The Department of Education (DepEd) will further strengthen its internal controls and procurement process following the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the “ overpriced laptops ” given to public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “DepEd has always said that we are committed...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has recommended the filing of graft and perjury charges against high-ranking officials of the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Services and the Department of Education (DepEd) who figured in the alleged anomalous purchase of “overpriced” and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, January 17 said he expects the Department of Education (DepEd) to release an “honest-to-goodness” report at the end of this month on the current state of the Philippines’ basic education. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education,...
A group of education workers on Monday, Jan. 16, called the attention of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the challenges encountered by teachers regarding their incentives. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a letter, addressed to Vice President and...
Amid the ongoing review of the K to 12 curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that there are “no specific” details yet on the planned inclusion of “National Culture of Peace” into the basic education curriculum. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “Wala pang (There is no)...
The conduct of full face-to-face classes, particularly in public schools, remained the policy of the Department of Education (DepEd) amid concerns about new Covid-19 subvariants. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on the first day of school opening on August 22, 2022. (MARK...
To address the challenges faced by the country’s basic education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd) will launch its Education Agenda before the month ends. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “It’s really to give the public an idea of the steps that this administration will take and also...
To give the public and education stakeholders an idea of the current state of Philippine basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd), led by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, will give updates through the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023. (DepEd / MB Visual Content...
The Department of Education (DepEd) needs P446 million for the reconstruction or repair of schools that were affected by the shear line and low pressure area (LPA) in Mindanao. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters in an interview on Friday, Jan. 13, that around 58...
The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to receive complaints of possible child abuse incidents after launching a national helpline last year. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “Latest data from the time that we launched it in November until December, nagkaroon tayo ng karagdagan na (we have had...
A group of education workers urged the government to ensure that the results of the National Achievement Test (NAT) to be conducted by the end of this month will be used in improving the quality of education in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “This year’s NAT is of special...
A party-list congressman wants elementary and junior high schools to implement programs and activities that would help students develop an inclination toward agriculture, fisheries, and ecology, among other things. KABAYAN Party-list. Ron Salo For this purpose, KABAYAN Party-list Rep. Ron Salo...
