A historic P1.3-trillion education budget is driving sweeping reforms across the Department of Education (DepEd) this year—empowering programs from expanded school feeding and classroom support to accelerated teacher promotions and higher pay under the administration’s push to strengthen basic...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced a major transformation in the Senior High School (SHS) technical-vocational (tech-voc) program, shifting from a static curriculum to a dynamic, data-driven model closely aligned with real-time industry demands. In a statement issued Thursday,...
Under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., housing has become a key pillar of nation-building through the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the program now...
Just months after its nationwide rollout, the government’s Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program is already delivering promising results with several public schools across the country posting 30 to 40 percent increases in student reading proficiency and grade-level readiness,...
The local government of Pasig City turned over P146,622,500 worth of learning books and reading kits to the Department of Education-Schools Division Office (DepEd-SDO) to show its support for education and students in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the city distributed around 500,000...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, January 23, announced that it is accelerating efforts to uplift the teaching profession by targeting up to 100,000 teacher career upgrades nationwide by 2026. In a ceremony held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and House...
The Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Friday, January 23, jointly rolled out a suite of major education initiatives aimed at improving access, equity, and workforce relevance across the...
At 81, Eduardo Saplala is learning to read and write for the first time. A member of the Aeta community in Barangay Camias, Porac, Pampanga, Saplala walks into a modest community learning space not to relive a missed childhood, but to claim a long-delayed right—education. His journey is no longer...
The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) marked its 22nd anniversary by proving that people-led and high-density housing solutions can deliver measurable impact for low-income and informal settler families. SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa said the agency’s expanding portfolio shows how...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, January 19, acknowledged a deepening learning crisis in Philippine schools and said it is accelerating early-grade reforms after data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) showed that student proficiency drops to near zero by...
As it steps up efforts to address bullying and other risks in schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized that strengthening partnerships among schools, families, and communities is crucial to preventing violence and ensuring student safety. In a statement issued on January 17, DepEd...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Saturday, Jan. 17, said that the so-called "allocables"--at least those motivated by commissions and kickbacks--are no better than planned or attempted robbery. Lacson says this is why it is important for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to...
