The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 26, released the policy freeing public school teachers from administrative tasks. (NOEL PABALATE / Manila Bulletin / file photo) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte signed DepEd Order No. 002 s. of 2024 entitled “Immediate...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 25, announced that the directive to remove the administrative tasks from public school teachers has been finalized and is ready for release. (NOEL PABALATE / Manila Bulletin / file photo) “We have always expressed our...
Students in public elementary and secondary schools are scheduled to go on a five-day mid-year break starting Jan. 24. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group Based on DepEd Order no. 32 series of 2023 or the Implementing Guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for the School Year 2023-2024, the...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
Amid reports on reverting to the old school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 18, said that the guidelines for the next school year are still being finalized. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “Let’s wait for the final DO [Department Order], we’re...
A teachers’ group welcomed the “favorable response” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the clamor of teachers and the general public to revert the school calendar of basic education to the pre-pandemic system. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapasalamat kami sa DepEd at...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 15, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for issuing an “abrupt order” that left the teachers as well as school heads in public schools “ill-equipped.” Students during the first 'Catch-Up Fridays' on Jan. 12, 2024. (Photo credit to DepEd...
A group of education workers on Saturday, Jan. 13, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop its “experimental” MATATAG curriculum and instead focus on ensuring intensive and extensive consultation among stakeholders. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi na natuto ang DepEd....
Recognizing the crucial role of teachers in delivering quality education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 11, reiterated its commitment to equip them with relevant skills through training and development. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Undersecretary and Spokesperson Michael...
Teachers must be armed with better skills in using gadgets and technologies in teaching, President Marcos said as he pushed for better proficiency level of Filipino learners. MB File Photo Education Undersecretary Michael Poa disclosed that during a sectoral meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, Marcos'...
(Screenshot of viral "EDSA-pwera" ad) How was the catchy yet controversial "EDSA-pwera" advertisement funded? This is the question on the mind of Makabayan bloc member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, who says that a House probe could be in...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) To prioritize service over profit, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has espoused proposals to nationalize the power industry. Castro says that the option of a State...
