The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, said that the vaccination rate of its personnel nationwide continues to increase. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd’s Bureau of Learner Support Services (BLSS) Director Lope Santos III gave an update on the...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, Nov. 16, announced that the Department of Education (DepEd) has been allowed by the President to make important decisions on expanding the pilot study of limited face-to-face classes. Dumalneg Elementary School in Ilocos Norte welcomes students during...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, has identified the 20 private schools that will join the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Director Jocelyn Andaya gave updates on the private...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Nov. 16 pushed for regular COVID-19 tests for teachers after witnessing the start of the pilot implementation of limited in-person classes in select schools on Monday, Nov. 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
The excitement of finally reopening select Philippine schools for limited face-to-face classes was marred by concerns after two public schools in Zambales postponed its scheduled activities on Monday, Nov. 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a phone interview, Assistant Schools...
While School Year (SY) 2021-2022 officially started in September, it feels like the first day of classes all over again on Monday, Nov. 15 the first day of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes for basic education. A pupil in Motiong Central Elementary School, Samar welcomes the first...
A students' group hit the presence of armed cops inside a school in Pangasinan during the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes on Monday, Nov. 15. Under the Department of Education's (DepEd) policy for Schools as Zone of Peace, schools should be free from the presence of "armed combatants,...
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) reiterated their calls for key protection measures as the pilot face-to-face classes started on Monday, Nov. 15. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, CEGP Deputy Secretary-General Regina Tolentino cited the Ligtas na Balik Eskwela...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 15, clarified that the uniformed personnel equipped with their issued firearm inside one of the pilot schools of limited face-to-face classes WAS part of the security brought by a local executive. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, DepEd...
At least after five teachers tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Zambales prompting two schools to delay the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes on Monday, Nov. 15. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a phone interview, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent (ASDS) of Schools...
Three public schools in Zambales will not push through with the implementation of face-to-face classes on Monday, Nov. 15, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Malcolm Garma told the Manila Bulletin that some public schools...
On Monday, Nov. 15, selected schools in the Philippines reopen its doors to students in basic education after 20 months of closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Macatingog Integrated School (Photo from DepEd Region VIII Facebook page) This after the pilot implementation of...
