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Senator Nancy Binay called on the Department of Education and local governments to ensure that students are also protected against dengue, as the country already logged more than 100,000 cases as of July this year. “Mas fatal ang dengue para sa mga bata, kaya nananawagan tayo sa DepEd at LGUs na mag-focus din sa dengue. […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) and 17 partner agencies convened to launch the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2022 (OBE) and present updates, assistance, and preparations for the upcoming opening of School Year 2022-2023. “Thank you to our partners from other national government agencies and instrumentalities of the government, thank you for your support of the efforts […]
A great disservice to teachers. This is how Senator Win Gatchalian described the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management’s (PS-DBM) purchase of outdated and overpriced laptops, which ended up depriving teachers of much-needed equipment for teaching amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In its 2021 report on the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Audit (COA) […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) highlighted the importance of friendship, unity, and culture of its neighboring countries during the celebration of the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex. Spearheaded by the agency’s International Cooperation Office (ICO), the flag-raising ceremony was attended by Vice President […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered insights from education stakeholders, specifically learners, teachers, and communities, to reimagine basic education in the Philippines from now until 2030 through Stakeholders’ Convergence: UN Transforming Education Summit (TES) 2022. “The core of our mission is to ensure that we can provide accessible, equitable, and quality basic education to Filipino […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), exchange alumni sets out to strengthen climate change education through the conduct of Climate Changemakers. Climate Changemakers is the first climate change training course recognized by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) as part of the Professional Development […]
In support of the government’s plan to reorganize and streamline the bureaucracy, Senator Chiz Escudero has refiled a bill that seeks to lower the compulsory retirement age of employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) from 65 years old to 60 years old. Enrolled as Senate Bill (SB) No. 58, Escudero said that the proposed […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reintroduced in-person enrollment in line with the current health and safety protocols for the upcoming School Year 2022-2023. According to DepEd Order No. 035, series of 2022 or the Guidelines on Enrollment for School Year 2022-2023 in the Context of Re-introduction of the In-person Classes, DepEd started conducting a physical […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the basic education sector, one of his 20 priority measures for the 19th Congress.Under Gatchalian’s proposal, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will accelerate the installation, deployment, and activation of free public Wi-Fi in all public basic education […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2022-2023 in accordance with its commitment to the resumption of 5 days of in-person classes. Signed by Vice President and Secretary Sara Duterte, DepEd Order No. 034, series of 2022, sets the start of classes on August […]