Three days before the incoming school year opens, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 19, expressed confidence that schools nationwide are ready to accommodate learners especially those who will attend in-person classes. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila holds a dry run...
A teachers’ group warned of possible overcrowding of students amid a reported shortage of classrooms when the classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 start next week. Parents and students of Mataas na Paaralang Araullo in Manila clean the classrooms as part of "Brigada Eskwela" 2022 (MANNY LLANES...
Four days before classes for the incoming school year start next week, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded 22.5 million learners from both public and private schools. (DepEd file photo) Latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) as of Aug. 18, Thursday showed that the number...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin a cash assistance program to help indigent Filipino students for the upcoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023, said DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Thursday, Aug. 18. (DSWD / Manila Bulletin) This educational assistance is under the...
To help ensure that the mental health and well-being of learners are prioritized as the country transitions back to in-person classes, t he Department of Education (DepEd) has instructed schools to conduct psychosocial support activities when classes start next week. (DepEd file photo) “Hindi...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug.17, announced that there are 21.8 million learners who have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set to start next week. DepEd file photo Based on the latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023, DepEd said that the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will submit to Congress the Marcos administration’s first full-year 2023 proposed budget next week. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the proposed P5.268-trillion...
Less than a week before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools start nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has already received almost 500 reports on concerns related to the school opening. The Public Assistance Command Center at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
Majority of the concerns received by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) were mostly about enrollment, said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa on Tuesday, Aug. 16. OBE-PACC, according to DepEd, aims to provide immediate virtual...
Less than a week before classes begin, the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that the number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 21,272,820 on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (DepEd) Of this number, 18,722,393 were from public schools, 2,478,488 from private schools,...
