Having been deprived of play and social interaction due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for over a year now, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need to help children to manage their emotions. “Dahil limitado ang interaksyon sa ating kapwa, naging bihira ang...
An advocacy group on Monday, July 5, stressed the urgency to address the ongoing learning crisis and called on the government and other sectors to act on the “devastating” state of Philippine education. The current state of Philippine education in numbers (Photo from PBEd) The Philippine...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has finally broken its silence on the report released by the World Bank saying that more than 80 percent of Filipino learners “do not know what they should know.” DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued Monday, July...
PHINMA Education’s Laguna Network has partnered with local microfinance institution Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) to bring accessible, quality education to underserved students in Laguna and neighboring provinces. In a statement, PHINMA...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, July 5, said that the World Bank owed the Philippines a “public apology” after its report on student learning outcomes and well-being put the entire country to “shame.” Education Secretary Leonor Briones/ DepEd/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN...
Malacañang said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes under the basic education curriculum may happen sooner than expected now that vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been picking up. A teacher holds face-to-face classes before schools were closed due to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) commended two public schools after they were recognized for their programs addressing plastic problems. Two public high schools from the Philippines win SEAMEO awards for sustainable development initiatives (Photo from DepEd) “The Department is proud of our...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing the inclusion of students in the government's vaccination priority list against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin File photo) In an interview over DZBB on Sunday, July 4, CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera hopes the plan would...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday, July 4, that around 90 percent of the P4.35 billion funds under Bayanihan 2 Law for distance learning have already been “successfully obligated and disbursed”. Department of Education (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) DepEd issued a statement...
As the Philippines observes the National Disaster Resilence Month, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, July 3, stressed the need to strengthen the education sector's capacity to deliver education even in times emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a...
A youth group slammed the Malacañang for its “late expression of alarm” over the poor learning results among Filipino learners as reported by the World Bank. Based on the World Bank report, 80 percent of Filipino students showed poor learning results or below minimum levels of proficiency...
A teachers group on Friday, July 2, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that the vaccination for education personnel will be seamless and organized. A teacher from DepEd joins the symbolic vaccination for those under the A4 category on...
