To help improve the quality of basic education in the country, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reiterated her commitment to initiate reforms in the Department of Education (DepED). DepED / MB Visual Content Group “Today, there is no room for complacency at DepEd,” Duterte...
The controversial Department of Education (DepED) Order No. 49 s. 2022 has two goals: To depoliticize the department and promote professionalism among its personnel. After gaining complaints from educators and the public alike, DepED Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a televised interview, clarified the...
The Senate minority bloc has vowed to move for the realignment of the confidential and intelligence (CIF) funds under the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education during the period of amendments of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Both the budget of...
The Department of Education (DepED) announced that three public school students from various parts of the country are set to join the 10th ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition in Myanmar next month. (Photo courtesy of DepED) In a statement, DepED said that Amelia R. Persia of Donsol National...
More than 2,000 examinees have been classified as eligible for the next stage for Principal positions, the Department of Education (DepED) announced. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepED said that a total of 2,203 or 36.90 percent out of the 5,966 examinees in the first Philippine Professional Standards...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called the national government’s continuous “neglect” to the needs of educators and learners as “disheartening.” It said that amid the implementation of face-to-face classes, many educators and learners are still suffering from the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said that there are “sufficient chairs and tables” for learners in Jose Abad Santos High School, clarifying that the students who were captured sitting on the floor on the first day of classes were actually doing “psychosocial activities.” (Unsplash) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) surpassed its target enrollment rate for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 as it recorded 28,797,660 enrolled learners on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of...
More than 28 million students have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 22, said. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on...
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic should no longer be used as an “excuse” not to go back to face-to-face classes, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte said on the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on August 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaps in education resources marred the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 22,...
School opening in Dinalupihan Elementary School, Bataan (Photo from DepEd) Citing reports from the field offices, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the first day of classes in public schools on Monday, Aug. 22, has been “orderly and peaceful” so far. DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa...
