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GATCHALIAN TO DEPED, CHED: STOP ‘SAGOT-FOR-SALE’

While the “sagot-for-sale” scheme remains prevalent despite being discouraged by the Department of Education (DepEd) and flagged in Senate panel hearings, Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized that DepEd, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and academic institutions should step up in probing and curbing various forms of distance learning cheating. Under the “sagot-for-sale” scheme, parents hire […]

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DEPED LAUDS N. ORIENTAL CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION

Citing Negros Oriental’s tradition of producing brilliant students and competent educators, Secretary of Education Leonor Briones paid tribute to its contributions to education during her virtual visit to the province. “For such a small island, for such a small province, the magnitude of our contribution to education has been very immense,” Briones said. “Very small […]

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SOLVE COMPUTER BACKLOG IN SCHOOLS — GATCHALIAN

Though the Bureau of Customs has repeatedly donated seized gadgets to the Department of Education (DepEd) to support distance learning, Senator Win Gatchalian said the education department should also ensure a more efficient implementation of its own computerization program. The DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) aims to respond to the computer backlog of public schools and […]

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WESTERN VISAYAS NOW HAS 20 FARM SCHOOLS – BRIONES

To equip learners with agricultural skills and develop sustainable farming, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region VI (Western Visayas) formally inaugurated 20 farm schools recently. Farm schools were established in the region as part of the provisions of Republic Act 10618 or the Rural Farm Schools Act, which mandates the DepEd to encourage the establishment […]

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DEPED TO ADD 1,800 MORE SCHOOL CLINICS – BRIONES

Committed to nurture healthy learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to establish more than 1800 additional dental and medical clinics in schools nationwide by the end of the second quarter this year. “We are looking to equip more schools with clinics equipped with a lavatory and water system for handwashing and cleaning needs, […]

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TEACHERS TO RECEIVE 2019 PERFORMANCE BONUS – DEPED

Teaching personnel and a majority of the non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) will receive their 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) after the IATF (AO25TF) declared the Department eligible for the annual incentive. “For PBB 2019, DepEd met 13 out of the 15 indicators. We are eligible as an agency because we met all […]

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DEPED PARTNERS WITH RCBC FOR ‘IPON GALING’ DRIVE

Eager to promote financial literacy among young learners, parents, and teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) for its digital savings campaign. DepEd’s will work with RCBC for its Ipon Galing initiative, a massive digital financial education awareness campaign that will be done nationwide to further encourage learners, […]

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GATCHALIAN WANTS PROBE ON ‘SAGOT FOR SALE’ SCHEME

Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately investigate reports that some parents are hiring other people to answer their children’s self-learning modules under a “sagot for sale” scheme. Gatchalian also warned parents that by engaging in this practice, their children will bear the brunt since their learning and development will […]

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DEPED LAUNCHES CLIMATE CHANGE MICROSITE – BRIONES

To enhance the integration of climate change in the basic education curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched a Climate Change Education microsite containing curated reference and supplementary learning materials. The Climate Change education microsite (https://www.deped.gov.ph/climate-change-education/) is a repository of learning resources and references on climate change from partner organizations and institutions, including the Climate […]

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DEPED FEEDING PROGRAM HITS 3.5M BENEFICIARIES

In pursuit of providing assistance to students amidst the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) served approximately 3.5 million learner-beneficiaries for its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for School Year 2020-2021. According to a report from the Department’s Bureau of Learner Support Services (BLSS), the SBFP provided Nutritious Food Products (NFP) and fresh milk to 3,517,807 […]