The budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) will prioritize the key areas that have been identified to contribute to the problem of quality of education in the country, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on...
The school opening date for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 set on Aug. 22 will push through, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday, July 14. (DepEd file photo) In an interview, Duterte reiterated that the incoming school year would start next...
Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson paid a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte in a bid to further strengthen ties between the Philippines and Australia, especially in the area of education. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Wednesday, July 13, welcomed the pronouncement of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. To review the country’s curriculum to address skills and jobs mismatch among graduates. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was urged to hold a dialogue with teachers and stakeholders to have a better understanding of the realities on the ground. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) cannot be required to conduct face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, July 13, said. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual presser, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera explained that the existing policy of the...
After over a decade, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) finally lifted the moratorium on the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera announced the lifting of the moratorium for undergraduate and graduate Nursing...
Following the controversies that hound the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), a progressive youth group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to take the lead in crafting and implementing a comprehensive mechanism that will cover all schools and protect all students from campus...
Public and private schools across the country will be given ample time to “slowly transition” from distance learning to full face-to-face classes beginning Nov. 2, 2022. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 12, released the official calendar...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 12, announced that classes for school year (SY) 2022-2023 will begin on Aug. 22, 2022 and end on July 7, 2023. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon in December 2021 (OSDS – DepEd Sorsogon Province Official) DepEd has...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, disclosed the it sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the reports of emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse allegations in the Philippine High School for Arts (PHSA) in Los Baños, Laguna. (DepEd...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 11, said he is in favor of restoring history as a separate subject in the high school curriculum. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Gatchalian, in a televised interview, noted that history has been incorporated...
