The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) urged Pres. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. to prioritize education and use his political will to make education reforms happen in order to curb the effects of the learning crisis. "We must make education and nutrition our national concern and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is seeking advice from third-party consultants regarding proper salary adjustments for teachers, DepEd Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa said in a press briefing on Tuesday, July 11. "DepEd alone cannot really just unilaterally change or increase the salaries....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted the first-ever National Consultative Workshop on the Implementation of Programs, Projects, and Activities (PPAs) in line with its efforts to harmonize the delivery of learner support programs and services geared towards the [MATATAG...
It's a rare thing now, seeing people read—even more so reading with actual physical books. Because of this, we are very excited about this latest announcement by the National Book Development Board (NBDB). The NBDB, best known for the Book Nook, is a program where the agency sets up reading and...
Alarmed by the education crisis in the country, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has proposed a set of recommendations to reform the education system and upskill people young and old to meet the evolving requirements of the world of work. The PCCI Education Task Force (ETF)...
PAGBABAGO The issue is whether to accept the proposal of the Department of Education which is to abandon the teaching of MTB-MLE or the Mother Tongue in Grades 1-3 and to merely adopt it as a medium of instruction. Or to continue with both as proposed by E-Net, a Civil Society Network for Education...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte said they are willing to join forces with various local government units (LGUs) across the country in order to launch the “Pabahay para sa mga Guro” program far and wide. “We are willing to partner with LGUs similar to...
Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte stressed the national government’s plan to hire more teachers to ensure that DepEd schools across the country are equipped with qualified and sufficient workforce. In an ambush interview following the celebration of National...
The Philippine government is seeking grants and loans from foreign governments to be able to fill the shortage of hundreds of thousands of classrooms nationwide. Department of Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said Thursday that grants from other countries or foreign governments as well as...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After consultations with linguists and experts, the Department of Education (DepEd) released an amended version of the “Panatang Makabayan.” In DepEd Order No. 004 series of 2023, signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) renewed their commitment to extend more support to women in the field of science in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Saturday, Feb. 11. (Courtesy of CHED/FB) “As we continue to...
