The Department of Education (DepEd) has set June 8 as the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2026–2027, under its new school calendar schedule issued through DepEd Order No. 009, s. 2026. The school year will run until April 8 next year and will consist of 201 class days, covering Term 1 to...
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has assured that Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs) are included in the implementation of education reforms set to begin in School Year 2026–2027, as the Department of Education (DepEd) moves to align overseas schools with new national policies while providing...
Schools nationwide are being prepared for a shift to a three-term school calendar in School Year 2026–2027, as the Department of Education (DepEd) begins a series of orientation sessions for teachers and school leaders. The rollout, conducted for school leaders and teachers across the country,...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) prepares to implement a three-term academic calendar for School Year (SY) 2026–2027, Catholic schools are raising concerns over potential challenges. This has prompted the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the CBCP Episcopal...
As the nation commemorated the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, schools suspended classes on February 25, while Catholic education leaders urged students to become active defenders of democracy. Several schools and universities suspended classes in commemoration of the historic...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed a partnership agreement on Thursday, Nov. 20, launching the Manila Academic–Public Library Educational Consortium aimed at further enhancing the literacy capability of Manileños. Domagoso explained the consortium, which brings together the...
For many Filipinos, education is not just a personal pursuit but a lifelong promise to family and community. This holds true for Kris Marianne Collado-Galapia, a 26-year-old Filipina who recently graduated with Summa Cum Laude honours from York University in Canada. Hailing from the small town of...
As part of its intensified efforts to address the declining reading proficiency in Philippine schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL)-Reading Program this school year. Aiming to improve literacy skills among Grades 1 to 10...
Philippine universities are facing an uphill battle on the global academic stage, according to the newly released Philippines University Rankings 2025 by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), published on Monday, June 2. Despite the inclusion of two institutions—University of the...
Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Rolando Golez (PPAB) Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Rolando Golez Jr. said the lifting of economic restrictions in the 1987 Constitution will lead to a growth in the country's academic health...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government will prioritize the students' welfare in its review of the academic calendar. BACK-TO-SCHOOL — President Marcos speaks to the media in Victorino Mapa High School in Manila, following this year's Brigada Eskwela on...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Ronald Singson believes that its time to revert to the old school calendar wherein classes start in June. Singson filed House Bill (HB) No. 8508, which seeks to establish the first Monday of June of every year as the start of the academic year,...
