To facilitate the prompt delivery of educational materials and the effective execution of projects, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, Sept. 23, that it will implement Early Procurement Activities (EPA). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara has signed...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A House bill filed in the 19th Congress will “future-proof” learning materials in the country’s basic education system. Authored by Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, House Bill (HB)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an inquiry that will assess the Department of Education’s (DepEd) procurement of textbooks and other learning materials. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, filed Senate Resolution No. 972 following...
A bill seeking to pursue an ideal textbook-student ratio in all public schools in the country is now being pushed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Senate Bill No. 2075 primarily seeks to realize the ideal 1:1 student-textbook ratio by mandating that all textbooks and...