Before the first week of the newly-opened school year ends, President Duterte was once again urged to push for gradual reopening of schools -- especially in low-risk areas. Filipino students attend face-to-face classes before the COVID-19 pandemic (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Let...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 16, urged schools to take a more “active role” in the prevention of violence following the death of a Grade 10 learner due to an alleged incident of hazing. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “The Department will ensure that investigations will be...
After breaching the turnout of the previous school year’s enrollment, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Sept. 15, thanked its personnel as well as the parents of students for supporting the continuity of learning despite the challenges brought by the ongoing coronavirus disease...
The pronouncement of the Department of Education (DepEd) that the opening of School Year (SY) 2021-2022 was a “success” was strongly condemned by an activist youth group on Wednesday, Sept. 15. A new school year opens in the Philippines under a distance learning set-up due to COVID-19 pandemic....
The Department of Education has asked lawmakers for a law that would authorize the grant of internet allowance for teachers amid the continuing implementation of distance learning modes due to the pandemic. (Photo from the Department of Education) At the House of Representatives' deliberation of...
With 26.3 million enrollees for School Year (SY) 2021-2022, the Department of Education (DepEd) has achieved 100.3 percent of last school year’s enrollment. A teacher in a Manila public school distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day classes for school...
A group of teachers and other education workers on Tuesday, Sept. 14, decried the "budget cut" in the education sector as the country continues to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A Grade 2 pupil enrolled in a Manila public school attends an online class while...
On the second of classes for the newly-opened school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recorded over 25.5 million enrollees or 97.5 percent of the enrollment last year. Distribution of modules and school supplies in Taguig City on the first day of classes for SY 2021-2022 on Sept. 13,...
In order to cover the needs of the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a teachers’ group on Tuesday, Sept. 14, called for bigger funding as Congress deliberated the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) for next year. Photo from ACT As the House...
The Department of Education is hoping that the number of enrolled students for the school year 2021-2022 will exceed last year's enrollment numbers. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd/MANILA BULLETIN) At the deliberation of the House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriation on the...
Without face-to-face classes and with schools still closed, the first day of classes in public schools nationwide officially started on Monday, Sept. 13, under a distance learning set-up. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Just like last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the...
Wearing their school uniforms, students of primary and secondary schools together with their parents held a protest action on Monday, Sept. 13, to call for safe and effective education program during the pandemic. Photo from Salinlahi Alliance for Children's Concerns FB page The students and...
