A week before World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Oct. 5, a group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to give public school teachers “more time allotment” for lesson preparations and other teaching-related duties. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines...
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) instructed all public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) to observe the existing guidelines on the suspension of classes on their respective campuses. CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III, in a statement...
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded local government units (LGUs) that public schools in their respective areas may only be used as “immediate” evacuation and not as long-term shelters for affected families or individuals. Evacuees who were affected by "Karding" are still staying at...
An advocacy group expressed optimism that the government will double down on equipping the youth with the proper skills to become productive members of society. (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We support the administration’s push to provide learners with the right skills...
To ensure learning continuity amid the cancellation of classes during natural calamities or disasters, the Department of Education (DepEd) has instructed schools to implement distance learning delivery when classes have been declared suspended. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) As stated in DepEd...
To prevent setbacks to 100 percent face-to-face classes this November, a group of education workers called for the speedy repair of schools that were damaged by typhoon Karding. An aerial shot taken on September 26, 2022, shows Brgy. Salangan in San Miguel, Bulacan still submerged in flood after...
Classes and work in various schools, colleges, and universities have been cancelled on Monday, Sept. 26, due to Super Typhoon “Karding.” (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) As early as Sunday, Sept. 25, the hashtag “WalangPasok” trended on Twitter as schools, universities and colleges...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, Sept. 25, announced that the new guidelines on the cancellation of classes and work in schools are now in effect. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd made the announcement as the country braces for the impact of tropical cyclone Karding...
Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte stressed the importance of providing more support to teachers which will help improve the quality of education in the country. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “By improving the quality of entry-level teachers and reskilling and...
To support the implementation of face-to-face classes and strengthen efforts related to the prevention of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued updated guidelines on health and safety protocols in schools amid the pandemic. (DepEd / MB Visual Content...
After the government scrapped the use of face shields in many areas in the country last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that this may now be used by learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel in schools as an alternative to wearing face masks . Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary...
While the optional wearing of face masks outdoors has been allowed by the government, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reminded the higher education community that using face masks will continue indoors and in crowded areas for the tertiary level. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED...