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VILLAFUERTE: LGUS SHOULD LEAD CLASSROOM BUILDING

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has given his full backing to a Department of Education (DepEd) proposal for local government units (LGUs) to take the lead in the construction of school buildings in their respective localities, saying that LGUs are in a good position to speed up such infrastructure work to close the ever yawning […]

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ANGARA TO AMCHAM: EXPAND SCHOOL-TO-WORK PATHWAYS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara encouraged the members of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) to expand cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd) to strengthen school-to-work pathways of Filipino learners. During the General Membership Meeting of the AmCham, Angara shared that DepEd is immediately implementing reforms according to the directive of President […]

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DEPED HOLDS ‘PAMASKONG HANDOG’ IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara joined the Balik Sigla, Bigay Saya Pamaskong Handog ng Presidente Year 4, the annual gift-giving initiative of Office of the President in Malacañang, while the Department of Education (DepEd) held the simultaneous celebration in all public schools in Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos […]

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P1.3T DEPED BUDGET FOR 2026 GETS SENATE OK

The Senate has approved on third and final reading its version of the 2026 national budget, the first to meet the United Nations benchmark on education spending. According to Senator Win Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate version of the 2026 national budget allocates P1.37 trillion to the education sector, the […]

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DEPED HIKES PROCUREMENT OF TEXTBOOKS BY 289%

With the goal of ending the decade-long delay in the delivery of supplies, the Department of Education recorded a 289 percent increase in the procurement of textbooks. According to the data of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), from 2012 to 2023, DepEd was able to procure only 27 titles of textbooks, where […]

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PH TEAM ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES 4TH PLACE FINISH LAUDED

The Philippines delivered a historical performance at the 14th ASEAN School Games (ASG) finishing fourth place in the overall ranking. The Philippine Team had a total of 43 medals – 4 gold, 10 silver, 22 bronze – showing a better performance compared to the 2024 games where the country got 6th place. As the returned […]

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DA BRINGS BENTENG BIGAS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

Public school teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) can now access rice at P20 per kilo. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bringing KADIWA ng Pangulo Rice-For-All (RFA) and P20 Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) programs to schools and offices of DepEd. “Lubos ang ating pasasalamat kay Pangulong Bongbong at kay Sec. Kiko […]

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ANGARA BACKS TEAM PINAS IN 14TH ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES

The 200-member Philippine delegation graced the opening of the 14th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) with the support of the Department of Education (DepEd) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). This is in line with the sport development agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with the objective of strengthening school-based sports in preparation for young athletes to […]

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ANGARA ORDERS REHAB OF TYPHOON-HIT SCHOOLS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara has ordered the immediate implementation of measures for the rehabilitation and the continuity of learning following the devastation brought by Typhoon Tino to public schools in different regions. Based on the Situation Report of the Department of Education (DepEd) last November 7, 2025, up to 3,260 classrooms suffered damages. 3,478 public […]

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DEPED EYES RENTING CLOSED PRIVATE SCHOOLS

In response to the shortage of classrooms, the Department of Education (DepEd) is studying the option of leasing closed private schools and other building as temporary learning facilities. In 2022, the DepEd reported a shortage of 165,000 classrooms. DepEd’s Office of the Undersecretary for Strategic Management (OUSM) recently worked with the Student First Coalition (SFC) […]