The Department of Education (DepED) is set to embark on a national initiative that aims to set in motion a collaborative action to promote better numeracy and mathematics achievement in schools. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In DepEd Memorandum No. 110 s. of 2022 signed by Education...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will adopt 25 public schools in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd). Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said that as of the pension fund’s corporate social responsibility called “Adopt-A-School Program”...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Due to inclement weather, schools and local government units in Leyte and Southern Leyte suspended classes in primary and secondary schools on Friday, Nov. 18. Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos Cari issued an executive order suspending all classes in elementary and secondary in public...
While the return to full face-to-face classes will help bridge the learning gaps, a group of education workers urged the government to implement immediate reforms to ensure education recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
For showing their exceptional “tibay” (resiliency) in difficult circumstances, 10 inspiring public elementary school learners were hailed as this year’s “Batang Matibay” awardees. (Photo courtesy of DepED) DepED Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs and Partnerships Gerard Chan explained...
ILOILO CITY – Students across Western Visayas region have created digital applications or apps to help solve community problems. TEAM Tabang of the the Dumolog National High School in Roxas City, Capiz emerged as the grand winner of the 2022 goIT Digital Innovation Fair. (Ardent Communications)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should expedite the construction of classrooms and school buildings nationwide as it had a P3.1-billion allocated under its School Buildign Program for the current year. At the continuation of the Senate’s deliberation on the P5.268-trillion...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 16, graced the Department of Education (DepEd) Tarlac Province’s 120th Founding Anniversary, where she put the spotlight on teachers and DepEd officials who faced many challenges, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Senate to increase the Department of Education’s (DepEd) capital outlay for Special Education (SPED) for 2023. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said the agency’s capital outlay budget for SPED should be increased from...
Watershed education and awareness of the Upper Marikina Watershed will be integrated into the lesson plans of elementary and high school students of Rizal Province. This, after the Masungi Georeserve Foundation and the Department of Education Schools Division Superintendent’s Office-Rizal have...
The controversial Department of Education (DepED) Order No. 49 s. 2022 has two goals: To depoliticize the department and promote professionalism among its personnel. After gaining complaints from educators and the public alike, DepED Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a televised interview, clarified the...
The Senate minority bloc has vowed to move for the realignment of the confidential and intelligence (CIF) funds under the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education during the period of amendments of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. Both the budget of...
