The scheduled full implementation of face-to-face classes on Wednesday, Nov. 2, has displayed the depth and extent of the crisis on basic education resources in the country’s public school system, a group of education workers said. Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in Tondo, Manila (Photo courtesy...
Over 200 schools and more than 300 classrooms were damaged during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, the Department of Education (DepED) said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data as of Oct. 31, DepED said that 261 schools sustained damages in the aftermath of “Paeng” which hit...
While the Department of Education (DepED) has allowed the voluntary use of face masks inside the classrooms, teachers' groups on Wednesday, Nov. 2, urged teachers and students alike to continue wearing face masks for their protection. A pupil wears a face mask while doing a school activity at an...
The 100 percent implementation of five days of in-person classes in public schools has been orderly so far, the Department of Education (DepED) said on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Kindergarten pupils of Pinayahan Elementary School do their school activity inside their classroom on the first day of full...
To strengthen their commitment to delivering quality and satisfactory public services, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Public Affairs Service - Public Assistance Action Center (PAS-PAAC), led the 2022 National Seminar and Planning Workshop of DepEd Public Assistance Coordinators...
The Department of Education (DepED) was once urged by a group to “liberate” the teachers from administrative tasks and to implement the six-hour workday for all public schools nationwide. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Public school teachers are not required to spend the whole eight hours...
Mark your calendars! Knowledge know no boundaries, and the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines agrees. With this, they are bringing the first hybrid European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) this Nov. 18 and 19, 2022 at the Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong and online. The fair is...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Friday, Oct. 28, reiterated its stand that classes should only be canceled during emergencies and that the use of public schools as billeting areas is not allowed. DepED / MB Visual Content Group “DepEd is against the unnecessary cancellation of classes and...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte said that the implementation of full face-to-face classes in basic education for public schools will be fully implemented beginning next week. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on the first day of...
A public school in Laguna will be using the “construction site” of an unfinished school building as a temporary learning area when mandatory in-person classes start next, a group of education workers on Thursday, Oct. 27, said. Screenshot from a video courtesy of ACT Philippines “Come Nov. 2,...
The Department of Education (DepED) enjoined schools and its offices at the division and regional levels to support the celebration of National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month this October by undertaking appropriate and relevant activities. Photo taken at Calay IP School in Sarangani (Courtesy of...
With the scheduled implementation of five days of face-to-face classes in public schools next week, advocates of safe return to schools urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) to issue “clear, simple, and evidence-based” guidelines for the improvement of...
