TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attended the mass oath-taking of 2,121 newly promoted teachers and principals under the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) at the Tacloban City Convention Center on Wednesday. "I am happy to be a witness of the continuing program that we have that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The people of Basilan are seeking justice for a teacher who was stabbed to death on a barangay road in Lamitan City on Sunday, April 13. The victim, Joselito Alumbro Orbuda, a resident of Barangay Limo-ok, Lamitan City, and a teacher of the Mindanao Autonomous College, was found...
Teachers across public schools nationwide will officially begin their month-long summer break on April 1, as the Department of Education (DepEd) formally closed School Year (SY) 2025–2026 on Tuesday, March 31, with a strong message of gratitude and support for Filipino educators. In a statement,...
As School Year (SY) 2025–2026 officially closed on Tuesday, March 31, the Department of Education (DepEd) paid tribute to Filipino teachers nationwide—highlighting student achievements and reaffirming its commitment to improving educational quality and inclusivity. In a statement, DepEd...
TACLOBAN CITY – A public high school teacher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Padoga, Calubian, Leyte, on Monday. Police identified the suspect as Arcy, 39, a teacher at Felix Caneja National High School and resident of Barangay Gotusan, Calubian. Recovered from him were a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing a major shift in how the Philippine school year is structured, introducing what it calls a “Three-Term School Calendar”—a reform aimed at addressing long-standing issues in instructional time, teacher workload, and learning recovery. In a briefer...
A group of education workers on Wednesday, March 25, rejected the Department of Education’s (DepEd) defense of its proposed three-term school calendar, warning that the reform could further burden teachers while failing to address systemic issues in the education sector. READ: ...
Teachers’ organizations on Monday, March 23, expressed sharply contrasting positions on the planned three-term school calendar and three-grading period system of the Department of Education (DepEd), a major reform set to begin in School Year (SY) 2026–2027, with one group cautiously supportive...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, March 16, announced that it has promoted 3,325 teachers and school heads in Cebu province, marking a major step in addressing long-standing career stagnation among public school educators. The mass promotion ceremony was held at the IEC Convention...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – A 53-year-old public school teacher was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Barangay Carmay East here on Wednesday, March 11. Police Capt. Eugene Romma C. Navalta, deputy chief of police of Rosales, identified the victim as Jun. Investigation said the victim was...
The Department of Education (DepEd) accelerated efforts to address career advancement in the public school system as 418 newly promoted teachers and school heads formally took their oath in Talisay City on Friday, March 13. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara led the mass oath-taking ceremony at Talisay...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) formalized a landmark initiative on Monday, March 9, to modernize teacher education in the Philippines through the establishment of Teacher Education Excellence Centers (TEECs) nationwide. DepEd Secretary and...
