President Duterte (Malacañang photo) A teachers’ group on Friday, Aug. 27, said that the “Duterte” variant -- pertaining to President Duterte -- is the bigger threat to the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country. “Hindi po Delta variant ang...
To monitor the “true” on-the-ground state of school opening for school year (SY) 2021-2022 and seek responses and resolutions from the Department of Education (DepEd) on gathered reports, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Friday, Aug. 27, launched its “Bantay...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued multi-year implementing guidelines on the allocation and utilization of the Human Resource Development (HRD) fund for teachers and school leaders. Photo taken at the Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS, Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021. (DepEd...
(RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) While the learning delivery modality for school year (SY) 2021-2022 will be enhanced blended learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the conduct of face-to-face classes still remains a possibility. “I'd like to also emphasize that...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment in formal and informal systems of education under the Department of Education (DepEd) has reached the 10 million mark as of Friday, Aug. 27. Based on the enrollment figures released by DepEd, there are 10, 254, 650 enrollees for basic formal education...
Given the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to allow schools to choose their own curricula especially for school year (SY) 2021-2022. (RIO DELUVIO / MANILA BULLETIN) “For the coming school year at least, as an...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) A Ramon Magsaysay awardee for education urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to address issues and concerns on the current curriculum in order to solve the educational crisis in the country. “The Philippines is in a crisis. We cannot really afford to look at the...
Among others, the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to decongest the current K to 12 curriculum to address challenges of education quality in the country. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “The curriculum is overcrowded, putting a lot of pressure on teachers and learners to master it,” said Pam...
The Philippines is "on its way" to conducting pilot face-to-face classes in schools within areas with low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, including locations under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, announced a call for research proposals to further strengthen the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP). (Photo from DepEd) “As we are nearing the opening of our School Year 2021-2022, we need to reinforce and strengthen our...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment in basic education has reached over nine million nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, said. Latest enrollment figures released by DepEd showed that there are 9, 197, 265 enrollees for basic formal education across the...
To provide essential support to education frontliners for the upcoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to deliver some 40,000 laptops to teachers, personnel, schools, and field offices nationwide this August. (Photo from DepEd) “The provision of internet-capable equipment...
