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PIMENTEL TO DEPED: FOCUS ON MATH, READING, SCIENCE

Following the country’s poor showing in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III expressed grave concerns and emphasized the urgent need to adjust the curriculum to cultivate the Filipino students’ interest in mathematics, reading and science. Pimentel stressed the need to urgently adjust the curriculum to help develop […]

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KEEP CALM AMID CONFIDENTIAL FUND ISSUE — ABANTE

House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. appealed for calm and composure amid the heated national discussion about confidential funds as he urged the nation’s leaders to instead focus on the welfare of the Filipino people. “It is always preferable and always more productive to dial up dialogue […]

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NOGRALES HAILS DEPED FOR TEACHERS’ 30-DAY BREAK

As the country commemorates National Teachers’ Month this September, the chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment hailed the move by the Department of Education (DepEd) to reduce the workload of teachers. “We thank Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte and all other officials for this move. This is a timely intervention […]

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PIMENTEL WANTS CONTRACTORS IN LAPTOP DEAL PROBED

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday called on the Ombudsman to go after the contractors involved in the multi-billion-peso laptop procurement deals, marred by allegations of irregularities.  The senator likewise urged the anti-corruption body to undertake vigorous efforts in reclaiming public funds used in the anomalous deals.  The contract was awarded by […]

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MMDA, DEPED MAKATI SIGN SMOKE-FREE SCHOOLS PACT

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Education (Deped)-Division of Makati City signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in providing students in select schools in the city lectures on anti-smoking and anti-vaping. The MOU, signed during the Brigada Eskwela 2023 Division Kick-Off held in Makati High School, is to implement a […]

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PLAN TO PROTECT TEACHERS VS LOAN SHARKS LAUDED

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Department of Education for its efforts to protect teachers from falling prey to loan sharks by providing them legal and financial advice. “Magandang hakbang ang planong ito ng DepEd sa pangunguna ni Vice President Sara Duterte upang maprotektahan ang ating mga guro laban sa mga loan shark […]

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VP SARA DUTERTE LAUNCHES DEPED’S MATATAG PROGRAM

Vice President and Secretary of Education Sara Durterte has launched MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa, to set the new direction of the agency and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges. Addressing around 400 education stakeholders, led by no less than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in attendance, Duterte laid down the challenges and recent accomplishments of DepEd, […]

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DEPED CENTRAL OFFICE GETS HR MGM’T MERIT AWARD

Continuing its outstanding practice in human resource management, the Department of Education Central Office (DepEd CO) received the Bronze Award in the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) from the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In a recent CSC resolution, DepEd CO met the PRIME-HRM Level 2-Maturity Indicators of all the […]

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304 STUDENTS NOW MICROSOFT YOUTH AMBASSADORS

The Department of Education and Microsoft Philippines recently conferred 304 graduates from various regions in the country at the Microsoft Youth Ambassadors (MYA) Program through a hybrid graduation ceremony at the DepEd Central Office. Spearheaded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Youth Affairs and Special Concerns – Youth Formation Division (OASYASC-YFD) and in […]

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2 PH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WIN SEAMEO-JAPAN AWARD

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 […]