As it gears for the expansion phase of the pilot run , the Department of Education (DepEd) recognized the support and cooperation of all stakeholders in the “successful” implementation of limited in-person classes in basic education. Comembo Elementary School in Makati City holds simulation...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, said that the list of the private schools that will be allowed to participate in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes will be finalized by next week. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) At the Laging Handa public...
The Christmas break for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will start on Dec. 20 according to the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In an advisory posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, Oct. 30, DepEd said that holiday break for basic education, particularly in public schools, for...
(File photo from DepEd) Recognizing that there are gaps that need to be filled in basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reiterated their commitment to further strengthen digital inclusion and gender equality. “We...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to accelerate its hiring process and fill the remaining vacant teaching positions. Gatchalian noted that the DepEd is seeking an additional P2.58-billion in 2022 to hire 10,000 teachers, yet more than 30,000 teaching positions...
Barely a month after its adoption in the House of Representatives, the resolution calling on the Department of Education to give an automatic passing mark to students will have to be taken up again in the legislative chamber. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida...
Senators on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to also prioritize teachers in the national COVID-19 vaccination program as the government prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes. This, as they scored the "unacceptable" rate at which a...
The pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes will start on November 15, a Department of Education (DepEd) official told the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture on Wednesday. DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan confirmed this during the panel's hearing on the...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that seeks to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2152 or the Teacher Education Excellence Act would be a “major step out of an...
Senators on Sunday, Sept. 19 have expressed their support to the government’s plan to pilot a limited face-to-face classes saying this will enable the government to gradually reopen physical classes in a controlled environment. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina As in previous years, yesterday’s opening of School Year 2021-2022 for 24.6 million basic education students was seen as a hopeful time for young minds to start acquiring knowledge to attain a bright future. “Punong-puno ng pag-asa ang...
Some senators on Wednesday, August 25, deplored the Department of Education (DepEd) for its supposed lack of enthusiasm to push for the resumption of physical classes especially in areas that have little risks for COVID-19. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senator Nancy Binay noted that from the...
