS-UP forum explores AI use to address class disruptions, education subsidies
PIDS reports on a forum with the University of the Philippines where DepEd presented ECAIR's Project LIGTAS+ and Project PAARAL to more than 80 researchers and policymakers.
Read on Philippine Institute for Development Studies ↗DepEd to launch AI-driven programs for learners with disabilities
Explained PH reports on ECAIR's inclusive-education initiatives, including Project SABAY, to modernize early identification of learners at risk of disabilities.
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