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A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons — saying it “will not solve violence in schools.”

The Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging its teachers and learners to be advocates for social justice and respect for human rights.

A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, listed several issues and concerns that they expect the Department of Education (DepEd) to report as the agency presents its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER) next week.

The Department of Education (DepEd) will strengthen its coordination with the police and will also seek help from mental health experts following the reported incidents of violence in schools.

Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray Delgado on Wednesday, Jan. 25, shared with Vice President Sara Duterte his country’s plan for better coordination in teaching Spanish culture and language in Philippine schools.

Foreign ambassadors trooped to Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte’s main office in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, Jan. 25, to discuss various programs and projects that aim to help the country’s development in education, peace and security, labor force, renewable energy, and other shared interests.

To demonstrate “delicadeza,” a group of teachers urged officials involved in the purchase of overpriced laptops to vacate their respective posts through courtesy resignation or filing a leave of absence.

In line with its efforts to protect learners, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the initiatives by the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure schools remain a safe environment for learners.

On this year’s celebration of the International Day of Education, the Department of Education (DepEd) highlighted the country’s goal of achieving inclusive and equitable quality learning.

As it prepares to present the current state of the country’s basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch a “new call to action” to address the challenges faced by schools, teachers, and learners.

The Rizal provincial government recognized its exceptional educational personnel in an event aimed at giving honor to the province’s teachers, educators, principals, school administrators, and staff.

Under her term as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte said that more attention will be given to teachers, learners as well as school infrastructure to address challenges in the country’s basic education system.

As it strongly condemned the act of violence in a public school in Quezon City that caused the death of a student, a group on Saturday, Jan. 21, expressed hope that the “unfortunate incident” will not be used to increase interference in schools by law enforcement authorities.

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Jan. 20, confirmed the fatal stabbing incident involving students of Culiat High School in Quezon City which resulted in the death of one student.

The Cavite State University (CvSU) established the Agri-Eco Tourism Park (AETP) in a sprawling 5-hectare area of its more than 70-hectare rustic and green landholding at the main campus – the Don Severino delas Alas Campus – in Indang, Cavite on July 15, 2021.

An organization of employees under the Department of Education (DepEd) with Head Teachers (HTs) positions in the national plantilla reiterated its call on the agency not to dissolve their positions to create an expanded career progression system for public school teachers.

The findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the purchase of overpriced laptops were welcomed by teachers’ groups on Thursday, Jan. 19.

The administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. should “decisively address” this year the low salaries, scant and delayed benefits, and attacks on unions that “burden” the country’s teaching force and “affect the delivery” of quality education to the Filipino youth.