Young Filipino students who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic should take advantage of the benefits under Republic Act No. 10917 or the Expanded Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) law and get their education back on track, Senator Sonny Angara said on Sunday. Angara...
As the new school year started in public schools, a students' group on Monday, Sept. 13, said that the shortage of learning materials, delayed wages, and lack of teachers' benefits are among the "manifestations of a failed education system." Teachers from Mabolo Elementary School arrange modules...
With almost five million students dropping out from schools, the Department of Education has nothing to celebrate about in yesterday’s opening of the 2021-22 school year. School opening image Makabayan lawmakers slammed Education Secretary Leonor Briones’ claim of success and victory as a...
A teachers' group on Sunday, Sept. 12, said "grim" prospects await students and education workers at the beginning of the school year 2021-2022 as public schools remain closed and distance learning woes are still unresolved. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has bared that like other countries, the Philippines is also looking into the possibilities of robot teachers in the country's education system. Education in the 'New Normal.' Grade school teachers of St. Francis of Assisi College...
The Department of Education (DepEd) opened on Thursday, Sept. 9, online application for the Senior High Voucher Program (SHS VP). (Photo from DepEd) "Through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), DepEd was able to secure additional funds for the continuity of the implementation of SHS VP...
The United States government has donated 25 laptop computers and 479 tablets to the Department of Education (DepEd) as part of the US commitment to support early grade learning in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Office of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) gained a satisfactory mark on 2020 Commission of Audit (COA) report. (Photo from DepEd) "Based on this year's audit report, the Department has delivered an increase in the implementation of the compliance report through the substantial decrease in the...
The proposed face-to-face pilot run for Kinder to Grade 3 students is "backed" by medical expert, according to an official of the Department of Education (DepEd). (MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview on CNN Philippines Tuesday night, Sept. 7, DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said the pilot run...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 6, set up the Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) nationwide to cater to stakeholders' queries and concerns before the school year officially opens. (RIO DELUVIO / MB FILE PHOTO) "We want to make sure that we will be...
Public school teachers are eyeing to stage a synchronized one-day absence if the Department of Education (DepEd) fails to immediately release the overtime pay for the overtime work public teachers rendered for 87 days. (Photo from ACT) Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) gave DepEd until Oct. 5 to...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones thanked Monday, Sept. 6, teachers for their contribution to education. DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (Screenshot from Facebook live) "In our society, the teacher is the most beloved of all government employees. A great man...
