Unless other people or groups have a “better” suggestion, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera appealed to the public, especially to those who are against the implementation of limited face-to-face classes in select courses, not to “overreact.” In a Facebook comment...
Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed that Filipino students should not be allowed back to school now because of the more transmissible and contagious Delta variant. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo said students had a “missed opportunity” of attending face-to-face classes when...
Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last June 2021. (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Students who enrolled for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 have breached the 14 million mark based on the latest enrollment data released by the Department of Education (DepEd)....
Senator Joel Villanueva lamented on Wednesday, September 1, the P15.1 billion supposedly being requested by the Department of Education (DepEd) for producing self-learning modules in 2022. Printed modules remain the most preferred learning delivery modality of parents and learners, according to the...
Parents and guardians who wish to enroll their children for SY 2021-2022 may the use drop-box enrollment system implemented by some public schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) On the first day of the school opening month, the Department of Education (DepEd) has reached over 13.5 million enrollees...
“The casino in Boracay was able to open. Even malls are allowed. Why are our schools still closed?” This is the sentiment of a group of education workers weeks before a new school year opens on Sept. 13 under a blended learning set-up. With schools still closed, anywhere becomes a 'classroom.'...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN A day before the school opening month, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded over of 12.6 million enrollees at the basic education level for School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Enrollment figures released by DepEd of Aug. 31 showed that there are 12, 697, 558 enrollees...
Teachers are appealing to the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow them to have enough rest before a new school year starts next month. File photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel Sarangani last January 2021 (DepEd Tayo Sarangani Facebook page) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)...
Ang Pilipino ay ako NEW NORMAL EDUCATION Silid Aralan sa Embahada is an annual partnership between the Philippine Embassy and UNIFFIED Maryland Chapter in preserving Filipino culture and tradition and celebrating Buwan ng Wika (Language Month) After a week-long class program in mid-August, the...
Reading specialist Daisy Jane Cunanan-Calado discusses points to consider in education reforms LEARN BY HEART A regular classroom setup pre-pandemic (Ali Vicoy) After participating in various international assessments where the Philippines ranked the lowest in reading, math, and science, the...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment in basic education has reached over nine million nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, said. Latest enrollment figures released by DepEd showed that there are 9, 197, 265 enrollees for basic formal education across the...
To provide essential support to education frontliners for the upcoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to deliver some 40,000 laptops to teachers, personnel, schools, and field offices nationwide this August. (Photo from DepEd) “The provision of internet-capable equipment...
