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Education Secretary Leonor Briones is hoping to continuously expand the implementation of limited face-to-face classes as more Filipinos are vaccinated with the success of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. The government was able to administer a total of 10,254,560 COVID-19 vaccines nationwide in the five-day vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 and even […]
After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Education Secretary Leonor Briones highlighted the durability of a school building in Gabaldon, Negros Oriental. “As we visited schools affected by the typhoon, I was really impressed by how resilient Gabaldon school buildings are. This goes to show that these facilities can endure any type of calamities,” Briones noted. “This […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) remains the most trusted national government agency after receiving a 91% trust rating in the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI) survey conducted by the EON Group. Titled “RISE & RESPOND: Trust Rewards the Agile and the Future-Ready,” the 2021 PTI measures the Filipinos’ trust levels in the government, business sector, […]
A lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide teachers with special risk allowance as the Philippines started its pilot run of face-to-face or in-person classes in select areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing House Resolution 2410, Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said teachers are clearly at risk of contracting COVID-19, […]
The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the establishment of a new bureau under the Department of Education that would oversee the Alternative Learning System in the country. “The Bureau of Alternative Education, as the focal point for implementing the Alternative Learning System Act, will play a crucial role in efforts to […]
Committed to developing models for the safe resumption of face-to-face learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) shared that no cases of COVID-19 for participating learners and school personnel were recorded during the first week of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes. “We would like to commend the tremendous efforts that our valued stakeholders have provided […]
Finally, hope for a shot at a better life for the youth of Pag-asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea. Senator Panfilo Lacson stressed this after the Department of Education approved recently the Pag-asa Island Integrated Elementary and High School effective next school year, 2022-2023. “Thank you, Department of Education […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) successfully defended its approved budget for 2022 amounting to P629.8 billion before the Senate of the Philippines. DepEd and its attached agencies are set to receive a P629.8 billion budget for its National Expenditure Program for 2022, 6% higher than its P595 billion budget in 2021 to primarily support the […]
The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the inclusion by the Senate of additional funds for the retrofitting of schools in the proposed 2022 national budget. “We thank the Senate for responding to calls for funding so that our schools may better handle the new demands of face-to-face learning. Nananalig kaming maipapasa […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) shared that the Reading Progress Tool has reached more than 23 million learners and 950,000 teachers during the virtual launching of the 2021 National Reading Month recently. “Through the Reading Progress Tool, learners can record their own reading progress and gain a sense of independence in reading. Teachers can track the reading […]