As she recognized the challenges that face the country’s education system, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, highlighted the need to address the issues that beset Filipino learners, who she described as “not academically proficient.” Vice President and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Several schools in Eastern Visayas suspended the National Achievement Test (NAT) due to bad weather brought about by the shear line affecting Visayas on Monday, Jan. 30. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council issued a red rainfall warning in Eastern...
More than half of Filipinos believe the lack of classrooms is the top issue that the Department of Education (DepEd) should immediately address. This was shown on the results of the Pulse Asia survey conducted on 1,200 respondents that was commissioned by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairperson of the...
Before the Department of Education (DepEd) presented its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER), lawmakers met with education experts from various fields to have a strategic discussion for the country’s education reform. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The BER 2023, to be delivered by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill mandating private higher educational institutions (HEIs) to waive college entrace fees to top, yet performing underprivileged students. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 1708 or the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act of 2023, said the benefit...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced the conduct of this year's Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Memorandum No.005, s.2023 signed by Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, dated Jan. 26, said that the Palarong Pambansa will be held this year under Republic Act No....
The conduct of in-person activities will now be allowed in schools as long as these are held after class hours, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed on Jan. 26 the DepEd Order No.003 series of 2023...
Children from different areas of the Philippines wrote to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte about their dreams to have better facilities, classrooms, and school supplies, among others, as part of the United Nations Children's Fund‘s (UNICEF’s) initiative called “Letters to...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons saying it “will not solve violence in schools.” (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “The concern needs a more substantive and comprehensive solution, not a simplistic police quick fix,”...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging its teachers and learners to be advocates for social justice and respect for human rights. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, during the International Holocaust...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, listed several issues and concerns that they expect the Department of Education (DepEd) to report as the agency presents its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER) next week. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “On top of our list of expectations is for the...
