Vice President-elect Sara Duterte and outgoing Education chief Leonor Briones will meet face-to-face on Saturday, June 25, to discuss their plans for the agency, her spokesman said. VP-elect Sara Duterte (left) and DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones (right) Lawyer Reynold Munsayac, who was just named...
A group of education workers opposed the move to go back to pre-pandemic class sizes by easing physical distancing during the conduct of face-to-face classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines today questioned the plan of the Department of...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents to protect their children against Covid-19 through vaccination as the conduct of face-to-face classes is set to resume in the coming months. “Kailangan lang siyempre (Of course), as individuals and as their parents,...
A network of education practitioners, parents, students, and development workers who advocate for the continuity of education in times of crisis expressed support for the resumption of face-to-face classes for all schools this incoming school year. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Aral Pilipinas,...
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama with President-elect Bongbong Marcos. (FB photo) CEBU CITY – City Mayor Michael Rama said Wednesday, June 22, that he will issue a directive ordering the return of in-person classes in private schools, colleges, and universities here this August. Rama made the...
As it continues to implement the progressive expansion of in-person classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that more than 80 percent of public schools nationwide have been deemed ready for the resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) “Over 80...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect and incoming Education Secretary Sara Duterte eyes the resumption of full face-to-face classes in August. Duterte, in a press conference here Monday, June 21, said that she would work on enforcing in-person classes starting next school year after more than two...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año stressed Friday, June 17, that the local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should free the national highways from tricycles and pedicabs unless allowed by local ordinances in the absence...
As the pandemic continues to ease, Centro Escolar University starts conducting limited face-to-face classes for other programs this second semester School Year 2021 to 2022. This applies to Block 4 students taking up the following programs, Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Special...
To help ensure the safe 100 percent reopening of schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to immediately resolve “old normal” problems which have been haunting public schools even before the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “How are we going to achieve a better...
DAVAO CITY – Public and private schools in Davao Region will not be forced to implement a full-blown face-to-face classes starting next school year as the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remains, Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao region spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said on Monday,...
Noting the importance of technology amid the Covid-19 pandemic and in the age of modernization, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said that the country will still utilize aspects of blended learning for the upcoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) This was stated by Briones,...
