Following the recommendation of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) to stop “mass promotion” practices, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, Feb. 1, said it has no policy on the automatic promotion of learners, but acknowledged that a perception of mass...
A new ten-year national education roadmap has been formally presented to President Marcos, outlining an ambitious strategy to address the Philippines’ deepening learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) said it formally...
The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have pledged unified action to address the country’s learning crisis. In a statement issued Friday, January 30, the Second Congressional Commission on...
A historic P1.3-trillion education budget is driving sweeping reforms across the Department of Education (DepEd) this year—empowering programs from expanded school feeding and classroom support to accelerated teacher promotions and higher pay under the administration’s push to strengthen basic...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, January 29, underscored the need for a whole-of-government approach to address the country’s learning crisis, calling for stronger coordination among key agencies to fast-track education reforms and close long-standing gaps in student achievement....
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced a major transformation in the Senior High School (SHS) technical-vocational (tech-voc) program, shifting from a static curriculum to a dynamic, data-driven model closely aligned with real-time industry demands. In a statement issued Thursday,...
ILOILO CITY – Public school teacher Jocelyn G. Garbosa of Capiz province is one of the country’s outstanding public servants. Garbosa of Roxas Farm School in Tapaz town is one of the awardees of the Gawad Dangal ng Bayan by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). She received a gold-gilded...
Senator Loren Legarda pressed for an urgent and sustained education reform to confront the country’s education crisis. Legarda made the call as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) formally submitted its Final Report, Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reform...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Six public school teachers are reportedly among those missing in the MV Trisha Kirsten 3 that sank in the sea of Basilan on Sunday. The Department of Education (DepEd) is hoping that they would be rescued. DepEd Undersecretary Malcolm Garma during a press conference on Tuesday here...
Following the launch of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Final Report, “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms (2026–2035),” the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 27, committed to lead the next decade of education reform. DepEd Secretary Sonny...
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately end what it described as “mass promotion” practices, warning that the policy has contributed to steep declines in learner proficiency across key grade levels. In its...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 26, reported measurable improvements in learner performance as its partnership with Khan Academy Philippines expanded to more than 700,000 public school students nationwide, providing free digital learning tools and teacher support at no cost to...
