The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing a historic P928.52-billion budget for 2026, the closest the agency has come to breaching the P1-trillion mark. In a statement issued Tuesday, September 16, DepEd said the proposed allocation will go toward building more classrooms, expanding...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office (DPWH-SMDEO) defended the purchase of five high-performance laptops worth a total of P930,000, saying these were purchased in full compliance with Republic Act No. 9184, the...
A teachers’ group on Tuesday, July 29, urged President Marcos to personally visit public schools and speak directly with teachers, students, and parents to witness the true state of Philippine education—far from the optimistic vision presented in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA)....
Amid ongoing efforts to digitalize education and the investigation into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) controversial laptop procurement deal, a teachers’ group has renewed its call for the government to provide all public school teachers with free, high-quality laptops—emphasizing that...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, July 12, issued a statement acknowledging the Office of the Ombudsman’s recent decision to file criminal charges against several of its former officials concerning the controversial purchase of allegedly overpriced and outdated laptops for public...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay led the distribution of free school supplies and uniforms to the city 's public school students, as well as laptops to teachers and teaching-related personnel, at the Nemesio I. Yabut Elementary School. Binay, together with her husband, Makati 2nd District Rep....
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) House Assistant Majority Leader Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon is calling for an inquiry into what he described as the "rigged" bidding of laptops and other...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Some P9 billion worth of laptops that were supposed to boost the Department of Education's (DepEd) e-learning program weren't delivered in 2023 or during the last full year of Vice...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 25, confirmed that one of its high-ranking officials has been suspended following the order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In an official statement, the DepEd announced that it has received an...
The Makati City local government on Thursday, Aug. 24, denied allegations that it is taking back the laptops it provided to teachers working in 14 "Embo" public schools that are affected in the territorial rift between the city and Taguig. "Patuloy na magagamit ng mga guro ang mga laptop na bigay...
A group of education workers urged the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to “act” on blacklisting the firms involved in the controversial laptop procurement for teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
VILLAVERDE, Nueva Vizcaya – Four persons, including three minors, were arrested by the police for robbing the library of the Bintawan National High School in Bintawan Sur here of gadgets on Wednesday, July 19. Police arrived at the crime scene and saw blood on the floor. They scoured medical...
