As the country continues to grapple with the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 19, emphasized that education should be a “shared responsibility.” Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd photo) DepEd echoed the message...
The new tax hike policy Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues to threaten the private educational system, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Tuesday, June 22, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, COCOPEA said that the Revenue Memorandum...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Center for Continuing Professional Education and Development (CCPED) virtually launched two books via Facebook Live on June 16, 2021. Produced under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Revised and Expanded Guidelines for Continuing Professional Education...
After President Duterte once again thumbed down proposals to implement limited face-to-face classes amid the pandemic, a group of teachers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to start preparing the education system for another school year under distance or blended learning. Some teachers hold...
A group on Tuesday, June 22, slammed President Duterte for once again rejecting proposals to implement limited face-to-face classes. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The Philippine education system is being held hostage by the Duterte administration’s ineptitude in dealing with the...
The Silliman University (SU) will hold limited face-to-face classes for the students of its Medical Technology program after it received authorization from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Silliman University (Photo from su.edu.ph) Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) Director...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 22 maintained that the key to the resumption of face-to-face classes is getting teachers and students inoculated against the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said he sees...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones has withdrawn the request of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes for students at the basic education level. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) This after President...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) aims to implement twice a month release of salary for public school teachers and other personnel by downloading the payroll processing to Schools Division Offices (SDOs). Public school teachers (Photo from DepEd) This was confirmed by Undersecretary for Finance...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, June 21, said that there is an ongoing review of the K to 12 curriculum and it might be able to come up with the latest version of the curriculum by the end of the year. DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio (Photo...
Recognizing the contribution of teachers in the delivery of education to Filipino learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, June 21, confirmed that the early release of cash allowance for eligible teachers has been approved. DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla announces...
