AMA Rural Bank of Mandaluyong Inc. (ARB), owned by businessman Amable Aguiluz, has demanded that the Department of Education (DepEd) remit ₱ 1.495 billion in unremitted collections from public school teachers, warning of legal action against key officials. In a letter dated Feb. 12, 2025, ARB...
Official launch of Concentrix Gadgets for Good PC Donation Program included a ceremonial turnover of computers to beneficiaries such as ERDA and the local government of Quezon City. In photo: launch participants included private sector and government delegates such as DICT, DepEd, Concentrix...
The number of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel in the country's public schools dwindled by 38,463 from 1,016,066 in 2022 to 977,603 in 2023. Despite the reduced number of teaching personnel, the Commission on Audit (COA) said its state auditors recorded an increase in the total...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Education (DepEd) over its unsettled P12.297 billion notices of disallowances and suspensions, and the "substantial accumulated unliquidated" cash advances of P6.959 billion in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA blamed...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) over lapses in its P5.69 billion School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2023, with reports of delays and non-delivery of nutritious food products (NFPs) and pasteurized milk in several regions. Worse,...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to prioritize initiatives that align educational outcomes with industry needs. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the business group said that the newly-confirmed DepEd Secretary Sonny...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 14 said he will still ask Vice President Sara Duterte for any advice on how to manage the problems hounding the Department of Education (DepEd). The incoming DepEd secretary said he expects a meeting with the former DepEd chief before...
A circle of Makati businessmen said they look forward to working with the newly-appointed education secretary, Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara. In a statement, the Makati Business Club (MBC) congratulated and wished Angara the best for one of the most critical posts in the executive...
To ensure that public school teachers can devote more time to classroom teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the issuance of a policy that rationalizes public school teachers’ workload and defines ancillary tasks and assignments that can be given to them. NOEL PABALATE / FILE...
Senators on Thursday, January 4 urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure no student would be displaced with the discontinuation of the Senior High School (SHS) program in state universities (SUCs) and local universities and colleges...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
