The Department of Education (DepEd) has identified two pressing challenges facing the Philippine education system: the massive classroom shortage and the widening digital divide among learners. DepEd Undersecretary for Strategic Management Ronald Mendoza said the country is grappling with an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) rolled out EduKahon on Thursday, August 28—a standardized school recovery kit aimed at ensuring learning continuity for teachers and students during disasters and emergencies. In a statement, DepEd said the initiative aligns with President Ferdinand Marcos...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with Jollibee Foods Corporation to enhance the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum and help address the country’s classroom shortage. The collaboration will introduce a quick-service restaurant (QSR) program to equip students with industry-ready...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is rallying support from both the public and private sectors to help bridge the country’s classroom shortage through a collaboration that enables Filipinos to contribute to school-building efforts with their everyday purchases. “Let us keep planting these...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education- Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) urged learners and teachers to stay vigilant after four junior high school students were scammed by a man posing as a DepEd employee in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. DepEd–NIR Public Information Officer Almyr...
The proposed “Three-Year College Education (3CE) Act” is a well-intentioned attempt to fix the mismatch between what the Philippine educational system produces and the actual needs of the job market. This gap is especially obvious in sectors that need technically skilled workers, such as...
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has recommended the inclusion of stricter safeguards for public-private partnership (PPP) projects under a Senate bill (SB) seeking to accelerate classroom construction nationwide. In an Aug. 18 comment on SB No. 121, or the...
Taking a major step toward transparent governance in Philippine education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, August 23, introduced a tool designed to make school data more accessible and actionable for parents, teachers, local governments, and other stakeholders. In a statement,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has amended its guidelines for the P7,000 medical allowance, giving teachers the flexibility to choose how they receive the benefit — a move welcomed by a teachers’ group. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement issued Saturday, August 23,...
Recognizing that sustainable, long-term solutions are urgently needed to make school access safe and reliable, the Department of Education (DepEd) has sought the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in “addressing the infrastructure needs” of affected public schools...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's sentiments over the state of the country 's education only reflect that her two-year stint in the Department of Education (DepEd) was a "complete failure," Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro pointed out in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, August 19, announced its support for the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) implementation of a 50 percent train fare discount for students on Metro Manila’s MRT and LRT lines. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, in a statement, said the measure,...
