The postponement of the opening in 842 schools has affected more than 800,000 learners, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). First day of classes at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in Davao City on Monday, July 29, 2024 (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on DepEd’s latest...
With over 20 million learners enrolled on the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 on Monday, July 29, the Department of Education (DepEd) expected the number to increase as enrollment continues in the coming months. First day of classes at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in...
Despite the postponement of openings in some schools affected by flooding, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Monday, July 29, that 98 percent of public schools nationwide began classes as scheduled. Grade school students, accompanied by their teachers, parents, and...
The number of enrollees reached 19.8 million as classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 officially started on Monday, July 29. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) As of July 29, 7:30 a.m., data from DepEd showed that the total enrollment for public and private schools across all basic education...
Over 800 public schools in five regions have postponed their openings on Monday, July 29. Opening of classes in several flood-affected schools was postponed on July 29, 2024. (Photo from Sonny Angara's Facebook page) The latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) as of 9:30 p.m. on July...
As the country prepares for a new school year, a group of education workers has urged the government to suspend the implementation of the revised Kindergarten to Grade 10 curriculum, known as the MATATAG Curriculum . (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The new school...
The latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) released on Sunday, July 28, showed a total of 979 schools will postpone their scheduled start of classes on July 29. (Photo from Sonny Angara Facebook Page) Of this number, 225 schools are in the National Capital Region (NCR), 231...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expects the number of enrollees to reach 20 million when classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 officially start on July 29. (DepEd / Visual Content Group) “We are likely to have between 19 and 20 million learners enrolled by Monday,” Dennis Legaspi, Media...
Classes in over a thousand schools will not start on July 29 as they continue to conduct clean-up and rehabilitation activities in the aftermath of “Carina” and the “habagat.” One of the schools damaged in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina and the effects of the southwest monsoon (Photo from...
A group of teachers on Sunday, July 28, appealed to Local Government Units (LGUs) to “reconsider” the date of school opening in their localities to give citizens, parents, students, and teachers more time to prepare for the school year. The southwest monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon Carina, caused...
To provide context and direction as well as to articulate its features, design, and standards, Education Secretary Sonny Angara issued policy guidelines for the implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The MATATAG Curriculum, a revised curriculum for...
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has instructed the creation of a task force to review and study the implementation of the performance assessment and workload of public school teachers. Filipino teacher (DepEd file photo) Angara signed Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 037 s....
