Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has sought clarification from the Department of Education (DepEd) on the huge increase in its budget for its voucher program. In a statement issued Saturday, Sept. 24, Pimentel said he wanted assurance that the cash grants would go to the...
Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III will be the Officer-in-Charge of the agency during Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte's trip to Tokyo for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral. In a letter signed by Acting Deputy Executive...
To support the implementation of face-to-face classes and strengthen efforts related to the prevention of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued updated guidelines on health and safety protocols in schools amid the pandemic. (DepEd / MB Visual Content...
After the government scrapped the use of face shields in many areas in the country last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that this may now be used by learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel in schools as an alternative to wearing face masks . Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary...
The Pasig City local government, together with the Department of Education (DepEd), distributed bicycles and safety gears to public school students and teachers as part of the celebration of World Car-Free Day on Thursday, Sept. 22. Photo from PNA Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and DepEd...
A party-list representative has added her voice to calls to restore the P560-million budget allocation for children with special needs in the proposed 2023 national budget under the Department of Education (DepEd). Ako llocano Ako Party-list Rep. Richelle Singson (Photo from Singson’s office) Ako...
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has suggested a way for the Department of Education (DepEd) to come up with funds for the education of special children, which in the agency's proposed 2023 budget had zero allocation. Davao de Oro 1st district Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora...
As a “thank you” and tribute to the sacrifices made by teachers amid the pandemic, a former teacher from the Department of Education (DepEd) Zamboanga City composed a song for them in line with the celebration of National Teachers' Month (NTM). In a Facebook post, DepEd Philippines shared the...
A coalition of groups from the education, social welfare, local government, public finance, and transportation sectors called for a greater emphasis on ventilation measures in the full implementation of face-to-face classes starting this November. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint...
With the scheduled mandatory implementation of five days of in-person classes in all schools starting in November, a coalition of groups on Monday, Sept. 19, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safety of learners and teachers by issuing “clear” ventilation guidelines. (ALI...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to implement a “uniform policy” on Covid-19 response in schools and provide assistance to learners as well as teachers and non-teaching personnel who contracted the disease since the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year. (ALI VICOY /...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 19 clarified that it has proposed a budget of P532 million for Special Education (SPED) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd issued a statement to clarify and address “malicious and misleading” reports that it has...
