An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 2, raised some concerns on how the World Bank handled an education report revealing that 80 percent of Filipino learners showed poor learning results. Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In an...
Six hundred employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office already received their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines this week. Employees of DepEd Central Office were vaccinated against COVID-19 in partnership with the Pasig City local government. (Photo from...
While the Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the report released by the World Bank, an official of the agency also expressed regret that the reform initiatives currently being undertaken to uplift the quality of education in the country were not acknowledged. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd...
Is digital learning the beginning of the end for printed textbooks? Photo from Rex Education In our pre-pandemic times, studying for many Filipino youth involved getting their noses buried inside the pages of a book. Those bounded pieces of paper have been the sword and shield of many students...
A group on Thursday, July 1, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for its “failure to obligate” some P1.744 billion “Bayanihan 2” allotment for distance learning needs. (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed disappointment over DepEd’s...
The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted a health content creation workshop and planning for field school health personnel and information officers to to enrich the quality of materials for its “Vacc2School: Ligtas na Bakuna Para sa Balik-Eskwela” campaign. DepEd conducts content creation...
To strengthen the implementation of blended learning in hard to reach areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued its field visits in Northern Luzon and distributed educational tools to recipient schools, learners, and personnel. (Photo from DepEd) “As I always say to the public, we need...
Employers and government agencies on Wednesday, (June 30) signed a manifesto that seeks to create 1 million jobs by end this year to help address the high unemployment rate in the country and bring it back to pre-pandemic level. The Manifesto on 1 Million Jobs for 2021-Partnership Project with the...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, June 30, warned the general public against individuals who are posing as its representatives in order to solicit money in exchange for eligibility under its subsidy program. Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo from...
The House Committee on Public Accounts is convinced that ‘nil to zero’ error in textbooks and learning materials given to students can be achieved by putting in place more stringent measures for publication standards, aside from imposing penalties against those who committed mistakes, whether...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has nothing but praises for a teacher from the Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) who is among the recipients of this year’s Princess Maha Chakri Awards (PMCA). Marcelo T. Otinguey, a teacher from Benguet, is among the recipients of 2021 Princess Maha...
Before the celebration of Pride month ends this June, a network of education advocates once again pushed for the passage of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill in the Philippines. (Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) “Educational institutions should be a safe...
