To provide educational materials to underprivileged students, a teacher from Batac City in Ilocos Norte built satellite libraries in remote areas of the city. (Photo from DepEd Philippines / Facebook) Allan Garcia, a Head Teacher III from Batac National High School (BNHS) under the Department of...
The government’s chief economic manager has backed the Department of Education (DepEd) in calling for the World Bank to issue a public apology over its outdated findings about the state of the Philippines’ education sector. In a statement on Thursday, July 8, Finance Secretary Carlos G....
To improve literacy of Filipinos, the Department of Education (DepEd) has expanded and intensified the integration of financial education in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. To help improve literacy of Filipinos, DepEd expands financial education in K to 12. (Photo from DepEd) “Financial...
As the resumption of face-to-face classes remains uncertain due to new coronavirus variants emerging, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that the government continues to exhaust all means to ensure that education will continue using alternative learning delivery modalities. Education...
While it supports education and learning continuity amid the pandemic, a council urged the government to allow quality education to thrive by supporting the private education system. (Photo from Unsplash) “Education indeed should not only continue. For us, quality education must thrive,” said...
A group strongly condemned the “unfair and irresponsible” tagging of a teacher as a potential rapist by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Sorsogon City. Group condemns inclusion of teacher as a 'potential rapist' in a poster released by PNP-Sorsogon City (Photo from Teachers' Dignity...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 6, called for teamwork among the government's education agencies to address the issues in the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The...
While it continues to receive criticisms on the state of Philippine education following a report released by the World Bank highlighting the poor learning outcomes of Filipino students, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that reform initiatives are being undertaken by the Department of...
Private schools that have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic received support from business groups as they now face a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. (Pixabay) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), in a...
Having been deprived of play and social interaction due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for over a year now, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need to help children to manage their emotions. “Dahil limitado ang interaksyon sa ating kapwa, naging bihira ang...
An advocacy group on Monday, July 5, stressed the urgency to address the ongoing learning crisis and called on the government and other sectors to act on the “devastating” state of Philippine education. The current state of Philippine education in numbers (Photo from PBEd) The Philippine...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has finally broken its silence on the report released by the World Bank saying that more than 80 percent of Filipino learners “do not know what they should know.” DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued Monday, July...
