To prepare and assist held offices and schools in their gradual transition to a new policy, the Department of Education (DepEd) has temporarily suspended the conduct of division and regional School-Based Management (SBM) validation activities. DepEd file photo The said moratorium was announced in...
Highlighting the importance of teachers in honing the minds of children and in helping the government during the pandemic, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte promised that the government will be there to support them as well as their students. Vice President...
Citing the surge in Covid-19 cases and the pandemic’s impact on the country’s economy, the Department of Education (DepEd) deferred the hosting of the 12th ASEAN Schools Games set for November this year. (DepEd file photo) The department made this announcement through DepEd Memorandum No. 71...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reminded teachers to focus on teaching academics to keep up with the learning losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (Screengrab from DepEd Philippines livestream) Duterte said this as she visited Don...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo has called on the Senate to probe the alleged “abrupt, reckless, indiscriminate and unceremonious” permanent closure of the Colegio de San Lorenzo (CDSL) in Quezon City. Tulfo recently filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 156 to fulfill his promise to the teachers of...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday, August 26 challenged Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) Executive Director Dennis Santiago to fix the agency and try to prevent it from being abolished. Pimentel...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A city councilor bared Wednesday, Aug. 24, that this city lacks classrooms and teachers amid the resumption of face-to-face classes this week. THE second floor of a public elementary school is one of several schools in Zamboanga City needing repair. (Gerky Valesco FB)...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte vouched for the integrity of teachers - especially those that teach in public schools and praised their dedication to their profession. Vice President takes a selfie with the personnel of Dinalupihan Elementary School in Bataan during the...
A group of education workers on Thursday, Aug. 25, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to come up with an “evidence-based and viable plan” on how to address learning losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the persistent deficiencies in education which marred the first...
The former head of the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS), who was involved in the alleged overpriced Covid-19 supplies with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., has asked the Senate to give him clearance from any case so he can travel abroad. Former PS-DBM executive...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo is under fire for “insulting” teachers. DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements issued...
The teacher, who allegedly “verbally abused” an elementary pupil in Camarines Norte, will be subjected to administrative proceedings, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Image courtesy of Jeannie Vargas / Facebook) “The Department of Education takes these incidents very seriously,”...
