Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought the creation of a National Public School Database to promote an easier and seamless access to education for the public through a streamlined enrollment process. Gatchalian thus filed Senate Bill 478, or the Public School Database Act, which mandates the...
Over 200 schools and more than 300 classrooms were damaged during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, the Department of Education (DepED) said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data as of Oct. 31, DepED said that 261 schools sustained damages in the aftermath of “Paeng” which hit...
While the Department of Education (DepED) has allowed the voluntary use of face masks inside the classrooms, teachers' groups on Wednesday, Nov. 2, urged teachers and students alike to continue wearing face masks for their protection. A pupil wears a face mask while doing a school activity at an...
The 100 percent implementation of five days of in-person classes in public schools has been orderly so far, the Department of Education (DepED) said on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Kindergarten pupils of Pinayahan Elementary School do their school activity inside their classroom on the first day of full...
Barring any major disruptions such as the arrival of a typhoon, full face-to-face classes in public schools will be implemented today, Nov. 2, 2022. When asked recently by the media regarding this development, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said that the...
To strengthen their commitment to delivering quality and satisfactory public services, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Public Affairs Service - Public Assistance Action Center (PAS-PAAC), led the 2022 National Seminar and Planning Workshop of DepEd Public Assistance Coordinators...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Sunday, Oct. 30, proposed the inclusion of environmental protection, entrepreneurship, reproductive health and population control, and drug prevention in the curriculum of elementary and high school students to provide them knowledge and...
The Department of Education (DepED) was once urged by a group to “liberate” the teachers from administrative tasks and to implement the six-hour workday for all public schools nationwide. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Public school teachers are not required to spend the whole eight hours...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Friday, Oct. 28, reiterated its stand that classes should only be canceled during emergencies and that the use of public schools as billeting areas is not allowed. DepED / MB Visual Content Group “DepEd is against the unnecessary cancellation of classes and...
Several local government units (LGUs) in the country have announced on Friday, Oct. 28, the suspension of classes following the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA’s) declaration of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) due to severe tropical...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte said that the implementation of full face-to-face classes in basic education for public schools will be fully implemented beginning next week. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on the first day of...
Despite Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte’s denial, the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives has sought a congressional investigation on what they called the “whitewashing” of martial paw through the Department of Education (DepEd) and its school modules. (From...
