House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe would rather not touch the confidential and intelligence funds under Vice President Sara Duterte. Vice President Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media) In a chance interview on the sidelines of the flag-raising ceremony Monday, Oct. 3...
Government agencies’ confidential and intelligence funds worth P9.29 billion must be “purged” from the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screencap from House of Representatives livestream) These...
More than 900,000 teachers will receive P1,000 as World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) for this year’s celebration, the Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Oct. 3, said. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepED Spokesman Michael Poa, in a Viber message, said that 925,178 teachers...
This year’s celebration of the National Teachers’ Day (NTD) and World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Oct. 5 will be hosted by the Department of Education - Cordillera Administrative Region (DepED- CAR). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Epimaco Densing III...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed support for scholarship opportunities for Filipino youth. (Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) On its Facebook page, DepEd posted announcements for scholarships that Filipino learners can apply for such as the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and...
Confidential funds were never a part of the administration of then President Benigno Aquino III, former Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC on Sunday, Oct. 2, said. From right, former Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro with other DepEd officials. (DepEd file photo) “We had no DepED...
Instead of strongly pushing for the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Vice President and concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte was urged to stop her “obsession” and focus on efforts to address the education crisis in the country. (DepEd...
An anti-abuse group urged Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to “act decisively” against predators in schools. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Enough is enough, a youth advocacy organization of victim-survivors of sexual abuse on campuses and gender justice advocates, called...
As a response to the widening learning gap among the new generation of learners brought about by school closures due to the pandemic, Edukasyon. ph has launched its newest product, the EDGE Tutor. (Photo from Pixabay) “Just a month after the opening of classes, many parents realized how far...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that it will further strengthen the promotion of a “culture of peace” in schools nationwide. (Photo from DepEd) “We look forward to further championing the culture of peace in our schools through improved monitoring and evaluation,” said DepEd...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged Congress to consider a realignment of the P150-million confidential funds of the Department of Education (DepEd). This, after he questioned the necessity for such a huge funding for a civilian agency tasked to promote education, not...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has completed the review of the K to 12 curriculum for Kinder to Grade 10 and will be reviewing the additional two years in the country’s basic education cycle this coming November. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) During the joint presser of DepEd and the...