The old school calendar, which starts in June and ends in March, should be implemented this incoming school year 2025-2026, a teachers’ group said on Thursday, April 4. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Isa sa mga ipinanawagan namin is dapat ibalik na ng DepEd dun sa old school calendar...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, April 4 said he will ask the Department of Education (DepEd) to study the possibility of shortening the transition period in preparation for the return to the old school calendar. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said...
More schools are currently implementing Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) amid the extreme heat experienced in various parts of the country, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd / MB Visual Content Group The latest data from DepEd, as of April 3, showed there are 3,954 schools...
Nearly P6 billion will be spent on the funding of 1,834 new classrooms in 216 schools across the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of a special allotment release order (SARO) of P5.830 billion for the joint request of the Department of Public Works and...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education will conduct the National Achievement Tests (NAT) for Grade 6 pupils across Western Visayas despite the cancellation of classes due to the heat wave. “The testing dates can be done until April 5,” said Hernani Escular Jr., information officer of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, April 2 urged school officials to consider implementing blended learning as parents raise concerns about the threats of whooping cough and the extreme hot weather. Gatchalian noted that the threat of pertussis (whooping cough) has made parents...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The searing heat this summer should serve as a "wake-up call" for the government to respond to the students' needs, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said on Tuesday, April 2. Castro says that...
Due to extreme heat, face-to-face classes have been suspended in several areas across seven regions on Tuesday, April 2, according to the monitoring conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd). ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO DepEd said face-to-face classes have been suspended in...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, April 1, released a list of regions experiencing severe heat that will suspend in-person classes in favor of alternative learning methods to keep students engaged. (DepEd Central Office / DepEd file photo) DepEd said Dagupan City will temporarily...
ILOILO CITY – Close to 500,000 students across Western Visayas were affected by the extreme heat that forced the suspension of face-to-face classes on Monday, April 1. STUDENTS at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “As of 3 p.m. on April 1, the total number is...
A survey conducted by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) found that 87 percent of teachers in Metro Manila believe that the intense heat in classrooms affects students’ ability to concentrate, which in turn, hampers the effectiveness of teaching and learning. MB...
Task Force El Niño on Monday, April 1, announced that local government heads and school heads both in public or private schools have the authority to suspend classes and shift to online mode of learning because of the extremely hot weather conditions in their localities. (Photo courtesy of DepEd /...
