Mother tongue, as a learning area or a subject, has been removed from the adjusted K to 10 curriculum launched by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 10. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “What we removed was mother tongue as a subject but not mother tongue as a medium of...
Before the phased implementation next year, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 10, announced that it will start pilot implementation of the revised K to 10 curriculum this school year. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Any product, no matter how good it is, will remain a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 10, formally launched the adjusted curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade K to Grade 10 (K to 10) under the K to 12 Program. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Called the MATATAG curriculum, the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 7, said the “recalibrated” K to 10 basic education curriculum will be launched this week. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We have already been making arrangements with a venue so we will launch K to 10 curriculum this week,...
Instead of outright suspending the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE), a group of teachers called on the government to improve its implementation. (DepEd file photo) “Children, especially those in the early grades of education learn better if the language used in teaching is the...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) reviews the K to 12 program, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is pushing for a basic education curriculum that can be realistically implemented. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN EDCOM 2, the national commission tasked to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, June 18 renewed his call for the government to fast track reforms in the Philippine education sector to boost Filipinos competitiveness especially in the international market. Sen. Sherwin...
As the nation celebrates the Global Day of Parents, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the full enforcement of the law that seeks to strengthen parents’ involvement in education. Gatchalian is referring to the Parent Effectiveness Service Act or Republic Act No. 11908 which establishes the...
Amid the ongoing review of the country’s basic education program, an advocacy group deemed it “unfair” to dub the K to 12 program a failure. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “I think that we must really first look at and completely really do a comprehensive assessment of the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will host a meeting with its partner groups and organizations to gather support in strengthening the country’s basic education. (Courtesy of DepEd Facebook Page) In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 24, DepEd said that this program aims to “realign and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 renewed his push for the creation of a National Public School Database to streamline the enrollment process in the country. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill No. 478 or the proposed Public School Database Act, which mandates the Department of Education (DepEd)...
A group of teachers welcomed the proposed changes in the K to 123 curriculum as contained in the draft released by the Department of Education (DepEd) last month. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Curriculum changes are imperative if we hope to ever recover and initial steps have already been...
