Gaps in school facilities and learning resources topped the list of challenges that the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to address, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, said. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte delivers...
To set the new direction for the Department of Education (DepEd) and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, launched the agency’s education agenda. To resolve basic education woes, the Department of...
The lack of school infrastructure and facilities remains the “most pressing issue“ being faced by the country’s education sector, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday, Jan. 30. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, presented the “current state” of the country’s basic education through the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. (ALI VICOY...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has admitted that the government has failed Filipino learners, so he committed to invest in them and their teachers by building more infrastructure conducive to learning. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the presentation of the Basic...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, revealed that the K-12 curriculum that aimed to equip Filipino senior high graduates with globally competitive skills failed in its promise to bring employment. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Basic Education Report...
As she recognized the challenges that face the country’s education system, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, highlighted the need to address the issues that beset Filipino learners, who she described as “not academically proficient.” Vice President and...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Jan. 30, that it is looking to train around 1.8 million Filipinos in various technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses this year. TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz. (Photo courtesy of TESDA) TESDA said that in a...
Before the Department of Education (DepEd) presented its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER), lawmakers met with education experts from various fields to have a strategic discussion for the country’s education reform. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The BER 2023, to be delivered by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill mandating private higher educational institutions (HEIs) to waive college entrace fees to top, yet performing underprivileged students. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 1708 or the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act of 2023, said the benefit...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced the conduct of this year's Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Memorandum No.005, s.2023 signed by Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, dated Jan. 26, said that the Palarong Pambansa will be held this year under Republic Act No....
