The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to re-strategize the Child Protection Units (CPUs) in schools to become more “efficient” in protecting and upholding children’s rights. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “They must double their efforts and commence in adapting the recommendations...
To further strengthen teacher education in the country, an advocacy group urged education agencies to fast-track the publication of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) 11713 or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act. (DepEd file photo) “The publication of the IRR...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) revises the K to 12 curriculum, a group urged Vice President Sara Duterte, who serves as the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary in a concurrent capacity, to retract her “red-tagging statements” publicly apologize for “attacking human rights.”...
The country's best campus journalists are set to gather once again in this year’s National Schools Press Conference (NSPC), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 4, announced. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) To be held from July 17 to 21, DepEd said that the 2023 NSPC will mark the return...
The Department of Education (DepEd) defended the inclusion of same-sex unions in the proposed revised basic education curriculum noting that the concepts have been discussed among students in the past ten years. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “The topic on same-sex unions has been in the...
The Japanese government has extended its invitation to the Philippines to take part in the education development training after a meeting with Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 3. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative Sakamoto Takema (right) bursts into...
To promote the development of critical thinking skills, civic engagement, and social responsibility among Filipino learners, an advocacy group pushes for the integration of civic education in all subjects. (Photo courtesy of PBEd) The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), through its online...
The Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, sought the assistance of its partners to implement priority interventions and key reform objectives for the country’s basic education sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) In a statement...
To discuss the provision of high-quality professional development programs and courses to teachers and school leaders, the Department of Education (DepEd) converged with the National Network of Normal Schools. (DepEd file photo) DepEd, through the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP)...
Vice President Sara Duterte has vowed to devote the remaining five years of her term to strengthening the country's education system to better prepare the youth and help them have quality jobs in the future. *Vice President Sara Duterte (File photo)* Duterte, who is also the secretary of the...
A group of education workers expressed concern about the new curriculum for Kinder to Grade 10 noting that it will essentially weaken the sense of nationalism among learners in the primary years of schooling. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “ACT agrees that the development of foundational...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) A teacher from the Ilocos Region is the Philippines’ fifth recipient of the prestigious 2023 Princess Maha Chakri Awards (PMCA), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. Jerwin O. Valencia, Teacher III of Digras National High School in Ilocos Norte, is one of 11...
