As part of its efforts to resolve the controversial P2.4 laptop issue, the Department of Education (DepEd) is conducting an internal investigation to find out if there are officials who might have acted beyond their authority. Department of Education Central Office (DepEd file photo) Education...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 30, said that P1.17 billion is the current estimated cost for the repair or rehabilitation of schools that have sustained damages in the aftermath of super typhoon Karding. Brgy. Salangan in San Miguel, Bulacan still submerged in flood on Sept....
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 30 confirmed reports of learners, teaching, and non-teaching staff who have tested positive since the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Talaga pong meron na tayong natatanggap na reports of...
Recognizing the concerns of teachers regarding their current workload, the Department of Education (DepEd) eyes the possible hiring of more teaching and non-teaching personnel in 2023. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “If needed, next year, DepEd plans to hire additional non-teaching personnel ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 29, defended anew its request for P150 million in confidential funds under its 2023 budget, noting that it will be used for initiatives that are “part and parcel” of its mandate: the protection of learners. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group)...
While the K to 12 program has yet to fulfill the promise of employment for its graduates, the Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that the possible removal of the Senior High School (SHS) program may not be a part of the K to 12 review. Photo was taken at Signal Village National High School,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros of the Senate minority group has sought a reallocation of some of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds. Hontiveros made the call during a public hearing on the proposed P666.25-biliion budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) where the Vice President is...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has bewailed the unsolved school building backlog in the country although Congress has given billions of pesos for the school building program. Legarda pointed this out in yesterday’s (Sept. 29) public hearing by the Senate finance subcommittee D on the...
Senator Pia S. Cayetano on Thursday, September 29 thanked Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte for issuing a “very clear” directive regarding the need to hold face-to-face classes. “Thank you for the example that you have set for DepEd,” Cayetano said...
Senators on Thursday, September 29 warned a Department of Education (DepEd) official after noting inconsistencies in her statements regarding the agency’s P2.4-billion laptop deal with the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS). Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
Some teachers reportedly “rejected” or “returned” the laptops issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) under the P2.4-billion controversial deal after finding out that these are way below the specifications needed for them to fulfill their tasks. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
A week before World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Oct. 5, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to give public school teachers “more time allotment” for lesson preparations and other teaching-related duties. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines...
