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Education Secretary Sonny Angara urged families to take a more active role in their children’s education as findings from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 highlighted the importance of family support, school attendance, learning habits, and students’ attitudes in improving educational outcomes. Angara said learning does not happen only inside the classroom and […]
The House will not take away funds from education, health and social services to augment the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), lawmakers assured. Surigao del Sur Representative Romeo Momo Sr., chair of the House Committee on Public Works and Highways and vice chair of the Committee on Appropriations, […]
Following the country’s notable performance in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), public and private sector partners have reaffirmed their unified support for the Department of Education (DepEd), pledging sustained assistance to address remaining learning gaps and ensure continuous improvement across the basic education system. The Philippines logged its strongest performance to date […]
Building on its firm stance against school violence, the Department of Education (DepEd) is intensifying enforcement against online harassment, warning that severe acts of cyberbullying will face strict disciplinary penalties under newly consolidated guidelines. The renewed policy enforcement arrives alongside the release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 results that reinforced the […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday clarified reports that the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Budget provides “zero funding” for the hiring of public school teachers, stressing that P31.220 billion is provided for the filling of 64,530 authorized teaching positions. The two agencies clarified that while […]
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. celebrated the Philippines’ improved performance in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), highlighting gains in Reading, Mathematics, and Science and calling for the continued implementation of reforms to build on the progress. “Tumaas tayo sa lahat ng bagay, sa Reading, sa Mathematics, sa Science. Iilan lang daw ang […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday announced a major improvement in the Philippines’ performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025, with Filipino learners posting their highest scores yet in reading, mathematics and science. The results, presented by Sec. Angara during the national results launch at Caloocan City Science High School, showed significant […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced the expansion of cooperation between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to hasten the response in the cleanup and repair of schools affected by Tropical Cyclone Maymay and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Following the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the […]
As the country observes Nutrition Month this July, the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines has expressed its alarm over the reported rise of stunting among Filipino children, as it urged local government units to do their part in addressing this “grave public health problem.” “The increasing number of stunted Filipino children is cause […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) announcement of nationwide school safety measures following the shooting incident at a campus in Tacloban City that claimed the lives of three students on June 22. Following the directive of Education Secretary Sonny Angara, the measures include the deployment of hand-held metal detectors and the installation […]