With over 20 million learners enrolled on the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 on Monday, July 29, the Department of Education (DepEd) expected the number to increase as enrollment continues in the coming months. First day of classes at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in...
Despite the postponement of openings in some schools affected by flooding, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Monday, July 29, that 98 percent of public schools nationwide began classes as scheduled. Grade school students, accompanied by their teachers, parents, and...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Bicol is expecting a 1.46 percent increase in enrollment in the region this school year 2024-2025. STUDENTS attennd the flag ceremony during the opening of classes on July 29 at the Arce-Gastardo National High School in Masbate....
"Invest in teachers to improve education, and everything else will follow." This was the core message from a teachers' group to the government, especially the Department of Education (DepEd), as the new school year (SY) 2024-2025 commenced in most public schools nationwide on Monday, July 29. Grade...
Public school teachers staged a sunrise picket protest in Mendiola, Manila, on Monday, July 29, criticizing the government's ongoing neglect in addressing chronic shortages of classrooms, teachers, education support personnel, learning materials, and facilities issues that have been exacerbated by...
The number of enrollees reached 19.8 million as classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 officially started on Monday, July 29. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) As of July 29, 7:30 a.m., data from DepEd showed that the total enrollment for public and private schools across all basic education...
Over 800 public schools in five regions have postponed their openings on Monday, July 29. Opening of classes in several flood-affected schools was postponed on July 29, 2024. (Photo from Sonny Angara's Facebook page) The latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) as of 9:30 p.m. on July...
As the country prepares for a new school year, a group of education workers has urged the government to suspend the implementation of the revised Kindergarten to Grade 10 curriculum, known as the MATATAG Curriculum . (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The new school...
The latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) released on Sunday, July 28, showed a total of 979 schools will postpone their scheduled start of classes on July 29. (Photo from Sonny Angara Facebook Page) Of this number, 225 schools are in the National Capital Region (NCR), 231...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expects the number of enrollees to reach 20 million when classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 officially start on July 29. (DepEd / Visual Content Group) “We are likely to have between 19 and 20 million learners enrolled by Monday,” Dennis Legaspi, Media...
Classes in over a thousand schools will not start on July 29 as they continue to conduct clean-up and rehabilitation activities in the aftermath of “Carina” and the “habagat.” One of the schools damaged in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina and the effects of the southwest monsoon (Photo from...
A group of teachers on Sunday, July 28, appealed to Local Government Units (LGUs) to “reconsider” the date of school opening in their localities to give citizens, parents, students, and teachers more time to prepare for the school year. The southwest monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon Carina, caused...
