FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina As many face-to-face classes started yesterday in our public schools, the perennial problems prior to the pandemic – severe shortage of classrooms, teachers, and instructional materials – have surfaced anew. With around 27.69 million basic...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 22, announced that the results for the Senior High School (SHS) voucher application are now available. (DepEd file photo) On its Facebook page, DepEd announced that those who applied for the SHS Voucher Program for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 may...
More than 28 million students have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 22, said. Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte visited Dinalupihan Elementary School, Bataan for the opening of classes on Aug. 22, 2022 (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Tagumpay.” This is how Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte described the first day of classes on...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm Florita, several local government units (LGUs) have declared suspension of classes on Monday, Aug. 22, which was also the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 in public schools. READ:...
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic should no longer be used as an “excuse” not to go back to face-to-face classes, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte said on the opening of School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on August 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaps in education resources marred the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 22,...
School opening in Dinalupihan Elementary School, Bataan (Photo from DepEd) Citing reports from the field offices, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the first day of classes in public schools on Monday, Aug. 22, has been “orderly and peaceful” so far. DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa...
Members of ACT hold sunrise protest to demand government responsibility for safe school reopening (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) At sunrise, public school teachers on Monday, Aug. 22 staged a picket protest at Mendiola in Manila to call on the government to take on its responsibility for the...
After two school years without face-to-face classes, the empty halls and corridors of public schools nationwide will once again be filled with students as the Department of Education (DepEd) formally opens the School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo,...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who sits as the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary in a concurrent capacity, will be in Bataan on the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. VP and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As announced by DepEd on Saturday, Aug....
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to clarify that the P5,000 cash allowance usually received by classroom teachers is not an additional monetary aid but a benefit given to them on school opening. Photo taken at Agtangao Elementary School, in Bangued, Abra last June 2021 (Courtesy of...
