The tally of damaged schools following the destructive 7.0-magnitude northwestern Luzon quake has now breached 200, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Friday, July 29. (DepEd / Dugong Elementary School) Further assessment showed that there were 226 damaged and 9,539 affected schools...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 29, said it is now ready to conduct the first full remote National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQESH) on July 31, 2022. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This is for aspiring school heads and passing the said exam is one of the...
There are now more than nine million enrolled learners for the school year 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Friday, July 29. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Latest data from the Learning Information System (LIS) showed that as of 7 a.m. on Friday, a total of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism with the current enrollment turnout which was already at 5.6 million on Wednesday, July 27. Drop-box enrollment system implemented by some public schools (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press conference, DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa...
Continuous suspension as well as the resumption of classes and work will be up to the local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, July 27. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) DepEd made the statement after a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon,...
Amid concerns and criticisms of the Marcos administration’s proposal to make the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory in Grades 11 and 12, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, July 27, said that a law needs to be passed first before such a proposal could be...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to provide all the appropriate assistance to both the private and public schools in preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes start on Nov. 2. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr....
Looking out for the welfare of teachers, and in a bid to upgrade the country's teaching standards, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, July 27 that it is planning to remove administrative tasks from teachers. Public school teachers at work (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin)...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte says the whole School Year 2022-23 is the time frame within which to conduct a comprehensive review of the country’s K-12 basic education program that has always been the object of close public scrutiny. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from...
The number of enrollees for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 breached 2 million within the first day of enrollment period, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa noted the “victory” of the department after recording a high number of enrollees on the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) named lawyer Micheal T. Poa as its new spokesperson. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed this in a public announcement on Tuesday morning, July 26. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) Duterte, in an interview on July 14, called on interested...
True to their message of unity during the May national elections campaign, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, July 25, promised to work with her running-mate, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in the realization of his administration’s development agenda which he...
