The Department of Education (DepEd) will lead the national launch of the School Mental Health Program and kick-off of the School-Based Feeding Program for Fiscal year (FY) 2024. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) The launch and the kick-off will take place at the Esteban Abada Elementary...
Students in public elementary and secondary schools are scheduled to go on a five-day mid-year break starting Jan. 24. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Based on DepEd Order no. 32 series of 2023 or the Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2023-2024, the...
For this year’s celebration of the International Day of Education (IDE), the Department of Education (DepEd) will highlight the urgent need to improve the engagement of Filipino youth in education. (DepEd file photo) Observed annually on Jan. 24, the IDE aims to underscore the important...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is scheduled to present the 2024 Basic Education Report (BER) before the month ends. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is expected to present the Basic Education Report (BER) 2024 on Jan. 25, 2024 (DepEd file photo) DepEd, on its official...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) policy to implement the “Catch-Up Fridays” will help fast track the country’s learning recovery program, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, January 19. Gatchalian said he sees the necessity of implementing the program which is aimed at...
To ensure learning continuity for senior high school (SHS) students and to serve as a more sustainable solution to classroom congestion, the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) urged lawmakers to fast-track the passage of the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
Amid reports on reverting to the old school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 18, said that the guidelines for the next school year are still being finalized. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Let’s wait for the final DO [Department Order], we’re...
A teachers’ group welcomed the “favorable response” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the clamor of teachers and the general public to revert the school calendar of basic education to the pre-pandemic system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapasalamat kami sa DepEd at...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with officials of SM Supermalls to discuss the possibility of the retail chain giant offering an immersion program and employment for graduates of the country’s K to 12 program. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (center)...
Starting next school year, there will be no more Senior High School (SHS) vouchers for incoming Grade 11 students who wish to enroll in government-run higher education institutions (HEIs). Senior High School students under Tech-Voc track (DepEd file photo) The Department of Education (DepEd),...
While it acknowledged the assurance of education agencies on the continuation of the Senior High School (SHS) in public universities and colleges, a group of teachers on Tuesday, Jan. 16, warned of the consequences of halting the existing program. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo)...
