A multi-stakeholder movement underscored the great need for ample government funding and a “more evidence-based and comprehensive plan” to expand safe school reopening as the country reopens its schools for limited face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA...
To further strengthen its research culture in the agency, the Department of Education (DepEd) has institutionalized the Quality Control Checklist (QCC) for Completed Basic and Action Research. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) “Research enables us to keep moving forward and guide our decision-making...
The local dairy industry, which locally produces milk, remains its priority for the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) DepEd gave this assurance as a response to the letter from the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food,...
Re-electionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the next administration that would win in the May 2022 elections to ensure that the welfare of the country’s teachers would be upheld and prioritized. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) on Tuesday, April 19, protested against the Department of Education's (DepEd) Memorandum No. 029 that requires the 100 percent on-site reporting of all teachers in areas under Alert Level 1. (Image courtesy of ACT-NCR Union) The...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones, on Tuesday, April 19, said that the 100 percent onsite reporting required for all DepEd offices in areas under Alert Level 1 is an opportunity to improve the implementation of multiple learning delivery modalities through supervision and...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Tuesday, April 19, said that it needs an estimated amount of P308.50 million to reconstruct and repair infrastructure damaged by “Agaton” (international name: Megi), the first tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) in 2022....
Based on its newly-proposed school calendar, the Department of Education (DepED) on Tuesday, April 19, said that it is aiming to begin the school year (SY) 2022-2023 by late August. (DepED / Manila Bulletin) The proposed school calendar covers an additional one week for remediation and intervention...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for asking teachers without election duties to report to schools even when classes were declared suspended. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is beyond ridiculous to force teachers without election...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, April 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to let school administrators decide whether to require teachers to return to onsite work despite the bad internet connection in most school premises. Human rights...
To help prepare for the activities related to upcoming elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 18, announced the suspension of classes in public schools. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, DepEd said that classes at all levels in public schools...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, once again called for the suspension of the Department of Education (DepEd) directive requiring the mandatory physical reporting of teachers in schools under Alert Level 1. Faculty members of Commonwealth High School in Ecol St., Quezon City report...
