DAVAO CITY – Twenty-nine buildings here sustained damage in Monday’s earthquake. The Office of the City Building Official placed seven structures under red tag and 22 under yellow tag status after quick inspections following the magnitude-7.8 tremor which also affected the Davao region. In a...
The country’s classroom shortage is expected to worsen as around 51,000 public school buildings are projected to age out by 2028, with the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) warning that the Department of Education (DepEd) could face a major “replacement challenge” unless...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Wednesday, August 6, spearheaded the distribution of relief assistance to over 2,000 teachers and education staff affected by recent typhoons in Pampanga. Angara led the relief operations benefiting more than 2,000 teaching and non-teaching...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is stepping up efforts on the accelerated compliance of government agencies and entities on the mandated 10 percent savings on energy usage that they must achieve, as prescribed under Administrative Order (AO) 15 that was issued by President Marcos early this year. To...
The Department of Energy (DOE), via its Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), will be issuing guidelines that shall govern the installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at government-owned entities. In a draft Circular issued by the energy department, it stipulated that it will be...
An inventory to determine the number of affected public schools in Northern Luzon during the onslaught of super typhoon Egay is now underway, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) An inventory of the damaged public...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) To address urgent issues and concerns related to school buildings, the Department of Education (DepEd) piloted a monitoring system with the help of civil society organizations (CSOs). “There is an urgent need to address the learning gaps in the basic education, studies...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to sway all government-run institutions to embrace solar solutions in meeting their energy needs to break the country’s cycle of vulnerability to volatile global fuel prices. According to the energy department, perfect candidates for solar installations in...
MARAWI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways turned over three completed integrated school buildings to the Department of Education as part of this year's Marawi Week of Peace celebration. OFFICIALS inaugurate a newly built integrated school building in Marawi City. (Bonita L. Ermac)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Feb. 10, that it has completed the construction of three multi-purpose buildings in Concepcion, Tarlac which will enable the holding of public service activities of the benefit of residents there. DPWH logo DPWH Tarlac Second...
The lack of school infrastructure and facilities remains the “most pressing issue“ being faced by the country’s education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Jan. 30. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should expedite the construction of classrooms and school buildings nationwide as it had a P3.1-billion allocated under its School Buildign Program for the current year. At the continuation of the Senate’s deliberation on the P5.268-trillion...
