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Aiming to strengthen learning standards and boost student performance nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, said it is gradually phasing out long-standing policies such as grade transmutation and automatic “mass promotion.” “Bagamat hindi pormal na polisiya,...

Following the recommendation of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) to stop “mass promotion” practices, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, Feb. 1, said it has no policy on the automatic promotion of learners, but acknowledged that a perception of mass...

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately end what it described as “mass promotion” practices, warning that the policy has contributed to steep declines in learner proficiency across key grade levels. In its...

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 7, reiterated that there is no automatic pass or "auto-pass" policy in the Philippine public school system, amid growing concerns about the trend of mass promotion — where students advance to the next grade level despite not meeting learning...

While no existing policy allows “mass promotion” among learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to address the concerns related to the alleged practice. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Wala po talagang ganyang policy sa DepEd (We do not have that kind of...