To provide much-needed rest and recovery, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, April 7, that it had granted a 30-day uninterrupted flexible vacation for teachers. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “This break is a well-deserved opportunity for our learners and teachers to...
Citing concerns over heavy workloads, inadequate rest periods, and extreme weather conditions, a teachers' group has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement "teacher-friendly" reforms in the 2025-2026 school calendar. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, March 17, announced a significant reform aimed at reducing teachers' administrative workload by 57%, allowing them to focus more on classroom instruction and improving student learning outcomes. (DepEd file photo) “Teachers have long raised concerns...
CEBU CITY – A public school teacher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion Occidental, Consolacion town, Cebu province. Jedeestel Luvite Pernito, 50, and his two alleged cohorts, Jerom Casipong Nuevo, 23, and Clint Cuyos Gersale, 25, were cornered past midnight on Friday,...
Emphasizing the crucial role that well-trained teachers play in ensuring better learning outcomes, an industry-led advocacy group on Thursday, Jan. 30, expressed full support for initiatives aimed at improving teacher education. (DepEd file photo) The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd)...
Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (Facebook) A relatively small amount in budgetary terms is needed to fund the P2,000 increase in the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for the country’s 1,011,800 public school teachers and...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide a higher service recognition incentive (SRI) for public school teachers. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and DepEd Secretary...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed to pull all the stops for the country’s nearly one million public school teachers in terms of salaries, benefits and more. “In all of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 59-year-old school teacher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday, September 6. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 identified the suspect as Gemma Lahaman Isnain, 59, of Laminusa, Siasi, Sulu. Isnain yielded three packs of suspected...
The number of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel in the country's public schools dwindled by 38,463 from 1,016,066 in 2022 to 977,603 in 2023. Despite the reduced number of teaching personnel, the Commission on Audit (COA) said its state auditors recorded an increase in the total...
Reaffirming its dedication to advancing teacher education in the country, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) formalized a partnership with the Philippine Normal University (PNU) during a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 27. (DepEd / file photo) EDCOM 2 Executive...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 174 will allow teachers to choose teaching or managerial roles without prejudice. “Today’s signing of the IRR of EO No. 174...
