At least 8,027 schools were affected while 35 were damaged following the destructive magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck northwestern Luzon on July 27, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Thursday morning, July 28. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Photo courtesy of Dugong...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), together with its affiliate organizations, supported President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to “extend” blended learning beyond Oct. 31 in selected Philippine areas. (Unsplash) Marcos, on Tuesday, July...
Vice President Sara Duterte has visited typhoon-stricken Bohol to personally check on the damage typhoon Odette left in the province last year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Duterte, also the Education Secretary, on Friday, July 22, went to check on the schools ravaged by...
Making school uniforms non-mandatory isn’t enough to make education accessible as students also need financial aid, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel said. File photo of college students roaming around the campus before the pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This, after...
The Las Piñas City government started conducting vaccinations of its pediatric population on Friday, July 15, to prepare public school students for face-to-face (F2F) classes this coming school year. Vaccination at Moonwalk Elementary School in Las Pinas (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO)...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that Covid-19 vaccination sites will be set up in different schools to encourage more eligible students as well as their guardians to get vaccinated against the viral disease. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement as different schools...
While it strongly supports the resumption of face-to-face classes, an organization of private schools appealed for “flexibility” when it comes to the learning delivery modalities that can be used for its students. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Even before President Ferdinand...
TEACHERS pose for a photo after receiving laptops from Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte. DAVAO CITY -- Two public schools received Friday, July 8, laptops from the Office of Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte. Pulong's office distributed 14 laptops to Soledad R. Duterte National High School and 15...
To help transform national systems, strengthen capacity, and empower children to reduce the number of school days that learners lose due to the impact of hazardous events, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System (DRRMIS). DepEd /...
Parents whose children are Xavier School students were wondering why all varsity activities were cancelled, with rumors of a student of theirs who collapsed on the basketball court. Manila Bulletin reached out to the School President Fr. Ari Dy, SJ for more details, “A Grade 8 basketball athlete...
Graduation rites and other end-of-school activities in Rizal province are being held this week until Saturday, July 9. Photo courtesy of Nel Andrade The Department of Education’s Schools Division Office-Rizal (SDO Rizal) said some public schools have yet to hold their graduation ceremonies. Mil...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte assured representatives from private schools that the government will exhaust possible means to help them as they recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural...
