As the opening of classes for this school year begins, an environmental watchdog urged manufacturers to be "socially responsible" and keep toxic chemicals out of school supplies, sounding the alarm bell on how hazardous chemicals affect a child's nervous system, growth, and development. (Photo...
Ahead of the implementation of face-to-face classes, health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to prepare the ventilation of schools in the Philippines to protect teaching, non-teaching personnel, as well as the students from Covid-19. (Photo...
As the country prepares for the full resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year, a group of education workers on Saturday, Aug. 13, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to find a long-term solution to the shortage in basic education resources particularly in classrooms. (ALI...
A group of teachers on Friday, Aug. 12, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to make its “no discrimination” on vaccination pronouncement a written policy to avoid confusion on the field once full face-to-face classes resume this school year. (NOEL B. PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
If Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay" Villafuerte would have his way, he would have vaccination centers established in the country’s schools to support the government's inoculation drive ahead of the incoming 2022 to 2023 school year. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 11 announced that it reached almost 70 percent of its target enrollment for the incoming school year with 19.26 million enrollees. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon (Courtesy of OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official)...
To allay the concerns of parents regarding the safety of their children once face-to-face classes fully resume amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that measures would be in place in all schools. (DepEd file photo) “Now, our focus is to make sure that our...
Vice President Sara Duterte took a visit in Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte, where she inspected a public elementary school ahead of the Aug. 22 school opening. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with school officials and teachers of the Triana Elementary School during her visit in Limasawa Island...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), will "adopt" 25 schools nationwide for its Adopt-A-School Program (ASP) 2022. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) logo / Facebook This program, said GSIS, is a part of the agency's...
Marikina City District 2 Congresswoman Stella Quimbo led the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for Nangka High School's new five-storey school building on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Photo courtesy of Barangay Nangka FB Page Quimbo was joined by Randy G. Leal, barangay captain of Nangka, other members of...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez announced on Monday, Aug. 1, that the local government unit had already distributed the P500.00 monthly financial allowance to Grade 7 to 12 public school students for September and October 2021. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez (topmost) poses with a student...
Over 16 million learners have already enrolled for the incoming school year, the latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed. (DepEd file photo) Data as of Aug. 5 from the Learner Information System (LIS) for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 showed that there are now 16,029,252 registered...
