The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, July 17, announced the conduct of the Learners' Convergence (LearnCon) PH 2023. (Courtesy of DepEd) Scheduled from July 29 to Aug. 3, the six-day summit will be held in Marikina City. It aims to reassess, realign, and refocus its learner-related...
A group of education workers called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to hold “genuine” learning assessments and ensure teachers' rightful rest and compensation for their additional work. (DepEd file photo) Teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) raised various concerns...
Instead of outright suspending the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE), a group of teachers called on the government to improve its implementation. (DepEd file photo) “Children, especially those in the early grades of education learn better if the language used in teaching is the...
Recognizing the plight of private schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed new grantees in the Education Service Contracting (ESC) Program coming from upper grade levels this coming school year. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Signed by Vice President...
Recognizing the importance of providing necessary tools and resources to enhance teaching and learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) is distributing Adobe Creative Cloud (ACC) licenses to its personnel and select Senior High School (SHS) students. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd made...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) reviews the K to 12 program, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is pushing for a basic education curriculum that can be realistically implemented. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN EDCOM 2, the national commission tasked to...
(NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Concerned agencies in the release of the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) were urged by teachers to ensure that the release of the said incentive will no longer be delayed. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and the Teachers’ Dignity...
(Photo from Unsplash) A youth group of gender equality activists and victim-survivors of sexual offenses on campuses called out the Department of Education (DepEd) for “failing” to provide the results of their investigation into the multiple cases of sexual abuse in Bacoor National High School...
Teachers’ groups urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to act on the concerns related to the delayed release of the 2021 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB). (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued on Thursday, July 13,...
(Photo courtesy of EDCOM 2) To be able to implement meaningful reforms and address challenges in the basic education system, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) underscored the importance of consulting with teachers on the ground. “Learning happens in the classroom - not in...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) To address urgent issues and concerns related to school buildings, the Department of Education (DepEd) piloted a monitoring system with the help of civil society organizations (CSOs). “There is an urgent need to address the learning gaps in the basic education, studies...
An official from the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, explained the delay in the release of the 2021 performance-based bonus (PBB) for public school teachers. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Education) DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa decried the use of the word “delay”...
