From 15 days, the vacation service credits (VSCs) of public school teachers have been increased to 30 days based on new guidelines issued by the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) In a statement issued on Friday, Sept. 27, the agency announced that DepEd Secretary Sonny...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara has been meeting with various groups to forge partnerships aimed at improving the quality of basic education in the country. (Photo from DepEd) In his recent meetings this week, Angara discussed potential partnerships to enhance learning...
Founded in 1985, Makati Hope Christian School (MHCS) has become a hub for high standards of education programs from Early Childhood Education to the advanced Robotics Curriculum. With the hope of expanding its services to learners, MHCS opened its campus extension on the ground floor, St....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 59-year-old school teacher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday, September 6. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 identified the suspect as Gemma Lahaman Isnain, 59, of Laminusa, Siasi, Sulu. Isnain yielded three packs of suspected...
The number of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel in the country's public schools dwindled by 38,463 from 1,016,066 in 2022 to 977,603 in 2023. Despite the reduced number of teaching personnel, the Commission on Audit (COA) said its state auditors recorded an increase in the total...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Contributed photo) What's holding up the promised salary increase for public school teachers? ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants to know. "Bakit may EO na, may IRR na, pero...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) Agency Summit on Monday, Aug. 19 (Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez trumpeted on Friday, Aug. 30 the launch of new social amelioration...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved a measure establishing a career progression system for primary, secondary, and senior high public school teachers....
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) should step up efforts in boosting the job readiness of senior high school (SHS) graduates, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the call as he received the Special Kabalikat Award from the agency, during its...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (PPAB) Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco says the increase to P7,000 of public school teachers' medical allowance is proof that the Marcos administration is committed to improving the welfare of...
Beginning in fiscal year 2025, public school teachers will receive improved healthcare benefits, including a new P7,000 medical allowance for government employees. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement issued on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that this...
BACOLOD CITY – Students of the Sum-ag National High School here sought justice for a Grade 10 student who was found dead in Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last week. STUDENTS of Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City hold a prayer rally on Monday, August 19, seeking...
