Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered territorial police to sustain police visibility near schools as more private schools, especially in Metro Manila and other urban areas, reopened on Monday, June 15. The Metropolitan Manila Development...
Amid the excitement over class opening on Monday, June 8, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is focusing on an important matter in order not to spoil that feeling—road safety. For LTFRB Chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II, road crashes can be contained through aggressive...
A total of 235 elementary students received school supplies, shoes, and slippers from the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) under its “Isang Pulis, Isang Lapis, May Kuwaderno at Papel Pa” program ahead of the nationwide opening of classes on June 8. The distribution was conducted on...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 will deploy 1,486 policemen in the Caraga region for the opening of classes on June 8. Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer, PRO-13 public information officer, said 202 Police Assistance Desks (PADs) will be established....
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying more than 4,400 policemen in various parts of Metro Manila as part of the security measures for the opening of classes on June 8. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said the deployment includes Police Assistance Desks...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will mobilize nationwide security operations to guarantee a peaceful and orderly return of millions of students to their classrooms this June. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. ordered all police units to intensify visibility patrols and...
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has ordered the implementation of the 2026 National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) in preparation for the opening of classes for school year 2026-2027 on June 8. The nationwide OBE activities will run from June 1 to 11 to assess school readiness, including infrastructure...
This year’s school opening was once again marred by one of the perennial problems of the public school system: student overcrowding due to a shortage of classrooms. According to data from the Department of Education (DepEd), the nationwide classroom shortage currently stands at 165,000. In a May...
CAMP ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police Regional Office-2 Director Police Brig. Gen. Antonio P. Marallag Jr. said the opening of classes in Cagayan Valley on Monday was generally peaceful. Marallag said 3,879 PRO-2 personnel were strategically deployed in 2,418 public schools and 217...
The opening of School Year (SY) 2025–2026 on Monday, June 16, unfolded mostly without major hitches across the country, according to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, who credited improved coordination and prompt responses to local issues. However, teachers’ groups—while...
The opening of classes in the 364 public elementary and high schools in Ilocos Norte on Monday has been smooth, based on the monitoring of the Department of Education (DepEd). So far, the opening of classes in the schools is generally peaceful and successful, Valerie Talamayan, designated...
LEGAZPI CITY – The opening of classes for Academic Year 2025-2026 in the Bicol region was peaceful and orderly, the chief of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) said on Monday. PRO-5 Director Police Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said 2,962 police officers were deployed to ensure safety in 3,562...
