A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 15, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for issuing an “abrupt order” that left the teachers as well as school heads in public schools “ill-equipped.” Students during the first 'Catch-Up Fridays' on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo credit to DepEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has rolled out its Catch-Up Fridays program in public schools nationwide on Friday, Jan. 12. (DepEd file photo) “We saw happy and engaged students and teachers,” DepEd’s Curriculum and Teaching Strand said in a statement when asked to give an update on the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 15, announced that the learning materials allegedly held “hostage” by a service supplier will soon be distributed to public schools nationwide. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd said it started “hauling various learning...
An advocacy group on Wednesday, Dec. 6, said that the Philippines’ dismal ranking in the 2022 Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) for the second time was a “clear indication” that the education system is in its “worst state” and “much work” needs to be done. MARK...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 6, called on all education stakeholders to “pull our efforts together” to help improve the learning outcomes of Filipino students as reflected in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (DepEd / MB...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, said that its Curriculum Strand is set to discuss the findings of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a national forum. (DepEd / Manila...
Noting the rise of flu-like cases in the Philippines, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday, Oct. 24, said some schools have shifted to online or blended learning to stop the spread of the virus among their students. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa replies to questions from the media during a Palace...
Teacher Maribel Coronado-Perez while teaching (Photo credit to Maribel Perez / Facebook) There is no denying how the pandemic changed and continues to change the landscape of education across the globe. In the Philippines, the pandemic presented both challenges and opportunities for teaching and...
ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin (USA) in this city formally opened a new learning center and library recently. USA President Fr. Frederick C. Comendador led the blessing and opening of the Fray Luis de Leon Learning Commons (FLLC) and the Atty. Henry T. Villegas Law Library. THE Fray...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte lauded the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its Mobile E-Learning Hub Project as it is expected to boost the armed forces’ peace-building and developmental initiatives. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) The official said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Two senior citizens graduated from high school through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on August 25. NENITA Trenia, 88, of Barangay Haguimit, and Violeta Niña, 83, of Barangay Ara-al, receive their diploma during the 11th Closing...
Some 220 students at the Manila City Jail earned their certificates and diplomas through the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS), Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Thursday, Aug. 24. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) She...
