(Photo courtesy of DepEd) More than 10,000 schools offering basic education nationwide are currently implementing limited face-to-face classes in areas under Alerts Levels 1 and 2, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 23. In a virtual presser, DepEd Assistant Secretary Malcolm...
A total of 3,593 students from private schools in Pasay City, who qualified as “Travel Scholars”, received financial assistance amounting to P4,000 each. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano along with the city councilors distributed the financial assistance to the beneficiaries at the Cuneta Astrodome on...
To provide support to private education institutions offering basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established the Private Education Office (PEO) at the DepEd Central Office (CO). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) "With the establishment of the PEO, DepEd can now fully exercise its...
Struggling private schools in the country shouldn't be left to "die". Such was the appeal of Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas to the Department of Education (DepEd), which he feels could be more proactive in supporting private schools already in dire straits. (Unsplash) "I personally met...
Over 4,300 public and private schools offering basic education nationwide are currently holding face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 2, said. Face-to-face classes in Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon last December 1, 2021. (Photo courtesy of OSDS...
In light of the changes in the school calendar, the Department of Education (DepEd) has extended the deadline for consultation and submission of applications for private schools that intend to adjust their tuition and other fees this upcoming school year. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In DepEd Memorandum...
Private schools that offer the basic education program are expected to adhere to the same guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) to public schools. Face-to-face classes in Mother of Good Counsel Seminary in San Fernando, Pampanga (Photo courtesy of DepEd Region 3) DepEd Assistant...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Wednesday, Feb. 2, authorized all Regional Directors to commence the progressive expansion phase of face-to-face classes for both public and private schools. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd made this announcement after President Duterte approved...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Last December 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11635, which amends Section 27(B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997. This particular section of the NIRC deals with the tax treatment of proprietary educational institutions...
An association appealed to the government to allow private schools to benefit from “ayuda” offered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). (Photo from Unsplash) Federation of Associations of Private Schools & Administrators (FAPSA) President Eleazardo S. Kasilag on Saturday, Jan....
After several localities and education institutions announced the suspension of classes, a group on Monday, Jan. 17, urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to show “compassion” by ordering a halt on the implementation of “No Work, No Pay” policy throughout the declared academic...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), along with the country's largest associations of private schools, commended President Duterte for signing a law that aims to save the education sector from excessive taxes and collapse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
