ILOILO CITY – Majority of public schools in Western Visayas region lack permanent guidance counselors who are certified to handle the enormous task in handling students’ behavior and mental health. The Department of Education-6 said there are currently 2,265 designated guidance counselors for...
Globe supports the Department of Education (DepEd) policy on the responsible use of gadgets in schools. Through DepEd Order No. 006, s. 2026, or the Guidelines on Ensuring Safe and Motivating Learning Environment (ESMLE), the Department recognizes that while gadgets are generally regulated during...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has said that around 95 percent – 867 out of 966 – of school-based bullying cases in Western Visayas region were resolved during school year 2025-2026. Leonerico Barredo, chief of DepEd-6 Education Support Services Division, said only 99 cases...
With only around 200 remaining security guards, the Department of Education (DepEd) is seeking ways to maximize the efforts to strengthen measures that will ensure the safety and security of students and teachers. DepEd Secretary Edgardo Angara said they will be requesting the Department of Budget...
Deeply affected by the Tacloban City school shooting, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez met with various stakeholders on Monday, June 29 in a bid to come up with life-saving interventions. Participating in the meeting with Romualdez in...
Nartatez tells chiefs of police: Step up police visibility, support DepEd programs on student welfare Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units to intensify crime prevention programs and other efforts to keep schools safe and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking information sharing on field trips, training camps and other major off-campus activities through coordination with school authorities that include colleges and universities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the move is intended to...
Following a series of violent incidents involving learners on school campuses, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a comprehensive School Safety Campaign to strengthen learner protection and campus security measures nationwide. In a statement, DepEd said the campaign brings together...
Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara visited Parañaque National High School-Main on Friday, June 26, to assure the community of support and safety amid a controversy involving a teacher’s alleged misconduct that went viral online. Angara was welcomed by Parañaque City officials...
The parental instinct of the teachers and a principal prevented what could have been another school tragedy involving two students of a high school in Aparri, Cagayan. It started when school authorities sensed that something was off when the students suddenly cut classes and the information they...
Law enforcers and and private school administrators must immediately disseminate school safety hotlines and share reporting guidelines to facilitate the timely reporting and investigation of potential threats to schools. Thus, said Pinoy Workers Party-list Rep. Karl Legazpi, amid the perceived...
Once upon a time, well but not so long ago, then young police officer Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. would make it a point to sit down with school authorities in areas where he was assigned as chief of police and discuss police presence inside school. Not exactly to conduct patrol or stay inside...
