A Senate panel recommended on Monday, Sept. 4, the amendment of the Anti-Hazing Law or Republic Act 11053 instead of giving the Commission on High Education (CHED) a new charter so it can impose stiffer penalties against schools that would be involved in hazing. Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero...
The United States will help the Philippines address challenges in the education sector by extending a P283-million worth of assistance. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will launch a project through funds from its partners to help the Department of Education (DepEd) address...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said the Department of Education (DepEd) is looking at the use of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), as an alternative tool in addressing the perennial problem of classroom shortage in...
DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (Screenshot from YouTube live) It will take over two decades for the Department of Education (DepEd) to cover the country’s classroom backlog using "an average of P24 billion" annually. DepEd Undersecretary...
A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Sen. Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian showed that only four out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with senior high school. Based on the poll results conducted from June 19 to 23, 2023, only 41 percent of 1,200 respondents nationwide said they are satisfied with...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that there will be more cooperation opportunities in digital education, language teaching, and quality assurance with China. (Photo courtesy of CHED) “We have achieved much but we can achieve more,” CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said when he...
Enrollment in basic education has reached 24.6 million based on the data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 31. Students of Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on Aug. 29, 2023, the first day of School Year 2023-2024. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN)...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to support a proposal to increase the salary of public school teachers, should there be one. "Definitely we will be supporting the proposal for increasing [salary of] teachers, but is has to...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Wednesday, Aug. 30, urged lawmakers to amend the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) in order "to address persistent shortages, redirect misallocations, and ensure transparent and efficient fund utilization." ...
In order to address the congestion experienced in public schools as classes have begun, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that he has suggested to the Department of Education (DepEd) to look at the excess capacity of private schools and rechannel the students there. In an interview on the ABS-CBN...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo relayed to Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30 the "good feedback" that teachers have...
The Commission on Audit (COA) said the Department of Education (DepEd) has more than P362.7 million in "unauthorized, unnecessary, and dormant bank accounts" that violate the General Appropriations Act of 2022. In its audit report, COA said that DepEd has a total of P362,760,156.45 cash in banks...
