Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 renewed his push for the creation of a National Public School Database to streamline the enrollment process in the country. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 478 or the proposed Public School Database Act, which mandates the Department of Education (DepEd)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and its partners reaffirmed their commitment to achieving inclusion and respect for language diversity in basic education programs. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) “We have made significant strides to strengthen our inclusion programs, and we vow to continue these...
Vice President Sara Duterte called on parents in Malabon to ensure that their children finish their studies, while keeping them away from illegal activities. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) Speaking at the Tambobong Indakan Festival in Malabon City, Duterte pushed anew for...
The Department of Education (DepEd) plans to look into more possible interventions after the report of the World Population Review listed Filipinos to have a “below average” intelligence quotient (IQ). (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will read the report and if there’s anything else that we...
Amid calls to revert to the pre-pandemic school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the proposals related to this are still being studied. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi pa tapos yung pag-aaral tungkol diyan, kung ibabalik or hindi (The study on this is not yet completed,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently finalizing the calendar for the incoming school year, Education Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa on Friday, May 19, said. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Poa gave an update on the preparations for the opening of the School Year (SY) in an...
Believing that inclusivity should be at the center of a “meaningful and effective” basic education, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Friday, May 19, vowed to strengthen the efforts of the Department of Education (DepEd) to promote inclusion through language. (DepEd / MB...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with Australian Senator and Foreign Minister Penny Wong to discuss the importance of education in nation-building. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Australian Senator and Foreign Minister Penny Wong (OVP photo) In a Facebook post on...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) warned the public against social media sites and individuals that give out “false information” about financial assistance and scholarships its offers. (CHED / MB Visual...
To promote a better understanding of the role of language in promoting inclusion and literacy, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold a language and inclusion summit next week. (DepEd file photo) “The Language and Inclusion Summit envisions the true realization of inclusion in education by...
A group of teachers welcomed the proposed changes in the K to 123 curriculum as contained in the draft released by the Department of Education (DepEd) last month. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Curriculum changes are imperative if we hope to ever recover and initial steps have already been...
The Department of Education (DepEd) created a national task to conduct a program review on the Senior High School Program (SHS) implementation. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo) The creation of the Senior High School National Task Force (SHS-NTF) was announced by DepEd in Memorandum...
