A bill seeking to pursue an ideal textbook-student ratio in all public schools in the country is now being pushed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Senate Bill No. 2075 primarily seeks to realize the ideal 1:1 student-textbook ratio by mandating that all textbooks and...
The country's best campus journalists are set to gather once again in this year’s National Schools Press Conference (NSPC), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 4, announced. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) To be held from July 17 to 21, DepEd said that the 2023 NSPC will mark the return...
The Department of Education (DepEd) defended the inclusion of same-sex unions in the proposed revised basic education curriculum noting that the concepts have been discussed among students in the past ten years. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “The topic on same-sex unions has been in the...
Japanese officials informed Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on plans to offer programs for the employment of Filipino nurses, caregivers, and skilled workers. (File photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) shared about the visit to her office...
To promote the development of critical thinking skills, civic engagement, and social responsibility among Filipino learners, an advocacy group pushes for the integration of civic education in all subjects. (Photo courtesy of PBEd) The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), through its online...
The Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, sought the assistance of its partners to implement priority interventions and key reform objectives for the country’s basic education sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) In a statement...
To discuss the provision of high-quality professional development programs and courses to teachers and school leaders, the Department of Education (DepEd) converged with the National Network of Normal Schools. (DepEd file photo) DepEd, through the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP)...
CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva (MANILA BULLETIN) An evangelist-turned-congessman is up in arms over what he called the "inclusion and promotion" of LGBTQ-related topics such as gender fluidity, same-sex union and same-sex marriage in the Department of Education's (DepEd) draft...
More than 1,000 learners and 100 teaching and non-teaching personnel have benefitted from the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) following the “lawless violence” instigated near public schools in Masbate. DepEd on Tuesday, May 2, said this...
A group of education workers expressed concern about the new curriculum for Kinder to Grade 10 noting that it will essentially weaken the sense of nationalism among learners in the primary years of schooling. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “ACT agrees that the development of foundational...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) A teacher from the Ilocos Region is the Philippines’ fifth recipient of the prestigious 2023 Princess Maha Chakri Awards (PMCA), the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. Jerwin O. Valencia, Teacher III of Digras National High School in Ilocos Norte, is one of 11...
As it continues to strengthen drug education and prevention campaigns, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of empathy, compassion, and understanding in dealing with drug addiction problems. (DepEd / MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) “We must confront [drug addiction] problem with...
