The Philippines is among the lower middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region that can borrow from the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) new funding aimed at addressing the education crisis. In a Sept. 26 statement, the ADB said it forged an agreement with the sovereign-backed Geneva-based...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PPAB) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel expressed concerns over the alleged misuse of P112.5 million in confidential funds by the Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President Sara Duterte,...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Acidre's Office) House Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has been appointed as a commissioner of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), the national body tasked to...
Vice President Sara Duterte turned the table on former Department of Education (DepEd) undersecretary Gloria Mercado after she claimed irregularities in the agency’s bidding process, as well as claiming that she received possible bribes from the vice president herself. Former DepEd...
DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Ranking solons in the House of Representatives couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened to the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) if Vice...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, expressed gratitude to the House of Representatives (HRep) for approving its proposed budget of P793.1 billion for 2025. (Photo from DepEd) Committed to the vision of "Bagong Pilipinas" under the administration of President Marcos,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that 92 private higher education institutions (PHEIs) have been granted autonomous and deregulated status. CHED / MB VIsual Content Group In a list released by CHED, the following PHEIs were granted Autonomous Status: Region...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the project presentation of the new building for the Bauan Integrated Technical High School (BITHS) in Bauan, Batangas (Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says that the active...
The University of Santo Tomas proudly announces the upcoming The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Awards 2024 on September 27, 2024 at the Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (Thomasian Alumni Center), UST Manila. The TOTAL Awards is a biennial event...
To facilitate the prompt delivery of educational materials and the effective execution of projects, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, Sept. 23, that it will implement Early Procurement Activities (EPA). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara has signed...
ILOILO CITY – Almost 3,000 public schools in Western Visayas region shifted to remote classes due to the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) and tropical depression “Gener.” The Department of Education-6 said that physical classes were suspended in 2,957 public schools as of Tuesday, September...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Two ranking members of the House of Representatives has slammed Vice President Sara Duterte’s “apparent incompetence” in utilizing the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2023 Disaster Risk...
