Amid President Marcos 's fresh call for intensified sports development in the country, Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte (5th district) and Luigi Villafuerte (2nd district) are pushing for a grassroots-based recruitment and training program to produce homegrown athletes who can excel...
Saying that education is "the best investment", House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has hailed the Bicameral Conference Committee 's approval of the proposed private basic education voucher program. Dy says the development brings the government a step closer to...
A pro-education congressman is prodding the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Education (DepEd) and other concerned agencies to work together for the expeditious release of all pending subsidies and voucher assistance. This, as Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre warned over...
Voting 22-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act, a measure seeking to address public schools decongestion, and expand access to education. Senate Bill No. 1981, a proposal pushed by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, was approved...
As part of broader efforts to support learners and strengthen teacher development across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Thursday, March 5, that it is advancing reforms in its DepEd voucher program while introducing improvements to its DepEd classroom observation system. In...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is now pushing for the passage of a measure that seeks to establish a Private Basic Education Voucher Program that will extend financial assistance to private school learners from low- and middle-income households. In filing Senate Bill No. 1841, or the...
Expanding the education voucher program strategically could significantly reduce overcrowding in public schools operating on double and triple shifts, according to the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). During a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education on...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, January 6, confirmed that seven administrative and criminal cases have been filed against erring private schools and individuals over P37.58 million in irregular claims under the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a statement, DepEd said the...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, December 3, expressed strong opposition to proposals introducing a voucher system under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, warning that the measure could weaken state universities and colleges (SUCs) instead of improving access for poor...
Criminal complaints have been filed against seven private schools for allegedly having “ghost beneficiaries” under the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, during the agency’s budget briefing before the House...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a bold move to protect public funds and uphold integrity in education, DepEd, under the leadership of Secretary Sonny Angara, announced that it...
The country’s leading Catholic education institutions on Tuesday, July 9, strongly opposed the proposed removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the Philippine education system, calling the move “untimely” and “dangerously shortsighted.” In a joint statement, the Catholic Educational...
