Under her term as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte said that more attention will be given to teachers, learners as well as school infrastructure to address challenges in the country’s basic education system. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Tututukan natin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, January 22 reiterated the need for more mental health initiatives in schools to help address the mental stress plaguing students, faculty members and parents. Gatchalian made the call following the fatal stabbing incident involving two minor students of Culiat...
Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Thursday, Jan. 19, denounced the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for conducting “red-tagging orientations” in schools because these “condition the minds of the youth” into thinking...
The Department of Education (DepEd) needs P446 million for the reconstruction or repair of schools that were affected by the shear line and low pressure area (LPA) in Mindanao. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters in an interview on Friday, Jan. 13, that around 58...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd / SDO Misamis Occidental) The estimated cost for the repair and reconstruction of schools that were damaged due to shear line and Low Pressure Area (LPA) in Mindanao is now at P409 million, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 5, said. (Photo courtesy of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his push for a bill seeking to accelerate the installation of free public internet connection in public schools nationwide. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 383 or the proposed Digital Transformation in Basic Education Act as Vice President and Department of...
The Department of Education (DepED) announced that two Philippine public high schools were conferred with the SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award for their sustainable development initiatives. (Photo courtesy of DepED) DepED said that from the 272 schools participating...
As a Christmas surprise to teachers in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that all teaching and non-teaching personnel belonging to the Schools Division Office (SDO) will receive an increase in their allowances starting January, 2023. For non-teaching personnel, their allowance per month will...
All public schools were directed by the Department of Education (DepED) to hold unannounced earthquake and fire drills to help increase the awareness of learners and personnel on what to do when natural calamities occur. Students evacuate after the 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Dec. 7, 2022. (Juan...
The Department of Education (DepED) reminded schools and offices to ensure that Christmas parties will be held in a “simple yet meaningful” manner. Photo from Unsplash In DepED Order No. 52 series of 2022 signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte dated Nov. 2, the department...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The Department of Education’s mandatory order of a return by all public and private schools to in-person learning was a response to public perception about the relative advantages of the latter. Only schools with “highly exceptional” circumstances may...
The Department of Education (DepED) commended five learners from two public elementary schools in Quezon City after winning bronze medals in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) held in Dortmund, Germany last month. (Photo courtesy of DepED) In a statement, DepED said that the robotics team of Betty...
