ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The searing heat this summer should serve as a "wake-up call" for the government to respond to the students' needs, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said on Tuesday, April 2. Castro says that...
Due to extreme heat, face-to-face classes have been suspended in several areas across seven regions on Tuesday, April 2, according to the monitoring conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd). ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO DepEd said face-to-face classes have been suspended in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 1, released a list of regions experiencing severe heat that will suspend in-person classes in favor of alternative learning methods to keep students engaged. (DepEd Central Office / DepEd file photo) DepEd said Dagupan City will temporarily...
ILOILO CITY – Close to 500,000 students across Western Visayas were affected by the extreme heat that forced the suspension of face-to-face classes on Monday, April 1. STUDENTS at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “As of 3 p.m. on April 1, the total number is...
A survey conducted by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) found that 87 percent of teachers in Metro Manila believe that the intense heat in classrooms affects students’ ability to concentrate, which in turn, hampers the effectiveness of teaching and learning. MB...
Task Force El Niño on Monday, April 1, announced that local government heads and school heads both in public or private schools have the authority to suspend classes and shift to online mode of learning because of the extremely hot weather conditions in their localities. (Photo courtesy of DepEd /...
Several classes on Monday, April 1, have been confirmed canceled by the Department of Education (DepEd) due to extreme heat. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DepEd Deputy Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas confirmed in a Viber message that the suspension of classes announced by the...
To fully equip field officers with knowledge of its computerization program packages and how to utilize them to support its ongoing nationwide rollout, the Department of Education (DepEd) is conducting the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) Adoption National Training of Trainers (NTOT). (DepEd /...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian called the spending of more than P7- billion on non-poor beneficiaries of the senior high school voucher program (SHS-VP) a "wastage and leakage." “For me, it’s wastage and leakage. We need to correct this immediately and I plan to raise this during our budget hearing...
Following the viral video of a public school teacher lashing at her students, the Department of Education (DepEd) - National Capital Region (NCR) reminded officials and teachers of existing policies on professionalism as well as on child protection. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In DepEd...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian cited the lack of an effective targeting mechanism as the reason for the Senior High School Voucher Program's (SHS-VP) failure to decongest public senior high schools. He noted that by offering vouchers, students can choose from a wider range of schools, including...
As it welcomed the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) not to penalize the angry teacher in the viral TikTok video , a group on Friday, March 22, urged the government to ensure better working conditions for those teaching in public schools. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE...
