Recognizing the importance of sports in education, outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones urged the incumbent and incoming officials of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) to continue providing programs to help student-athletes hone their physical skills while being academically...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones lauded five internal auditors from the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office who were among the top 15 of the batch 3 completers of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) capacity-building training on the Revised Philippine Governmental Internal...
A group of education workers opposed the move to go back to pre-pandemic class sizes by easing physical distancing during the conduct of face-to-face classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines today questioned the plan of the Department of...
A network of education practitioners, parents, students, and development workers who advocate for the continuity of education in times of crisis expressed support for the resumption of face-to-face classes for all schools this incoming school year. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Aral Pilipinas,...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to bring back the glory days of the Philippines when it comes to academics. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (left) and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) "We have to do a lot to recover our very good grading before," Marcos said...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Tuesday, June 21, questioned the Department of Education’s (DepEd) plan to ease physical distancing in classrooms for schools under Alert Level 1 for school year (SY) 2022-2023. (Juan Carlo De Vela / Manila Bulletin) “We oppose the move to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he fully supports the incoming Marcos administration’s plan to reinstate the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) training in the country’s basic educaiton system and is fully committed to help the incoming Department of Education (DepEd) chief and...
As it continues to implement the progressive expansion of in-person classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that more than 80 percent of public schools nationwide have been deemed ready for the resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) “Over 80...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President-elect and incoming Education Secretary Sara Duterte eyes the resumption of full face-to-face classes in August. Duterte, in a press conference here Monday, June 21, said that she would work on enforcing in-person classes starting next school year after more than two...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, June 20 affirmed his support to the incoming Department of Education’s (DepEd) administration saying he is committed to work with Vice President-eleect Sara Duterte-Carpio who is set to take the lead of the agency. Duterte-Carpio took her oath of office on...
A group of teachers has come up with a list of what they want Vice President-elect Sara Duterte to focus on once she formally assumes her post as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural address in Davao City on June 19, 2022...
Outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Briones congratulated Vice President-elect Sara Duterte as she took oath as the 15th vice president of the Philippines on Saturday, June 19, and urged the public to support the incoming secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President Sara...
