A group once again called on the government to increase the salary of teachers as they continue to lose a significant portion of their monthly pay to inflation. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “With the country’s inflation rate hitting a 14-year high of 7.7 percent in October 2022, the...
CEBU CITY -- A party-list representative vowed to build more ‘e-schools’ across the country as part of his advocacy as a legislator and a successful entrepreneur. Tutok To Win Partylist Rep. Sam Verzosa said building more ‘e-schools’ is the reason why he chose to become the vice-chairman of...
Even before accepting the offer to become Education Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte said she “knew the enormity of the challenges” that awaits her once she leads the government’s biggest bureaucracy the Department of Education (DepED). (Photo from Official Facebook page of Inday Sara...
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 Department of Education (DepED) is set to embark on a national initiative that aims to set in motion a collaborative action to promote better numeracy and mathematics achievement in schools. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In DepEd Memorandum No. 110 s. of 2022 signed by Education...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will adopt 25 public schools in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd). Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said that as of the pension fund’s corporate social responsibility called “Adopt-A-School Program”...
While the return to full face-to-face classes will help bridge the learning gaps, a group of education workers urged the government to implement immediate reforms to ensure education recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
For showing their exceptional “tibay” (resiliency) in difficult circumstances, 10 inspiring public elementary school learners were hailed as this year’s “Batang Matibay” awardees. (Photo courtesy of DepED) DepED Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs and Partnerships Gerard Chan explained...
Full distance learning will no longer be allowed starting the second semester of the School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. CHED / MB Visual Content Group Signed by CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III on Nov. 11, CHED Memorandum Order 16 series of 2022...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to increase the Department of Education’s (DepEd) capital outlay for Special Education (SPED) for 2023. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the agency’s capital outlay budget for SPED should be increased from...
As Pasig City seeks to improve its employment and education services targeting the city’s vulnerable sectors, a total of 507 out-of-school youth (OSY) were granted the opportunity to enhance their skills and actively contribute to local governance. Photo from Pasig City Councilor Quin Cruz FB...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Several weeks ago, top officials of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) visited the Capitol of Rizal Province. The occasion was a momentous one: DICT and the Rizal provincial government inaugurated a free Wi-Fi service for the...
