To provide graduates with opportunities for higher education or employment, the Department of Education (DepEd) plans to reduce the current Senior High School (SHS) tracks from four to two. (DepEd file photo) The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), in a statement, announced...
Teachers have expressed support for an investigation into alleged "ghost" beneficiaries in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program, urging transparency and accountability in the implementation of the financial assistance scheme. (MB file photo) The...
Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III (2nd from left) (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto has shrugged off criticism that he's too old to attempt a return to the upper chamber in...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar praised the Marcos...
President Marcos assured Filipino senior citizens that the government is doing its best to promote their welfare as he cited their invaluable contribution to society. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he led the inaugural nationwide simultaneous...
The Department of Education (DepEd) plans to roll out the revised curriculum for Grades 11 and 12, or the Senior High School (SHS) Program, this coming School Year (SY) 2025-2026. Education Secretary Sonny Angara (DepEd file photo) “Maganda ang takbo (It is going well),” DepEd Secretary...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara said on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that the agency is investigating whether individuals have served as “accomplices” in the fraudulent use of the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “Yun talaga ang pinag-aaralan...
Senators on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 slammed the alleged reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high school (SHS) voucher program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 1316, asking...
The local government of Pasig is now finalizing the implementation of its expanded Centenarian Incentive program which aims to provide cash gifts to senior citizens who are 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 years old to formally recognize them as beneficiaries. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed on Monday, Feb. 17, that an investigation has been launched into a dozen private schools across nine divisions over allegations of listing “ghost students” to receive government subsidies under the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP). (DepEd...
Police Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), has ordered an intensified campaign against the proliferation of fake senior citizen and persons with disability (PWD) identification cards amid concerns of the abuse of discount privilege that are...
The largest network of private schools in the country has expressed concerns over the growing issue of “reform fatigue,” warning that ongoing education reforms could undermine the quality of learning nationwide. (Photo from Pixabay) The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations...
