As public schools across the country prepare to open their doors for a new school year, teacher groups on Sunday, June 15, sounded the alarm over the persistent and worsening education crisis and called for urgent, concrete government action to resolve systemic shortages. The Alliance of Concerned...
As School Year 2025–2026 officially opens on Monday, June 16, the Department of Education (DepEd) is preparing to accommodate a projected 27.6 million enrollees in basic education amid persistent challenges—including a nationwide shortage of 165,000 classrooms, a deficit of over 56,000...
A total of 132,467 public school students received free school supplies and uniforms from the Valenzuela City government as part of its Balik-Eskwela 2025 program. Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian, Rep. Kenneth Gatchalian, along with the city council led the distribution of school supplies and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) officially launched Brigada Eskwela 2025 on Monday, June 9, calling on communities nationwide to come together in preparing schools for the upcoming academic year. As volunteers gear up to clean, repair, and ready classrooms, a teachers’ group urged the...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 has tapped 1,088 policemen to secure the school opening in Northern Mindanao on June 16. “Safety of the students, parents, and school personnel are among our priorities during the opening and school period in the different schools in the region,”...
With School Year (SY) 2025–2026 set to begin on June 16, the Department of Education (DepEd) is ramping up efforts to address infrastructure backlogs, hire new teachers, and implement curriculum reforms amid persistent challenges in the Philippine education system. In a media interview this week,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, May 23, said it remains steadfast in its preparations for the upcoming school year — with Secretary of Education Sonny Angara continuing to lead efforts despite a pending courtesy resignation. “Tuloy-tuloy lang po ang pagtatrabaho ng ating kalihim,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 21, said private schools that offer basic education may adopt the school opening set for public schools in June. (DepEd file photo) Dennis Legaspi, Media Relations Chief from the Office of DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, said private schools in the...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has welcomed the June 16 opening date for the upcoming school year (SY) 2025-2026, saying it will spare learners from intense summer heat. That the planned school opening would essentially be...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially set June 16 as the start of classes for School Year (SY) 2025–2026, marking a return to the pre-pandemic academic calendar . The School Year 2025–2026, set to begin on June 16, 2025, according to DepEd, marks a return to the pre-pandemic...
Enrollment in basic education for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 has reached 24 million, according to data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Grade school students of Mines Elementary School in Quezon City attend the first day of School Year 2024-2025 on July 29, 2024....
While the opening of over 40 schools remained postponed on Monday, Aug. 5, the basic education enrollment in both public and private schools has reached 23.8 million during the second week of classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). First day of...
