Barely three weeks before the current school year ends, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, June 23, revealed the three possible school opening dates for the upcoming school year. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “We are proposing that he choose among either Aug. 23, 2021, Sept. 6, 2021, or...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, June 23, celebrated its 123rd founding anniversary. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd photo) Instituted on June 23, 1898, DepEd commemorates its founding anniversary celebration this year anchored on theme “Bayanihan para sa Edukasyon.”...
Following President Duterte’s decision to postpone limited face-to-face classes in basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, June 23, said that it will continue to implement “enhanced blended learning” as it prepares for the opening of the upcoming school year ....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, June 21, welcomed the comments of Vice President Leni Robredo on the errors found in learning modules and assured her that these reported incidents have been “resolved” already. Education Secretary Leonor Briones during a virtual press conference on...
Vice President Leni Robredo scored the Department of Education (DepEd) for the errors in the learning modules it produced for distance learning this school year. Robredo, a leader of the opposition, said the errors should have been prevented if only the DepEd has put in place a “proper system“...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 17, presented its strategic directions to keep educational opportunities accessible to every learner in the Philippines during the 5th Strategic Dialogue for Education Ministers (5th SDEM). Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO...
Recognizing that hands-on training and face-to-face instruction are also crucial in other degree courses, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) eyes to expand the implementation of limited in-person classes. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera, during the Laging Handa...
Following the “failure” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to deliver its promise of providing modules to students nationwide, a teachers’ group renewed its call for an independent audit of the agency's expenditure on the production of the modules. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...