A teachers’ group on Friday, June 9, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make adjustments in the school calendar for basic education to ensure the welfare of learners and school personnel. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City line up before going inside their...
Groups of teachers expressed concerns about the implementation of learning camps nationwide in July as planned by the Department of Education (DepEd). (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will lead the planting of one million trees through its “Project PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees” that aims to attain environmental sustainability. Vice President Sara Duterte (center) signs a memorandum of agreement with Environment Secretary Maria...
As part of its interventions to address learning loss triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will implement a nationwide learning camp during the school break. (DepEd file photo) In a memorandum issued to regional directors and schools division superintendents dated...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement effective intervention programs to help struggling learners catch up with their studies. Gatchalian made the call following reports flagging “mass promotion” in basic education schools, warning that this...
Vice President Sara Duterte has called on her supporters in Dipolog City to support the various programs of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and inform their communities about the various types of assistance her office can provide. Vice President Sara Duterte during a visit in Dipolog City on...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte and personnel from DepEd Region 12 lauded the agency's partners and stakeholders who supported the "Pahalipay sa Ramadan" initiative during the observance of Ramadan. (Photo courtesy of Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page)...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Ronald Singson believes that its time to revert to the old school calendar wherein classes start in June. Singson filed House Bill (HB) No. 8508, which seeks to establish the first Monday of June of every year as the start of the academic year,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
The Department of Education (DepEd) participated in this year’s Philippine Book Festival to reiterate its commitment to promoting access to quality reading materials. “We have been considering the need to more effectively streamline our book and educational material purchases for many years,”...
The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted the first-ever National Consultative Workshop on the Implementation of Programs, Projects, and Activities (PPAs) in line with its efforts to harmonize the delivery of learner support programs and services geared towards the [MATATAG...
A group of education workers urged the national government to step up in addressing the education shortages and improving the conditions of teachers to provide learners with a “more favorable” learning environment. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
