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)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday vowed to ensure there would be sufficient funding for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) to prevent the government’s debt to private schools from accumulating and risk affecting beneficiaries of the program. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate...
Many private schools nationwide are preparing for the expansion phase of the limited face-to-face classes, according to the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA). Oxmont Memorial Academy in Calinog, Iloilo is among the private schools allowed by DepEd...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that more private schools will signify their intent to hold limited face to face classes once the pilot implementation has been completed. First day of pilot face-to-face classes at the Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San...
A group on Monday, Nov. 22, urged the public to report possible concerns of academic and non-academic personnel on the preparation and on the actual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide. (Image from ACT Private Schools) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Private Schools enjoined the...
In an effort to ensure the smooth implementation of pilot face-to-face classes in private schools, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 22, personally visited some participating schools in the pilot run. First day of pilot face-to-face classes in Midsayap Montessori...
A week after select public schools began holding pilot face-to-face classes, a limited number of private schools that offer basic education also started in-person classes on Monday, Nov. 22. Pilot face-to-face classes in Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San Antonio, Zambales (Photo...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, has identified the 20 private schools that will join the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Director Jocelyn Andaya gave updates on the private...
