(Photo from DepEd) Under the Duterte administration, access to education has significantly increased by providing more support to those who have limited resources to pursue or continue their studies. Both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) noted that...
Outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed readiness to assist the incoming administration by serving as a consultant. Outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Briones (left) meets with Vice President-elect and incoming DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte on June 25, 2022 for a transition briefing....
A joint farewell and welcome ceremony for outgoing Department of Education (DepEd) Leonor Briones and Vice President-elect and incoming DepEd Chief Sara Duterte will be held in the first week of July. (Photo courtesy of DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla) DepEd, in a statement issued Saturday,...
During their meeting on Saturday, June 25, there was a consensus on policy matters that need immediate attention as agreed upon by outgoing Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones and Vice President-elect and incoming DepEd Chief Sara Duterte: the guidelines for the incoming school...
Outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Briones and key officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) met with Vice President-elect Sara Duterte and her transition on Saturday, June 25, to discuss the next steps during the transition period. (Photo from DepEd Facebook Page) The transition meeting,...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has thrown her weight behind the calls to review to the Enhanced Basic Education Act, popularly known as the K to 12 educational system. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) "The K to 12 program has brought with it a countless number of problems with shortages...
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...
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...
The fate of the K-to-12 education hangs on a balance as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte admitted on Monday, June 20, that it will be taken up by the next administration. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, the incoming Education chief, said the...
To continue its efforts of supporting grassroots 3x3 basketball, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas backed the Department of Education's Palarong Pambansa 3x3 tournament. Photo from Chooks to Go The test run for the Palarong Pambansa's 3x3 tournament was held from June 17-18, 2022 in Iriga City, Camarines Sur...
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...
Addressing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education and the K to 12 Program are among the priority areas that Vice President-elect Sara Duterte will focus on once she sits as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice president-elect and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Keith...
