Lauded for sustainable development initiatives, two Philippine public high schools of the Department of Education (DepEd) were conferred with the SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award in the 45th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting recently. From the 272 schools participating from eight Southeast Asian countries, the two schools from Davao Del Norte of Region XI […]
Author: Romeo Zapata
The Schools Division Office (SDO) Navotas City was hailed as the SDO with the highest score in the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in Schools (WINS) monitoring criteria as part of the first Eskwelahang Unstoppable Awards in celebration of World Toilet Day. Presented by DepEd, in partnership with Unilever, Domex, and GIZ Philippines, the award recognized the […]
Ten inspiring public elementary school learners who showed their exceptional tibay (resiliency) in difficult circumstances were hailed as this year’s Batang Matibay awardees. Four Batang Matibay from Luzon, namely, Sean Geralyn Mara of Muzon Pabahay ES from Schools Division Office (SDO) of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Isabelle Lara Miranda of San Pedro Central ES, and Xoanne […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded its teaching and non-teaching personnel to uphold professionalism and maintain boundaries with learners. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said teachers and non-teaching personnel should not have “friendly relations” with learners outside the classroom setup. “Dapat hindi sila magkaroon ng friendly relations with their learners outside of the […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), spearheaded by the Child Protection Unit (CPU), will launch the Bullying Prevention Advocacy Campaign during the observance of the 30th National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. With the theme #KasamaKa: BaLiK-Aral (Boses, Lakas ng Kabataan at Komunidad sa Balik-Aral), the said campaign will focus on three core aspects: KasamaAko (Adbokasiya Para sa Sarili), […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with Goethe-Institut Philippinen, will hold a virtual Science Film Festival 2022 from November 3 to December 3 to promote learners’ science literacy and awareness. With the theme “Equal Opportunities in Science”, the 13th edition of the festival aims to emphasize the commitment to raising awareness on the issue of […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Public Affairs Service – Public Assistance Action Center (PAS-PAAC), led the 2022 National Seminar and Planning Workshop of DepEd Public Assistance Coordinators (PACs) to strengthen their commitment to delivering quality and satisfactory public services. In his keynote message, Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III called for effective and efficient public […]
Bonuan Boquig National High School (BBNHS) in Dagupan City, Pangasinan won $50,000 for being hailed as the World’s Best School in the Environmental Action category of T4 Education. From 10 shortlisted schools across the world, BBNHS bagged the first prize through their their Ilog Ko, Aroen Ko (Ilog ko, Pangangalagaan Ko): mangrove tree planting project […]
DEPED PROMOTES HANDWASHING IN SCHOOLS
As the return to full face-to-face classes approaches, the Department of Education (DepEd) and partners highlight the need to increase access to handwashing facilities to create safe learning environments. The WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Panel for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2021 update reveals that 64 percent of schools have access to handwashing facilities. DepEd has invested […]
10 Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) led by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are ranked among the globally-ranked universities in the recently released 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) list. This year’s performance is a dramatic increase from the two Philippine universities – UP […]