To further strengthen early grade reading, the Department of Education (DepEd) received over 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits to be used by learners located in remote areas that lack access to technology. (Photo from DepEd) The SIAB kits worth over P10.4 million (US$ 208,000) were part of the...
To strengthen its recruitment process and increase personnel quality and retention, the Department of Education (DepEd) has set up a competency-based Merit Selection Plan (MSP). (DepEd file photo) The agency issued DepEd Order No. 019, s. 2022 which will serve as a guide in the selection, hiring,...
The additional pay approved by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to compensate for the extended election service of poll workers was welcomed by teachers’ groups. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are glad that the Comelec approved our just demands for overtime compensation,” the Alliance...
If world leaders and ministers want to accelerate addressing equity gaps in education, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the need to implement specialized programs for the affected sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Briones highlighted the need for these...
Education advocates urged President Duterte to sign the Education Commission (EdCom) 2 bill into law to address the ongoing learning crisis and prevent the “collapse” of the country’s education system. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We call on President Duterte to sign this law...
Presumptive vice president and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that having presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte as the incoming secretary will be an “advantage” to the country’s largest...
While this year will be the first time that limited in-person graduation and end-of-school-year (ESOY) rites are allowed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the conduct of any related activity should remain “simple and dignified.” (Photo...
Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 25, reminded schools as well as various stakeholders to ensure that the existing protocols are strictly complied with during the conduct of in-person end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites for the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (CLEMS DELA...
A group called on the Senate to “recompense the sacrifices” made by election workers during the May 9, 2022 elections by hastening the approval of a bill that will scrap the 20 percent tax on election service pay and refund previous tax collections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As Congress...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones emphasized the importance of developing effective learning materials in teaching and learning. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "We have to further enhance the effectiveness, the usefulness of the materials we are using,” Briones said after the Department of...
The Department of Education (DepEd), under the new administration, should prioritize the improvement of learners’ skills, fixing the current K to 12 system and uphold the welfare of teachers, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, May 22. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic...
An investigation was initiated by the Department of Education (DepEd) regarding suspected food-borne illnesses involving elementary students in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental due to alleged contaminated milk distributed in schools in the area under the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). (DepEd...
