The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 14, welcomed the approval of the Senate for its 2023 budget. DepED / MB Visual Content Group Issuing a statement, DepED expressed gratitude to the Senate for approving the budget of the department and its attached agencies for the Fiscal Year (FY)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, November 9 commended the Department of Education (DepEd) for successfully implementing a full in-person classes, saying the move is crucial to the recovery of the basic education sector after a two year battle against the negative impact of the COVID-19...
A week after the mandatory return to full face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 7, said that 97.5 percent of public schools nationwide currently implement five days of in-person classes. Pupils of Rafael Palma Elementary School attend five days of full...
While it fully supports the resumption of full face-to-face classes to curb learning poverty among Filipino learners, an advocacy group on Thursday, Nov. 3, called for the implementation of remedial programs and proper safety protocols in schools. Students line up outside to enter Batasan Hills...
Filipino teachers are more "overworked" now than ever before, House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro reckoned Wednesday, Nov. 2. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro Castro, a member of the militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives, made this bold claim...
While the Department of Education (DepED) has allowed the voluntary use of face masks inside the classrooms, teachers' groups on Wednesday, Nov. 2, urged teachers and students alike to continue wearing face masks for their protection. A pupil wears a face mask while doing a school activity at an...
Barring any major disruptions such as the arrival of a typhoon, full face-to-face classes in public schools will be implemented today, Nov. 2, 2022. When asked recently by the media regarding this development, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said that the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to exhaust all measures to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as schools nationwide resume five days of face-to-face classes. Gatchalian said that aside from strictly implementing public...
Less than two weeks before the resumption of full face-to-face classes in public schools, demands for the implementation of stringent Covid-19 measures have resurfaced. In a press conference held by education group Aral Pilipinas, a health reform advocate stressed the need of ensuring the safety of...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for three major activities next month. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is set to map out security plans for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively, the opening of full face-to-face classes on Nov. 3, and the Bar examinations on...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III today said Filipinos have to live with 3,000 viruses out there, including the Covid-19 virus and its variants, since these have been with humans, mammals and other animals since time immemorial. ‘’We cannot live to be afraid of all of them,’’...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Oct. 18, said the return of 100 percent face-to-face classes is necessary, but it cannot be implemented simply with a written order. Face-to-face classes at the Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Educators...
