Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Wednesday, August 6, spearheaded the distribution of relief assistance to over 2,000 teachers and education staff affected by recent typhoons in Pampanga. Angara led the relief operations benefiting more than 2,000 teaching and non-teaching...
To ensure the effective enforcement of the newly released Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013, a teachers ' group on Wednesday, August 6, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement critical structural reforms—starting with smaller class sizes...
While private school teachers welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to raise the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), a group on Tuesday, August 5, expressed concern that the current P24,000 ceiling remains insufficient—excluding the vast majority of instructors from low-income...
In a move to reinforce safe and inclusive learning environments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, August 4, announced the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013—marking a significant step toward curbing bullying...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sagay City government in Negros Occidental recently unveiled a P2.5-million clinic at Vito Elementary School in Barangay Vito to strengthen health and wellness support for pupils and staff. Vice Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr., representing Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva, led the turnover...
In a bid to advance education equity and uplift the welfare of private school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, August 1, announced a substantial increase in the annual Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
A teachers’ group on Tuesday, July 29, urged President Marcos to personally visit public schools and speak directly with teachers, students, and parents to witness the true state of Philippine education—far from the optimistic vision presented in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA)....
Public school teachers will start getting paid for teaching overload and for their overtime work starting this school year, President Marcos announced during his State of the Nation Address (SONA). “At ngayong school year na ito, makakatanggap na kayo ng kabayaran para sa inyong teaching...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 100 students in Isabela City, Basilan province were taken to various hospitals on Thursday, July 24, due to heat exhaustion. A report from the Isabela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said students of the Basilan National High School were holding their...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has pledged timely distribution of free school supplies to public elementary school students in this highly-urbanized city next school year. To avoid delays experienced this year, Gasataya said he has instructed the City Treasurer and the Budget Officer to...
A teachers ' group on Wednesday, July 23, raised alarm over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) plan to conduct Saturday makeup classes and implement remote learning during natural disasters. The Teachers ' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement, warned that the plan could worsen...
More than 24,000 public schools across the country have been impacted by Tropical Depression Dante and the southwest monsoon (habagat), according to the latest situation report from the Department of Education (DepEd). As of Wednesday, July 23, DepEd’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
