Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, June 24 urged local government units (LGUs) and schools to prepare for the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots among minors aged 12 to 17. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Basic Education Committee, made the call following the approval by the Department...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto bade farewell to the traditional practice of naming infrastructure projects, particularly government-owned buildings, after politicians, opting instead to recognize the achievements of prominent individuals who hailed from the city. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) has been increased to P50,000. DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla, in a Facebook post, said that the MOOE budget “can now be used to buy for any...
BEIJING, China -- Beijing will gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions this week, city officials said Sunday. A health worker takes a swab sample from a child to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a makeshift testing site in Beijing on June 2, 2022. Jade GAO / AFP After some easing in recent days,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 4, said that more than 37,000 schools nationwide will be used as polling precincts for the May 9 national and local elections. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, ensures that...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) A few days before the polls, the top education leaders of the country renewed the call supporting the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, In a show of...
Top university presidents and school heads came together in a show of force to renew the education sector’s unequivocal support for the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan. A video (https://fb.watch/cMacVZaSPb/) released by the group, Schools for Leni-Kiko, cites...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that the School Safety Assessment Tool (SSAT) will not be used as a final determinant of whether or not a school will be allowed to participate in the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes. (Photo from DepEd) “Our SSAT will not be the final...
ILOILO CITY – Eighteen Catholic schools in this city and in Iloilo province have endorsed presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and vice presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. “They best witness by their words and actions the values that are important to us...
With only 23 percent of schools and 11 percent of students nationwide participating in limited face-to-face classes, a multi-stakeholder group raised concerns about the implementation of in-classroom learning amid the pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) To assess the implementation of...
ILOILO CITY -- Eight pilot schools in Western Visayas region have been given Home Learning Resource Kits (HLRKs) as part of a program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID Deputy Director for Education Yvette Malcioln (2nd from left) turns over the Home...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) A few days before the polls, the top education leaders of the country renewed the call supporting the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, In a show of...
