As School Year 2025–2026 officially opens on Monday, June 16, the Department of Education (DepEd) is preparing to accommodate a projected 27.6 million enrollees in basic education amid persistent challenges—including a nationwide shortage of 165,000 classrooms, a deficit of over 56,000...
With School Year (SY) 2025–2026 set to begin on June 16, the Department of Education (DepEd) is ramping up efforts to address infrastructure backlogs, hire new teachers, and implement curriculum reforms amid persistent challenges in the Philippine education system. In a media interview this week,...
The country is grappling with a worsening classroom shortage that could take up to 30 years to address if current funding levels persist, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday, May 26, highlighted the urgent need for greater investment in the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that it will focus on constructing disaster-resilient school buildings and securing additional resources as part of its commitment to providing resilient education for Filipino learners. (Photo from DepEd) "Tututukan natin ang...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, its plan to address the country’s 165,000-classroom backlog through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), starting with a goal of building 15,000 classrooms by 2027. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Friday, Dec. 20, its plan to launch a new wave of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects aimed at designing, financing, and constructing 15,000 classrooms in approximately 1,600 schools across nine regions starting next year. (DepEd / MB Visual...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President SaraDuterte (PPAB, Facebook) Constructing 2,201 new classrooms in 2023 is nothing to brag about if the actual classroom shortage in the country is nearly 75 times the figure. ...
DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (Screenshot from YouTube live) It will take over two decades for the Department of Education (DepEd) to cover the country’s classroom backlog using "an average of P24 billion" annually. DepEd Undersecretary...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Cagayan de Oro Division said this city lacks around 600 classrooms. THE West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, August 31. (Franck Dick Rosete) Roy Angelo Gazo, superintendent of the Cagayan de Oro...
Unmet targets, combined with emerging needs, continue to contribute to the growing backlog in basic education resources particularly classrooms and teachers. A classroom at Batasan National High School in Quezon City was divided into two to address the issue of classroom shortage. (Photo:...
The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of the “whole-of-society approach” to address one of the most pressing issues confronting Philippine basic education shortage of classrooms and other school facilities. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group During the National Planning...
To address gaps in basic education facilities nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) renewed their partnership in strengthening the School Building Program (SBP). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Undersecretary for School Infrastructure and...
