While the return to full face-to-face classes will help bridge the learning gaps, a group of education workers urged the government to implement immediate reforms to ensure education recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
A group of education workers on Wednesday, Nov. 16, warned that there would be “no rebound” for education with the “half-baked” implementation of 100 percent in-person classes. Students attend in-person classes at the Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
Full distance learning will no longer be allowed starting the second semester of the School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. CHED / MB Visual Content Group Signed by CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III on Nov. 11, CHED Memorandum Order 16 series of 2022...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 14, welcomed the approval of the Senate for its 2023 budget. DepED / MB Visual Content Group Issuing a statement, DepED expressed gratitude to the Senate for approving the budget of the department and its attached agencies for the Fiscal Year (FY)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, November 9 commended the Department of Education (DepEd) for successfully implementing a full in-person classes, saying the move is crucial to the recovery of the basic education sector after a two year battle against the negative impact of the COVID-19...
A week after the mandatory return to full face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 7, said that 97.5 percent of public schools nationwide currently implement five days of in-person classes. Pupils of Rafael Palma Elementary School attend five days of full...
While it fully supports the resumption of full face-to-face classes to curb learning poverty among Filipino learners, an advocacy group on Thursday, Nov. 3, called for the implementation of remedial programs and proper safety protocols in schools. Students line up outside to enter Batasan Hills...
Filipino teachers are more "overworked" now than ever before, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro reckoned Wednesday, Nov. 2. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro Castro, a member of the militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives, made this bold claim...
While the Department of Education (DepED) has allowed the voluntary use of face masks inside the classrooms, teachers' groups on Wednesday, Nov. 2, urged teachers and students alike to continue wearing face masks for their protection. A pupil wears a face mask while doing a school activity at an...
Barring any major disruptions such as the arrival of a typhoon, full face-to-face classes in public schools will be implemented today, Nov. 2, 2022. When asked recently by the media regarding this development, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said that the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to exhaust all measures to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as schools nationwide resume five days of face-to-face classes. Gatchalian said that aside from strictly implementing public...
Less than two weeks before the resumption of full face-to-face classes in public schools, demands for the implementation of stringent Covid-19 measures have resurfaced. In a press conference held by education group Aral Pilipinas, a health reform advocate stressed the need of ensuring the safety of...
