An advocacy group on Thursday, May 27 commended the committee approval of House Joint Resolutions which aims to create a Congressional Oversight Committee on Education or EdCom. Before schools were shut down due to COVID-19, students learn their lessons by attending face-to-face classes. (ALI VICOY...
Two committees of the House of Representatives approved on Thursday, May 27, the bill that would grant free examinations to graduating high school students applying for admission in state universities and colleges (SUCs). (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Bill No. 647 was approved during...
A group of teachers urged the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) anew to “seriously consider the funding” to implement the welfare provisions of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670). Public school teachers (Photo from DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have been in...
Good news for talented student-athletes! Filipino student-athletes (Photo from DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 27, announced that full scholarships in secondary education will be offered by the National Academy of Sports (NAS) to Filipino...
Two groups advocating for children’s rights believe that the passage of Senate Bill 1907 or the Inclusive Education Bill would be a “monumental move” especially for learners with disabilities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Shalani, a child diagnosed with mild cerebral...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed her excitement over the inauguration of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) which is set to admit its first batch of learners by August 2021. One of the facilities at National Academy of Sports - Philippines (NAS Facebook page) “Our children, our...
A group of education workers is currently protesting the lack of support coming from the government amid pandemic using their laptops. Photo from ACT/FB Using the hashtags #GuroHindiMakina and #LaptopProtest, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) started holding protests using their...
Recognizing that it cannot address all the challenges in the education sector on its own, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the need for all sectors in the society to work together. DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) In a statement issued Tuesday, May 25, DepEd stressed...
Over 4.4 million incoming learners are already registered for the upcoming school year according to the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the DepEd’s Early Registration Monitoring Report as of May 24, there are 4,460,499 learners nationwide in Kindergarten,...
There will be no face-to-face ceremonies allowed during the conduct of end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites at the basic education level this school year but schools can hold virtual rites “whenever feasible,” the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) This will be the...
A group of education workers on Monday, May 24, called out the Department of Education (DepEd) for its “slow disbursement of funds” which costs teachers and learners a whole lot more when it comes to resources. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Despite the pandemic, the Alliance of Concerned...
From 15 to 25 percent of the monthly basic salary previously to 25 percent of the monthly basic salary of the personnel, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the eligible teachers and school heads of the agency may look forward to higher Special Hardship Allowance (SHA). (Photo from DepEd)...
