The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to rechannel the P150-million “confidential funds” it has requested to address the shortage in basic education resources, especially in public schools. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “At a time of a grave learning crisis, apportioning such amount...
Teachers' group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) - Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Around the world, girls are falling behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report published on Wednesday. The report finds that boys have up to 1.3 times the odds...
Special children's education do not have dedicated funds under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) allocation of the Department of Education (DepEd). (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This was bared Wednesday, Sept. 14 by DepEd Undersecretary Ernesto Gaviola during the agency's budget hearing...
Public school teachers, students, and parent groups trooped to Congress on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to call for the doubling of the education budget for 2023. Members of Alliance of Concerned Teachers stage a picket protest in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Wednesday, Sept. 14,...
As it continues to receive reports from the field that some teachers are required to render teaching tasks for more than six hours or stay and work in the school beyond eight hours, a group on Monday, Sept. 12, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to reiterate the policy on working hours with...
With the resumption of face-to-face classes this school year, a group urged the government to ensure that learning recovery among affected learners would be an utmost priority. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “Learning recovery is our most urgent task with the reopening of face-to-face...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will wait for the official approval on the optional wearing of face masks outdoors before making the necessary adjustments in its guidelines on in-person classes. Kinder pupils of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City pray before the start of their...
For this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that public school teachers nationwide will continue to receive P1,000 as World Teachers’ Day (WTD) incentive. (DepEd file photo) “We will continue with the P1,000 incentive para sa pagpupugay sa ating mga (to honor our) teachers,”...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has opened direct lines for victims who wish to report sexual abuse and harassment incidents they have experienced especially in schools. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a joint presser on Thursday, Sept. 8, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said that Vice President and...
A group of victim-survivors on Thursday, Sept. 8, welcomed the recent move of the Department of Education (DepEd) to address alleged sexual abuse and harassment in schools. (Photo from Unsplash) Enough is Enough (EIE), in a statement, welcomed the initiatives of DepEd which include the filing of...
SINGAPORE The Philippines and Singapore have expressed willingness to renew their cooperation on innovations in teaching and learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to prepare the younger generation for the future. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President...
