Early evidence from the pilot implementation of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) MATATAG K-to-10 Curriculum shows promising learning gains among Grade 2 students reinforcing the importance of decongesting the curriculum and prioritizing mastery of foundational skills. In a statement issued...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will play a central role in the 2nd Joint Trifocal Education Management Committee Meeting and the Trifocal Education Launch Program, set to take place next week in Ilocos Norte. In a media advisory issued Monday, January 19, CHED announced its participation...
A group on Monday, January 19, called on the national government to urgently double the education budget, unburden teachers of excessive administrative work, and overhaul the national curriculum to address what it described as a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools. The Alliance of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, January 19, acknowledged a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools and said it is accelerating early-grade reforms after data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) showed that student proficiency drops to near zero by...
Teachers and education workers staged a protest on Thursday, January 15, calling on the Marcos administration to release the full 2025 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI), implement meaningful salary increases, and submit a supplemental budget to ensure regularization and benefits for public school...
Aiming to strengthen foundational learning skills and better prepare young learners for the succeeding stages of basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, January 15, reaffirmed its commitment to early childhood education as the Revised K to 10 Curriculum enters the final...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to strengthen learning continuity during disasters by utilizing DepEd TV as an emergency education platform, enabling students displaced by calamities and extreme weather to continue their lessons through curriculum-aligned broadcast programs—even when...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 14, said it has awarded 99.3 percent of its 2025 procurement projects, significantly accelerating the delivery of laptops, textbooks, and classrooms nationwide, in line with the Marcos administration’s push for faster, more transparent,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 14, welcomed the results of a recent Tangere survey, describing the findings as an important reflection of public sentiment and a guide for improving ongoing education reforms. In an official statement released by Chief Media Relations...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Tuesday, January 13, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure the full and proper use of the P1.34-trillion education fund under the 2026 national budget. Aquino, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic...
While many Philippine universities have adopted affirmative action policies, implementation remains uneven, leaving significant gaps in student support programs, according to a new survey by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). In a statement issued Tuesday, January 13, EDCOM...
More than 16,000 new classrooms are set to rise across high-need areas nationwide after the Department of Education (DepEd) secured government approval for a P105.7-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project— a major infrastructure push expected to ease chronic overcrowding and directly...
