The Department of Education (DepEd) is currently finalizing the calendar for the incoming school year, Education Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael Poa on Friday, May 19, said. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Poa gave an update on the preparations for the opening of the School Year (SY) in an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that Early Registration in public schools for select grade levels started on Wednesday, May 10. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte issued DepEd Order No. 010, s.2023 or the “Amendment To DepEd Order...
A group of education workers on Wednesday, April 26, warned the Department of Education (DepEd) against using blended learning as a “cure-all” solution to the problems in the basic education sector. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Blended learning, as defined by DepEd, refers to a learning...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, April 26, said that blended learning is already being implemented in some schools to address the concerns of learners, teachers, and parents regarding the conduct of in-person classes during the dry season. Additional electric fans are provided to...
As some teachers and students suffer from extreme heat during in-person classes, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow schools to implement “shorter” class hours and temporarily suspend the wearing of the official uniform for teachers during classes. (DepEd / MB Visual...
Reverting to the old April and May summer break in schools is not as simple as it sounds, said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Monday, April 24, in response to a proposal coming from a legislator and groups of concerned parents. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo, Manila holds dry...
While it recognized the move of the Department of Education (DepEd) reminding schools to shift to distance learning due to extreme heat, a group of teachers pushed for a “more strategic approach” that will address the concern of students and personnel who attend in-person classes during the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reiterated that schools are allowed to suspend or cancel the conduct of in-person classes due to unfavorable weather like extreme heat. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Implementing Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) due to heat or brownouts is under the authority...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, April 17, went to Masbate to check on students in seven public schools, where onsite classes were disrupted by clashes between security forces and communist rebels. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before elementary students during a...
Wearing face masks as well as observing physical distancing will no longer be mandatory for those who will attend graduation and moving ceremonies this school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. “The DepEd moves to allow and encourage the full face-to-face conduct of the moving up...
The End-of-School-Year (EOSY) Rites for the current school year will be held from July 10 to 14, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed DepEd Order No. 009 series of 2023 entitled “An Order Updating the Multi-Year Implementing...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 29, expressed openness to revert to the school calendar schedule before the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. “We will take note of the suggestions and study the matter,” DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters in a...
