Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to strengthen the delivery of mental health services in basic education schools in the Philippines. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 379 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act in hopes of immediately countering...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
The number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has breached 13 million, said the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, August 2. Drop-box enrollment system implemented by public schools for SY 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Tuluy-tuloy pa rin po ang ating...
There are now more than nine million enrolled learners for the school year 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Friday, July 29. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Latest data from the Learning Information System (LIS) showed that as of 7 a.m. on Friday, a total of...
The number of enrollees for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 breached 2 million within the first day of enrollment period, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa noted the “victory” of the department after recording a high number of enrollees on the...
The enrollment period for the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023 has officially begun. A public school teacher distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day classes for school year 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd),...
In preparation of the school year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) released a set of guidelines for enrollment in the context of the gradual reintroduction of face-to-face classes and reflective of the current health and safety situation in the Philippines. Drop-box enrollment...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s basic education sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 282, one of his 20 priority measures for the 19th Congress, Gatchalian wants the Department of Information...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 11, said he is in favor of restoring history as a separate subject in the high school curriculum. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Gatchalian, in a televised interview, noted that history has been incorporated...
Days before the Duterte administration ended, Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 174, establishing the expanded career progression system for public school teachers. File Photo (Noel B. Pabalate) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed EO 174 by the authority of President Duterte...
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM-MBHTE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at UP Diliman in Quezon City on June 14. (UNIVERSITY...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 14, called for an increased participation among local government units (LGUs) in improving the delivery and quality of basic education in the country. Gatchalian said it would be good if the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand...
