CEBU CITY – About 1,000 classrooms in Central Visayas have yet to be completely repaired, almost a year after the onslaught of typhoon ‘’Odette.’’ Salustiano Jimenez, director of the Department of Education- Central Visayas (DepEd-7), said 1,000 classrooms are still undergoing repairs...
Facemasks (stock photo) Pediatricians are still recommending students and teachers to wear their face masks inside classrooms following the government’s decision to make masking optional in the country. Both the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- With the start of the limited face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, one of the challenges faced by some of the schools here was the shortage of classrooms, a high-ranking official of the Cagayan de Oro City Schools Division said. Elementary students from Consolacion...
TACLOBAN CITY – Some schools in Leyte and Southern Leyte have expressed concern over the lack of classrooms in typhoon-stricken areas with only a few days to go before classes start on August 22. The Department of Education (DepEd) bared that at least 182 schools were damaged by typhoon...
(Photo from DepEd) The Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to build and finish 599 classrooms for the Last Mile Schools Program this year as part of its commitment to bring quality education even in the most geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the country. “These schools...
Photo of a school that was damaged during the onslaught of typhoon Odette as reported by Education Secretary Leonor Briones during the “Talk to the People” public briefing aired on Dec. 28. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Typhoon Odette has wreaked havoc on hundreds of schools nationwide and...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) lend a helping hand to local teachers in repairing classrooms and buildings at the Sangali National High School in Zamboanga City. The PCG Substation Sangali and personnel of BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) participated in the “Brigada Eskwela Program”...
