The House of Representatives passed on the third and final reading a bill that would create a mental health and well-being office in every school division across the country to address the growing mental health issues of learners and school personnel. The House plenary (Photo by Ellson Quismorio/...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all police commanders to coordinate with local school officials to arrange the needed security in schools and its premises. The order came after the Department of Education (DepEd) sought the assistance of the PNP...
The lack of school infrastructure and facilities remains the “most pressing issue“ being faced by the country’s education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Jan. 30. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education...
A Filipino army scout ranger has graduated from the United States (US) Ranger School, the first Philippine Army soldier in a long time to do so, the US Embassy in Manila said. 1st Lt. Castillion Antalis of the Philippine Army Scout Rangers (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) In a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Children from different areas of the Philippines wrote to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte about their dreams to have better facilities, classrooms, and school supplies, among others, as part of the United Nations Children's Fund‘s (UNICEF’s) initiative called “Letters to...
CEBU CITY – A driving school here was suspended for three months after it was caught using a vehicle without the required markings for its Practical Driving Course (PDC). Aside from the suspension of its accreditation, Cebu Integrated Driving School, located in Barangay Bulacao,was also fined...
Senator Robinhood C. Padilla on Wednesday, January 25, sought and end to the "abono" situation of public school teachers who have to pay in advance for the needs of their students, out of their own pockets Padilla said he was throwing his full support behind proposed measures providing additional...
Classes in an elementary school in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City were suspended following an alleged bomb threat that alarmed teachers and students on Monday morning, Jan. 23. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) deployed operatives to New Era Elementary School after the principal, Mrs. Chelma...
As it strongly condemned the act of violence in a public school in Quezon City that caused the death of a student, a group on Saturday, Jan. 21, expressed hope that the “unfortunate incident” will not be used to increase interference in schools by law enforcement authorities. (NOEL PABALATE /...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 20, confirmed the fatal stabbing incident involving students of Culiat High School in Quezon City which resulted in the death of one student. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Issuing a statement, DepEd - National Capital Region (DepEd-NCR) said that a...
The Las Piñas city government distributed school supplies to around 800 disadvantaged youths on Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to Mayor Imelda Aguilar, the distribution of school supplies was held at Mayor Nene Aguilar Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) building located at BF...
