To help ensure that the mental health and well-being of learners are prioritized as the country transitions back to in-person classes, t he Department of Education (DepEd) has instructed schools to conduct psychosocial support activities when classes start next week. (DepEd file photo) “Hindi...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug.17, announced that there are 21.8 million learners who have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set to start next week. DepEd file photo Based on the latest data from the Learner Information System (LIS) for SY 2022-2023, DepEd said that the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 17, confirmed that the Department of Education (DepEd) already requested for a “fraud audit” of the controversial P2.4-billion laptop purchase for teachers. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from...
Four ambassadors paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to discuss possible initiatives to strengthen the relationship between their countries. In separate meetings, Duterte met Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, Irish Ambassador William John Carlos, Vietnamese...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will meet with the representatives of the Colegio De San Lorenzo (CDSL) as part of its efforts to ensure that learners who will be displaced due to its closure will be assisted. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told the reporters on...
Less than a week before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools start nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has already received almost 500 reports on concerns related to the school opening. The Public Assistance Command Center at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Most schools will begin their face-to-face classes next week. As our children head back to the classroom, this may be a good time to reflect once again on the question, “what is the purpose of education?” Simply put, why do Filipinos send their children to...
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it will soon train 50 young people in Tondo, Manila for English skills proficiency course. The agency said this is to allow them the opportunity to work in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector. A total of 50...
Majority of the concerns received by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) were mostly about enrollment, said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa on Tuesday, Aug. 16. OBE-PACC, according to DepEd, aims to provide immediate virtual...
Less than a week before classes begin, the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that the number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 21,272,820 on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (DepEd) Of this number, 18,722,393 were from public schools, 2,478,488 from private schools,...
