The enrollment period for the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023 has officially begun. A public school teacher distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day classes for school year 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd),...
In preparation of the school year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) released a set of guidelines for enrollment in the context of the gradual reintroduction of face-to-face classes and reflective of the current health and safety situation in the Philippines. Drop-box enrollment...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), together with its affiliate organizations, supported President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to “extend” blended learning beyond Oct. 31 in selected Philippine areas. (Unsplash) Marcos, on Tuesday, July...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Chief Sara Duterte praised Boholanos for their “united vision” to bounce back from the devastation brought by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021. (Image courtesy of the Office of the Vice President and DepEd Secretary) “Moving...
The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) announced that it will be conducting the National Science and Technology Fair (NSTF) 2022 in August. National Science and Technology Fair 2022 (DepEd / Facebook) “This year’s NSTF continues to empower the...
A lawmaker representing barangay health workers on Thursday, July 21, gave suggestions on how the Philippines can safely resume in-person classes starting Nov. 2 as ordered by the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines said on Wednesday, July 20, that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s greenlight on the institutionalization of blended learning is an admission of the "dire state of our educational system." (Photo from the Department of Education /...
Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III on Wednesday, July 20, said he suggested to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte the usage of English and Filipino as a medium of instruction in schools. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) However, the mother...
Amid her order for all schools to transition to face-to-face classes in November, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, July 20, that the Department of Education (DepEd) will soon come up with a plan that will consider a blended mode of instruction but only for...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and Batangas 6th District Representative Ralph Recto on Wednesday, July 20, discussed the problems that the education sector is facing. Ralph Recto (FACEBOOK) These include, "reforms needed to improve the quality of education...
The country’s K-12 basic education system failed to fulfill its promises, said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) ten years after the program was implemented in the Philippines. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Noong magsisimula ang K-12 na ito 10 years ago, pinag uusapan na natin...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presided over his third Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, July 19, focusing on education and social welfare matters. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over his third Cabinet meeting on July 19, 2022. (Screengrab from RTVM) In a short video of the...
