Before the Department of Education (DepEd) presented its first-ever Basic Education Report (BER), lawmakers met with education experts from various fields to have a strategic discussion for the country’s education reform. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The BER 2023, to be delivered by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill mandating private higher educational institutions (HEIs) to waive college entrace fees to top, yet performing underprivileged students. Go, in filing Senate Bill No. 1708 or the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act of 2023, said the benefit...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced the conduct of this year's Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City. (DepEd file photo) DepEd Memorandum No.005, s.2023 signed by Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, dated Jan. 26, said that the Palarong Pambansa will be held this year under Republic Act No....
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now offering a free 15-hour Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) for applicants of a student permit in its Pasay City Licensing Center. Roque I. Verzosa III, director of the LTO-National Capital Region West (NCR-West), said the free driving course was offered...
A group of teachers on Friday, Jan. 27, warned against police “spot inspection” for deadly weapons saying it “will not solve violence in schools.” (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “The concern needs a more substantive and comprehensive solution, not a simplistic police quick fix,”...
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. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, during the International Holocaust...
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. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “On top of our list of expectations is for the...
After weeks of interactive and immersive sessions, 25 teachers from Pasig City completed their teachers' training on watershed education as part of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation's environmental conservation initiative. MASUNGI GEORESERVE FB PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN The Localized Watershed...
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. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a Viber message to reporters, said that local...
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. Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray Delgado pays a...
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...
