(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As the overall public health situation is closely linked with education, a group of teachers expressed support to health workers and called on the government to give them what they deserve. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, on...
With decreasing enrollment in private schools, group calls for ‘urgent policy intervention’ from gov’t A group of private schools on Monday, Aug. 23, called on the government to implement “policy intervention” the soonest possible time with the steady decline in enrollment. (RIO DELUVIO /...
Three weeks before the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 formally opens on Sept. 13 , the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded over seven million enrollees for basic education. File photo shows a Grade 3 teacher recording educational video lessons in Navotas City to be used for the distance...
The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) has welcomed 785 college students who made it to the 2020 Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS) program. (DOST-SEI) The DOST-SEI conducted on Aug. 18 a virtual orientation for the JLSS qualifiers to brief them on...
The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announced Sunday, Aug. 22, that it is opening the applications for its 2021 Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) Program. (DOST-SEI Facebook page) The DOST-SEI made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday....
With the theme “Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela,” the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be conducted on Sept. 6 to 17, the Department of Education (DepEd) has announced. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In DepEd Memorandum No. 058, series of 2021 dated...
A group on Friday, Aug. 20, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for the “questionable” use of distance learning funds amidst the pandemic. Photo taken in Latian Elementary School in Alabel, Sarangani in January 2021 (DepEd Tayo Sarangani Facebook page) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged parents and guardians of school-aged children and youth to enroll them as early as possible for the incoming school year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) “We are urging the public to enroll their children early enough to avoid...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed readiness to attend a Senate inquiry on its readiness for school opening this incoming school year (SY) 2021-2022. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “Yes, we will attend the inquiry,” DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Nepomuceno Malaluan told the Manila...
During the first week of regular enrollment, the Department of Education (DepEd) recorded over 5.9 million learners who will continue their studies this incoming school year (SY) 2021-2022. Television-based instruction is among the learning delivery modalities under distance learning to be...
With the inevitable shift to digital education, a local textbook publisher found a way to make its e-books more accessible to learners by offering an affordable e-learning advantage program. (Photo from PIXABAY) To make learning resources more affordable and convenient for students and parents to...
(DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) While it pushes for education continuity amidst the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) did not set a specific target of enrollees for the incoming school year, a key official said. “We did not set a specific target this year,” DepEd Undersecretary and...
