TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat (PNA) – A Maguindanao Department of Education (DepEd) supervisor was gunned down in President Quirino, this province, Sunday, July 10. Police Lt. Godofredo Tupaz, President Quirino deputy police chief, identified the victim as Maguid Mangudadatu, 63, the schools...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Representative France Castro urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure the safe implementation of face-to-face classes next school year. “We cannot afford another postponement of classes. DepEd and the administration of Marcos Jr. must make sure...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte was urged to lead a multi-agency investigation on the alleged abuses in the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). Vice President Sara Duterte during the ceremonial turnover of DepEd leadership on July 4, 2022. (Photo...
To help transform national systems, strengthen capacity, and empower children to reduce the number of school days that learners lose due to the impact of hazardous events, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System (DRRMIS). DepEd /...
For teachers to have enough rest, a group on Friday, July 8, urged Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte to move to mid-September or early October the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, July 6 called on the government to ensure that all school staff are fully vaccinated and that schools are fully compliant with Covid-19 safety protocols eve before the planned full implementation of face-to-face classes in November. As a parent, Binay said she too...
Following the government’s announcement of its plan to fully implement 100 percent face-to-face classes by November, teachers’ groups on Wednesday, July 6, said that measures that would ensure the safety of both teachers and students should be in place first. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who concurrently sits as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, met with the officials of the agency on Wednesday, July 6, for a budget review. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) The meeting, held at the Office of the Secretary (OSec) Conference Room in DepEd Central Office...
The Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) maintained that it remains committed to providing and creating a “safe learning environment” for its students amid complaints of abuse by some of its alumni. (Courtesy of PHSA FB page) PHSA, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday,...
Senator Loren Legarda has underscored the importance of providing quality education for all Filipino students and helping them cope with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic . This, after Legarda filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1, or the “One Tablet, One Student Act of 2022”, this...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who sits as Education secretary in concurrent capacity, is looking to impose full in-person classes by November after starting face-to-face classes in some schools in September this year. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Marcos...
While she recognized all the gains in education under the previous leaderships, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 4, assured that improving the country’s basic education will be prioritized under her term as the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary. Vice President and Education...