The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that it has expanded the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) to 44,965 schools nationwide for School Year 2025–2026—a 50.6 percent increase from the 2022–2023 school year. This initiative aligns with President Marcos’ directive to integrate...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is now pushing for the passage of a landmark bill aimed at tearing down all financial barriers keeping millions of Filipinos from exercising a constitutional right—the opportunity to finish their education. Cayetano filed the proposed “Makakapagtapos Ako Act of...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, July 1, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to launch an investigation into reports of an alleged “item-for-sale” scheme in public schools, where teaching positions are reportedly being sold to applicants in exchange for cash. “This is a matter of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed the measure seeking to shorten the years of college education to three, citing the need to fulfill this promise to parents after the enactment into law of the K to 12 program. Gatchalian filed the Three-year College Education (3CE) Act, which seeks to authorize...
Improving the quality of education in the country hinges on the active involvement of local government units (LGUs), the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized, as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) launched the “Bayang Bumabasa: Mayors for Literacy” challenge — an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 26, announced that it is intensifying its crackdown on “pay-for-position” schemes, warning that appointments and promotions within the agency must be strictly based on merit and competence. In a statement, DepEd emphasized its zero-tolerance...
Strengthening financial education and business planning among beneficiaries is seen as key to sustaining the impact of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s livelihood assistance programs nationwide. DOLE said it is enhancing the capacity of regional implementers to ensure its...
Almost two weeks after the opening of School Year (SY) 2025–2026 in public schools across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured the public that it is taking concrete steps to address longstanding problems in basic education—even as it delivered a smoother and safer class...
Responding to the call for creating better pathways to career and employment, Unilab Education (UniEd) and Baliuag University (BU) have forged a partnership centered on strengthening skills-based learning and addressing the evolving needs of industry and the workforce. font-family: Gilroy; display:...
As discussions on the potential removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the K to 12 curriculum resurface, an industry-led education advocacy group has called on the Marcos administration to focus on strengthening the country’s entire education system. While reiterating its support for the K to...
Filipino De La Salle Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as one of the newest members of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Catholic Bishops ' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Wednesday, June 25....
Senator-elect Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV said on Wednesday, June 25 he hopes to get the chairmanship of the Senate education committee when the 20th Congress formally opens on July 28. “Para sa akin mahalaga yung committee on education (For me, the committee on education is so important). So...
