Experts from the United States Department of State’s English Language Fellows program trained 40 pre-service teachers from the Philippines last month. Three American experts have trained Filipino educators in Project-Based Learning (PBL), a teaching method widely adopted in the United States...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has authorized a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement for non-teaching personnel during the Midyear Wellness Break from Oct. 27 to 30, to promote employee well-being while ensuring the continuity of government services. In a memorandum signed by DepEd Secretary...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, June 25, announced the approval of 20,000 new teaching positions for 2025—marking a major milestone in strengthening the Philippine public education system. DepEd, in a statement, confirmed that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Even vocational instructors and librarians are entitled to the higher teaching allowance provided by Republic Act (RA) No. 11997, or the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act". ...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco lauded the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act”, which aims to provide up to P10,000 in supply allowance to public...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro envisions the newly-signed “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act" as a platform to uplift public school teachers from dire financial straits. In a statement,...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said he is confident the new law that increases the teaching supplies allowance of teachers will help them perform their duties better. Angara, one of the authors of the law, thanked President Marcos for supporting the measure which he said is...
President Marcos has signed into law the "Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act" that provides public teachers additional teaching allowance from P5,000 to P10,000. Marcos signed the "Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act" or Republic Act (RA) 11997, which he labeled as "a significant milestone" for Philippine...
A group on Sunday, June 2, expressed anticipation of the signing of the law granting an increase in the annual teaching allowance for public school teachers. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed the signing of the law...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will soon begin hiring 5,000 non-teaching personnel with a base monthly salary of at least P27,000, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. This decision comes after Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman granted approval to DepEd's request for...
As it welcomed the latest policy issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) on payment of teaching overload, a group of education workers urged the government and the agency’s leadership to ensure full and sufficient funding for it. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “To ensure that these...
As it rationalized the workload of teachers in public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, April 30, also announced that those who will work beyond the prescribed hours will receive payment for the overload. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Dated April 29, the...
