Less than a week before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools start nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) has already received almost 500 reports on concerns related to the school opening. The Public Assistance Command Center at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Most schools will begin their face-to-face classes next week. As our children head back to the classroom, this may be a good time to reflect once again on the question, “what is the purpose of education?” Simply put, why do Filipinos send their children to...
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it will soon train 50 young people in Tondo, Manila for English skills proficiency course. The agency said this is to allow them the opportunity to work in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector. A total of 50...
Majority of the concerns received by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Oplan Balik Eskwela Public Assistance Command Center (OBE-PACC) were mostly about enrollment, said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa on Tuesday, Aug. 16. OBE-PACC, according to DepEd, aims to provide immediate virtual...
Less than a week before classes begin, the Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that the number of enrolled learners for the school year (SY) 2022-2023 has climbed to 21,272,820 on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (DepEd) Of this number, 18,722,393 were from public schools, 2,478,488 from private schools,...
Colegio de San Lorenzo (CDSL) did not formally inform the Department of Education (DepEd) of their intent to close, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said on Tuesday, Aug. 16. CDSL, a private Catholic educational institution located in Quezon City, announced its permanent closure on Monday, Aug. 15,...
Colegio de San Lorenzo, a private Catholic college in Quezon City, announced its permanent closure due to “financial instability” and “lack of financial viability” because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The institution confirmed this in an official statement issued on Monday, Aug. 15, adding...
Even if the Department of Education (DepEd) rejected calls to move the school opening date to a later date , teachers assured that they “they will not miss on their responsibilities to the schoolchildren” once classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 start next week. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA...
As far as the Department of Education (DepEd) is concerned, it is "all systems go" for school opening nationwide scheduled next week. (DepEd file photo) “At least for the part of DepEd, tuloy po ang pasukan sa Aug. 22 (school opening will push through on Aug. 22),” said DepEd Spokesperson...
To address concerns related to the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools next week, the Department of Education (DepEd) has reactivated the Public Assistance Command Center (PACC). DepEd sets up the OBE-PACC at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office in Pasig City to...
