The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 19 clarified that it has proposed a budget of P532 million for Special Education (SPED) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd issued a statement to clarify and address “malicious and misleading” reports that it has...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 19, justified the need for “confidential funds” for the agency in its 2023 budget despite the lack of allocated funds in some of its existing programs. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “Confidential expenses are allowed for all civilian offices,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the allocation of a policy support fund for the adoption and implementation of the Basic Education Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (BEMEF). Department of Education Central Office (DepEd file photo) In DepEd Memorandum No. 083 series of 2022...
The promise of the Department of Education (DepEd) to ease the workload of teachers remains “all talk,” a group on Sunday, Sept. 18, said. “One month into the school year and our conditions have only worsened,” said Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) president Louie Zabala...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- From Pakistan to Ukraine to Venezuela to vast stretches of sub-Saharan Africa, rising crises and climate disasters are taking an added toll on the most vulnerable -- children deprived of school. Afghan burqa-clad women take an entrance test at Mamon Tahiri institute...
There is a special person in every person’s life who goes by the name of “teacher.” Some met that special person in nursery school, most in elementary and high school, others in college. The memory of a special teacher comes around when there is a need to provide a solution to a problem, like...
"Academy Homecoming" in De La Salle University (DLSU) The return of in-person classes after two years of distance learning is expected to pave the way for the next big thing in the Philippine gaming industry: campus esports. “We’re seeing tremendous growth - in signups, in revenue, in sponsors,...
A group of teachers along with other advocates on Saturday, Sept. 17, launched an initiative that aims to educate the Filipino youth about the “historical truths” of Martial Law years in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines with Tanggol...
Amid closures of private schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a group expressed appreciation for the stand of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on the demands for salary increase among teachers in public schools. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
(File photo courtesy of DepEd) Latest reports from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and World Bank ranked the Philippines as one of the countries struggling the most with basic literacy, basic numeracy, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) delivery....
Instead of suspending the implementation of Mother Tongue Based-MultiLingual Education (MTB-MLE), a national coalition of civil society organizations urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to identify its strengths and challenges to improve its overall implementation. (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
Following the approval of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos to allow voluntary use of face masks in open areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to release updated guidelines for schools that implement in-person classes . (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will issue the...
