The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to explain further its claims of distributing laptops to public school teachers especially as the country opens another school year under distance or blended learning set-up. (File photo from DepEd) During DepEd’s budget last week, Undersecretary...
To equip teaching and non-teaching personnel with knowledge on home financing and ownership, the Department of Education (DepEd) organized a webinar on the essentials of home ownership. DepEd and Pag-IBIG teamed up to raise awareness on housing loan programs and other home ownership requirements....
A group of teachers and other education workers on Tuesday, Sept. 14, decried the "budget cut" in the education sector as the country continues to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A Grade 2 pupil enrolled in a Manila public school attends an online class while...
In order to cover the needs of the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a teachers’ group on Tuesday, Sept. 14, called for bigger funding as Congress deliberated the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) for next year. Photo from ACT As the House...
Amid “unaddressed” challenges under the distance learning set-up first implemented last school year, a group of education workers criticized Education Secretary Leonor Briones for declaring a “successful” opening of School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Grade 2 pupil Kesha Aranez from Atienza...
A teacher from Gregorio Santiago Elementary School in San Miguel, Manila distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day of the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As the new school year opened in public schools, Education Secretary Leonor...
Teachers were reminded by President Duterte to “remain dedicated” to their sworn profession as a new school year opens on Monday, Sept. 13. President Duterte (Screenshot from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) “To our dear teachers, I hope that you remain dedicated to your sworn profession and...
Disgruntled education stakeholders welcomed the first day of classes for school year (SY) 2021-2022 with various protests as public schools in basic education remained in a “lockdown” more than a year since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic started. Photo from Alliance of Concerned...
Teachers’ groups maintained that the Department of Education (DepEd) is “not ready” for the Sept. 13 school opening as concerns under the distance or blended learning set-up, which was first implemented last school year, remain “unaddressed.” (Photo from ACT Philippines Facebook Page) The...
A teachers' group on Sunday, Sept. 12, said "grim" prospects await students and education workers at the beginning of the school year 2021-2022 as public schools remain closed and distance learning woes are still unresolved. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said those who passed the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers will have their online oathtaking on Oct. 8, 2021. PRC/MB The online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cebu through Microsoft Teams. In a Facebook post, PRC said,...
The Supreme Court has justified its decision to impose over 100 percent hike in its bar application fees from P4,500 to P10,000 this year. Supreme Court logo Court Administrator Midas Marquez admitted before the House Committee on Appropriations that the 2020/2021 bar examination fees have indeed...
