Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman publicly complimented Vice President Sara Duterte for seeing eye-to-eye with him on the topic of devolution of functions from the national government to the local government. Albay 1st district Rep . Edcel Lagman (left) and Vice...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) practice of seemingly circumventing the government’s procurement law came under scrutiny at the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s hearing on Thursday, September 15. During the panel’s hearing, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada noted how the DepEd...
An advocacy group on Thursday, Sept. 15, urged Congress to prioritize the recovery of the education system in the deliberations for the 2023 budget as the learning crisis continues to grip the country. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City during the first day of classes for...
Migration to private schools should not be used as an “excuse” not to grant the demand of teachers for a pay hike, a group of education workers on Thursday, Sept. 15 said. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Using the old and worn-out private school card to deflect calls for salary upgrading...
(Photo from Unsplash) A week after creating a hotline, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 15, said it has received "less than 20" reports of abuse against students. In a press conference, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said that the reports received by DepEd through its hotline...
To help address the concerns of teachers when it comes to their workload, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to launch a “balancing tool” that would help determine which tasks are directly related to teaching and other assignments. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to rechannel the P150-million “confidential funds” it has requested to address the shortage in basic education resources, especially in public schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “At a time of a grave learning crisis, apportioning such amount...
Teachers' group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements,...
Public school teachers, students, and parent groups trooped to Congress on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to call for the doubling of the education budget for 2023. Members of Alliance of Concerned Teachers stage a picket protest in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Wednesday, Sept. 14,...
A bill has been at the House of Representatives anew seeking the revival of the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for students. (FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is making a push for the return of the ROTC program for students in the...
Even Davao City doesn't have the means to solve its local problem on classroom shortage. Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President and concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte made this admission Wednesday, Sept. 14 as she tried to describe...
The Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President Sara Duterte is eyeing a "new curriculum" for the controversial K to 12 program for basic education. Vice President Sara Duterte) This was revealed by Duterte, the concurrent education secretary, during the House Committee on Appropriations'...
