As public schools welcomed a new school year this week, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday, June 18, addressed the agency’s urgent priorities, tackling critical issues such as classroom shortages, teacher hiring, learning recovery, and student health—in...
Emphasizing that lasting reforms can only be achieved through shared commitment and collective responsibility, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 17, underscored the importance of collaboration among various government agencies to address long-standing challenges in the education...
Citing that learning is not confined to classrooms, President Marcos said the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act will give Filipinos, who wish to finish college, a second chance at their dream profession. Marcos led the presentation of the implementing...
The opening of School Year (SY) 2025–2026 on Monday, June 16, unfolded mostly without major hitches across the country, according to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, who credited improved coordination and prompt responses to local issues. However, teachers’ groups—while...
A teachers’ group has sounded the alarm over what it calls a deepening education crisis, marked by chronic shortages in classrooms, teachers, and learning resources, as School Year (SY) 2025–2026 officially opens on Monday, June 16. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) blamed what it...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental has projected 325,500 students in 576 public schools in the province this school year, an increase of 1,500 enrollees, surpassing last year’s record of 324,000. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson for the Negros Occidental...
Las Pinas City Mayor-elect April Aguilar led the signing of the pledge of commitment to quality education and to fully equip public schools to address the needs of learners and their teachers. Aguilar issued the commitment during the “Brigada Eskwela: Sama-sanm para sa Bayang Bumabasa” kick-off...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has released P4.19 million in aid to restore part of a school in Alimodian town, Iloilo province damaged by a fire on June 2. DepEd Undersecretary Atty. Peter Irving C. Corvera led the turnover of a check for the Alimodian National Comprehensive...
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...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 5, announced a revised Kindergarten cut-off age policy that will allow more Filipino children to begin formal education earlier. Starting School Year (SY) 2025–2026, children who turn five years old on or before October 31 will now be eligible...
