To strengthen its recruitment process and increase personnel quality and retention, the Department of Education (DepEd) has set up a competency-based Merit Selection Plan (MSP). (DepEd file photo) The agency issued DepEd Order No. 019, s. 2022 which will serve as a guide in the selection, hiring,...
If world leaders and ministers want to accelerate addressing equity gaps in education, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the need to implement specialized programs for the affected sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Briones highlighted the need for these...
Education advocates urged President Duterte to sign the Education Commission (EdCom) 2 bill into law to address the ongoing learning crisis and prevent the “collapse” of the country’s education system. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We call on President Duterte to sign this law...
Presumptive vice president and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that having presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte as the incoming secretary will be an “advantage” to the country’s largest...
While this year will be the first time that limited in-person graduation and end-of-school-year (ESOY) rites are allowed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the conduct of any related activity should remain “simple and dignified.” (Photo...
Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 25, reminded schools as well as various stakeholders to ensure that the existing protocols are strictly complied with during the conduct of in-person end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites for the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (CLEMS DELA...
A group called on the Senate to “recompense the sacrifices” made by election workers during the May 9, 2022 elections by hastening the approval of a bill that will scrap the 20 percent tax on election service pay and refund previous tax collections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As Congress...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones emphasized the importance of developing effective learning materials in teaching and learning. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "We have to further enhance the effectiveness, the usefulness of the materials we are using,” Briones said after the Department of...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) cited the continued increase in the Covid-19 vaccination rate among tertiary students and higher education institution (HEI) personnel. (Photo courtesy of CHED) Citing data as of May 16, CHED said that 89 percent of HEI teaching and non-teaching personnel...
A children's organization said that addressing learning gaps among Filipino learners and ensuring their safe return to school should be among the top priorities of the incoming administration. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Following the 2022 elections, Save the Children Philippines...
An investigation was initiated by the Department of Education (DepEd) regarding suspected food-borne illnesses involving elementary students in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental due to alleged contaminated milk distributed in schools in the area under the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). (DepEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) unveiled the features of the 2022 version of the K to 12 curriculum which aims to respond to the needs and challenges of the 21st century. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Critical decisions, even in the curriculum aspect, are not done unilaterally...
