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...
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...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will highlight the country’s efforts to improve the quality of education as well as the challenges faced by the education sector in the Education World Forum (EWF) set next week. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We will advance our accomplishments...
An initial list of 1,036 electoral board (EB) members who reportedly rendered more than 24 hours of election service has been submitted by a group to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have called for the granting of overtime pay to poll workers since our...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to complete the K to 12 curriculum enhancement in July this year to address congestion, redundancies, and overlaps in the current curriculum. (Photo from DepEd) “The 2022 Basic Education Curriculum is envisioned to be responsive and attuned to the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, May 14, reiterated that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is the agency responsible when it comes to processing and releasing honoraria and other allowances related to the election. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The public is reminded that...
For a group of education workers, it takes more than “peace and discipline” to address the learning crisis in the country. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) “What we need is a leadership that recognizes the learning crisis, the desperate quality of education, the chronically underpaid status...
For a group of teachers, the next head of the Department of Education (DepEd) should come from the education sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) While the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) recognizes that Cabinet appointments as a prerogative of the Chief Executive, the “general sentiment” of...
