A group on Monday, Nov. 22, urged the public to report possible concerns of academic and non-academic personnel on the preparation and on the actual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide. (Image from ACT Private Schools) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Private Schools enjoined the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday urged his colleagues to immediately pass a bill establishing an educational commission in the Philippines to address the serious problems hounding the country’s educational system, such as funding and lack of classrooms. Drilon said there is a...
In an effort to ensure the smooth implementation of pilot face-to-face classes in private schools, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 22, personally visited some participating schools in the pilot run. First day of pilot face-to-face classes in Midsayap Montessori...
A week after select public schools began holding pilot face-to-face classes, a limited number of private schools that offer basic education also started in-person classes on Monday, Nov. 22. Pilot face-to-face classes in Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San Antonio, Zambales (Photo...
Senator Win Gatchalian has proposed a P10-million allocation under the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the development of a skills demand forecasting model or strategy. In a statement on Saturday, Nov. 20, he said the move was to help address...
To further underscore the importance of rights-based education especially at a time of a pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold the Third National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education next week. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd Central Office, through the newly created Child...
The Department of Education (DepEd) recognized the the support and cooperation by various stakeholders as it started the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes this week. Pilot face-to-face classes in Burgos Elementary School, Botolan in Zambales on Nov. 15, 2021 ( Photos Mary...
Recognizing the challenges brought by the pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) has lined up a series of activities in the celebration of the 29th National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. Children play with bricks in Baseco Compound, Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
When face-to-face classes were not allowed since last school year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the homes of millions of learners became their very own classrooms with the parents taking on the very important role of monitoring their learning progress. Photo...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Education (DepEd), on Friday, Nov. 19, welcomed the Philippines’ election to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). READ:...
Three Filipino educators are among the winners of the first Southeast Asian Educational Innovation Awards (SEA EIA). (Image from SEAMEO INNOTECH) As announced by SEAMEO INNOTECH, three out of four total winners were Filipino educators who stood out the most after undergoing through a rigorous three...
While the formal basic education enrollment for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 increased by four percent, the informal education or the Alternative Learning System (ALS) saw a sharp decline with a 60 percent decrease in enrollment. Photo taken at Buenavista Elementary School in Sorsogon during the...
