Following the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to revert to the old school calendar, an advocacy group urged the agency to “ensure continuity and conduciveness of learning environment.” JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Our students need a fixed...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte assured stakeholders that the quality of learning in public schools will not be affected by the gradual return to the old school calendar. Junior High School (JHS) students inside the classroom (Rio Deluvio/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senators on Wednesday, February 21 commended the Department of Education (DepEd) for heeding the call to be more flexible and adaptive in determining school calendar days and prioritizing the welfare of the students. “I fully support the DepEd’s move to shift the closing of the current...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has formally announced the opening of School Year (SY) 2024-2025 for basic education on July 29, 2024. (DepEd / MB VIsual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed DepEd Order No. 003 series of 2024 on Feb. 19 or the...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Ronald Singson has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to finalize the guidelines that aim to revert the next school year to the pre-pandemic school calendar. “Given that this is a matter of great...
Reverting to the old school calendar in which classes open in June is still under consultation with various stakeholders, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Thursday, Jan. 25, during the annual Basic Education Report (BER). Vice President and Education Secretary Sara...
(Unsplash) A ranking congressman has thumbed down the Department of Education's (DepEd) proposal to tweak the school year by reverting to the pre-pandemic June to March calendar from the current August to May calendar. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
Amid reports on reverting to the old school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 18, said that the guidelines for the next school year are still being finalized. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Let’s wait for the final DO [Department Order], we’re...
A teachers’ group welcomed the “favorable response” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the clamor of teachers and the general public to revert the school calendar of basic education to the pre-pandemic system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapasalamat kami sa DepEd at...
A teachers’ group on Friday, June 9, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make adjustments in the school calendar for basic education to ensure the welfare of learners and school personnel. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City line up before going inside their...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
(Unsplash) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has underscored the "immediate need" to return to the old pre-pandemic school calendar with the least disruption possible. “We are all for the immediate return to the old school calendar with the least possible...
