For many students in disaster-prone communities, education is often the first casualty when typhoons strike. Classrooms are damaged or repurposed as evacuation centers, leaving learners with nowhere to go once the rains stop. Days turn into weeks of missed lessons, and the disruption becomes a...
Selected local government units (LGUs) across the country have been authorized to directly undertake classroom construction projects, in a move by the government aimed at accelerating the delivery of much-needed school infrastructure and easing classroom shortages. Education Secretary Sonny Angara...
For learners who often go unnoticed in broad national data, help may soon be closer to home as the Department of Education (DepEd) pushes for education mapping at the barangay level, in a move aimed at identifying learning gaps more precisely and directing support to communities that need it most. ...
For students who struggled to keep pace in class, this summer provides a second chance—giving learners an opportunity to catch up and move ahead. The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to roll out expanded summer remediation programs from May 6 to June 3, aimed at helping learners recover...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has set June 8 as the opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2026–2027, under its new school calendar schedule issued through DepEd Order No. 009, s. 2026. The school year will run until April 8 next year and will consist of 201 class days, covering Term 1 to...
Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Sunday opened the 2026 National Festival of Talents (NFOT), framing the annual event as part of the government’s push to develop student competencies aligned with future job opportunities. Held at the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center, the week-long festival brings...
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has assured that Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs) are included in the implementation of education reforms set to begin in School Year 2026–2027, as the Department of Education (DepEd) moves to align overseas schools with new national policies while providing...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, April 16, said it will utilize an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to guide the allocation of its P1-billion investment in Library Hubs. In a statement, the agency said that by using an AI tool, it will ensure the program will reach schools and...
Infrastructure and engineering firm Megawide Construction Corp. is keen on participating in the Department of Education’s (DepEd) plan to bid out the construction of 16,459 classrooms worth ₱105.7 billion. As Manila Bulletin earlier reported, the DepEd said in an invitation to bid issued last...
Amid global tensions that resulted in the displacement of Filipino laborers, returning overseas workers are increasingly turning to technical-vocational education and training (TVET) as they rebuild their careers in the country, with many of them now enrolling in skills programs tied to renewable...
For most people, it comes down to scale—how large the team is, how expansive the chancery looks, how visible the presence feels. These signal the level of bilateral activity and the importance a government assigns to a post. But they are not the whole picture. Spend enough time moving between...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has jumpstarted its ₱105.7-billion public-private partnership (PPP) program under which the private sector will build more than 16,000 classrooms on behalf of the government to address the country’s worsening classroom shortage. In an invitation to bid issued...
