San Juan City has achieved the highest functional literacy rate among highly urbanized cities in the country in 2024, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority 's (PSA) 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), Mayor Francis Zamora announced. The PSA explained...
Private schools across the Philippines have rallied behind Sonny Angara, expressing strong support for his continued tenure as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). The backing comes after President Marcos requested courtesy resignations from all Cabinet members. READ: ...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 25 welcomed the hiring of 10,000 non-teaching positions saying it is “a step in the right direction for the education sector.” Villanueva complements the earlier initiatives of the government to hire 20,000 teachers in time for the opening of the new...
Citing his decisive leadership and dedication to improving the country’s education system in a short span of time, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Saturday, May 24, called on President Marcos to reinstate former senator Sonny Angara as Secretary of the Department...
An industry-led advocacy group on Friday, May 23, expressed strong support for the current leadership of the country’s education agencies—calling on President Marcos to reappoint key officials amid his call for Cabinet secretaries to submit courtesy resignations. PBEd backs Angara, Benitez amid...
Following orders from President Marcos, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara officially resigned from his post on Thursday, May 22. "Today, I submitted my courtesy resignation as Secretary of the Department of Education, effective immediately," Angara said in a statement. "This...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the creation of 10,000 non-teaching positions to strengthen the education workforce and support the growing operational needs of public schools across the country. Pangandaman confirmed in a statement released Thursday, May 22, that the agency...
Tanco-led STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc., owner of the country 's largest network of private schools, posted a 45 percent jump in net income to ₱1.62 billion in the nine-month period ended March 31, 2025, from ₱1.12 billion in the same period last year. “The significant net income...
To ease classroom congestion and improve learning conditions across public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hire 16,000 new teachers by the third quarter of 2025. In response to the directive of President Marcos and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), DepEd Secretary...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, May 20 welcomed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for opening 16,000 new teaching positions for public schools for school year 2025-2026 as this is critical in addressing the country’s learning crisis. “We laud the DBM for authorizing the...
Malacañang said the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions for School Year 2025-2026 will address classroom shortages, reduce teachers’ workload, and improve the quality of instruction in public schools. (JOJO RINOZA /FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions in public schools for 2025 to 2026, with a total budget of ₱4.2 billion, to strengthen the education sector and ensure sufficient manpower. The 16,000 new teaching...
