Nartatez tells chiefs of police: Step up police visibility, support DepEd programs on student welfare Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units to intensify crime prevention programs and other efforts to keep schools safe and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking information sharing on field trips, training camps and other major off-campus activities through coordination with school authorities that include colleges and universities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the move is intended to...
Following a series of violent incidents involving learners on school campuses, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a comprehensive School Safety Campaign to strengthen learner protection and campus security measures nationwide. In a statement, DepEd said the campaign brings together...
Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara visited Parañaque National High School-Main on Friday, June 26, to assure the community of support and safety amid a controversy involving a teacher’s alleged misconduct that went viral online. Angara was welcomed by Parañaque City officials...
The parental instinct of the teachers and a principal prevented what could have been another school tragedy involving two students of a high school in Aparri, Cagayan. It started when school authorities sensed that something was off when the students suddenly cut classes and the information they...
Law enforcers and and private school administrators must immediately disseminate school safety hotlines and share reporting guidelines to facilitate the timely reporting and investigation of potential threats to schools. Thus, said Pinoy Workers Party-list Rep. Karl Legazpi, amid the perceived...
Once upon a time, well but not so long ago, then young police officer Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. would make it a point to sit down with school authorities in areas where he was assigned as chief of police and discuss police presence inside school. Not exactly to conduct patrol or stay inside...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental has encouraged parents and guardians to take an active role in matters that may impact their children’s safety, welfare, and overall well-being. The DepEd aired the appeal after a...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The newly widened Luzong Sur Bridge and San Blas Bridge along Manila North Road in Bangar, La Union, will reduce travel time and improve access to motorists and residents in the town. Department of Education (DepEd) Division Engineer of Schools Division of La Union Jerwin...
There is a pressing need for the House of Representatives to look into how the country’s school safety, child protection, and student mental health laws are being implemented. FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe filed for this purpose on Wednesday, June 24 House Resolution (HR) No....
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Bayambang Central School (BCS) now has its long-term site following the signing of a usufruct agreement between the municipal government of Bayambang and the Department of Education (DepEd). Special assistant to the Mayor Dr. Cezar Quiambao, in an interview on...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education-6 urged a communal approach in making schools safer in Western Visayas region following the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City. DepEd-6 information Officer Hernani Escullar Jr. said school safety is not merely the responsibility of school officials....
