It was a busy Wednesday, Aug. 17, for Vice President Sara Duterte after she hosted a meeting with a handful of ambassadors during a series of courtesy calls at the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig City. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Italian Ambassador to the...
Four ambassadors paid a courtesy call on Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to discuss possible initiatives to strengthen the relationship between their countries. In separate meetings, Duterte met Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, Irish Ambassador William John Carlos, Vietnamese...
Vice President Sara Duterte, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, bared plans to make the Philippines a destination country for English-language learners from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states. Lao Ambassador Songkane Luangmuninthone pays a courtesy call on Vice President Sara...
As it prepares to welcome back the students to schools next week, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte recognized the efforts and initiatives of its partners and other education stakeholders to help ensure the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary...
Sam Ramos Jones on losing his grandfather and mentor PASSING OF A GENERATION Sam and his lolo For Sam Ramos Jones, he was Lolo Eddie. The 29-year-old grandson of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) looked back on his relationship with his grandfather a day after the burial, evidently melancholic...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. remains "on top things" as far as the dealings within the various government agencies are concerned. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this contention Wednesday, Aug. 17 amid the headline-grabbing controversies...
Even if the Department of Education (DepEd) rejected calls to move the school opening date to a later date , teachers assured that they “they will not miss on their responsibilities to the schoolchildren” once classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 start next week. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with Ayala Foundation Chairman Jaime Zobel de Ayala to talk about partnerships for the country’s education sector. Meeting of Vice President Sara Duterte with Ayala Foundation Chairman Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Ayala Foundation President Ruel...
To address “learning loss” among students caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has set strategies anchored on the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030. (Photo from Unsplash) “Right now, on the learning loss, we are trying to address that long term with...
The office of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Aug. 14, highlighted the legacy of Philippine sports legend Lydia de Vega, who died of cancer at the age of 57. Lydia de Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) Duterte mourned the death of De Vega, once regarded as Asia’s...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that there are no “concrete details” yet on the possible teaching of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) languages in Philippine schools. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte during the celebration of the 55th founding...
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to work with various sectors and agencies for initiatives that would help ensure the provision of safe spaces for students and teachers inside the campus premises. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement issued Friday, Aug. 12, DepEd...
