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Senate President Chiz Escudero hailed the signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act as a timely and essential intervention toward addressing the learning crisis in the country. A priority measure of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the ARAL Act will help learners who are found to be below the minimum proficiency […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have formalized their partnership to enhance educational access for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) through the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The newly signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) underscores both agencies’ shared commitment to improving the well-being and educational rights of PDLs, […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) convened its partners from the private sector recently to encourage them to support priority initiatives, including the current preparations of the agency for the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) next year. During the 2024 Stakeholders’ Forum held at the DepEd Central Office, Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Teaching Janir Datukan […]
A revolutionary and transformative new social amelioration program was launched in the grandest manner possible by distributing a total of P5.28 billion in financial aid in just two days to 1.32 million Filipino parents of senior high school students to defray the costs of education and help them achieve their education goals. Speaker Martin Romualdez, […]
The House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 31, a measure supporting the proposal for the creation of a Cabinet Cluster for Education to ensure the cohesive and coherent implementation of education laws, policies, reforms and regulations among the departments, bureaus, commission and offices in the executive branch of government. HCR 31 also urges […]
In preparation for the opening of classes, Bokal Atty. JP Gozos is going around the fourth district of Batangas to check on his scholars and hand over their semestral educational assistance. “Kalahati ng aming pondo ay inilalaan namin sa educational assistance,” Gozos told the crowd in Barangay Masaya, Rosario, Batangas. “Kapag ang mga bata ay […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed the recent enactment of a bill mandating private higher educational institutions (HEIs) to waive college entrance examination fees for qualified students, which has lapsed into law and takes effect immediately. This new legislation aims to alleviate the financial burden on deserving students and their families, ensuring that higher education opportunities are […]
With no Philippine university landing in the top 100 of a survey of Asian higher education institutions (HEIs), two House members vowed to push for the education sector to have a bigger budget allocation to raise the quality of education at par with global standards.Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante and Lanao del Sur 1st District Representative […]
Senator Chiz Escudero hailed the passage of Republic Act 11984 or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act,” which mandates all educational institutions to allow disadvantaged students with unsettled tuition and other school fees to take their periodic and final examinations without required permits. At the same time, the veteran legislator thanked President Ferdinand Marcos […]
Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd District Representative Jay-Jay Suarez allayed fears and concerns about a liberalized educational system leading to decline in nationalism and patriotism saying these are unfounded.Suarez made the statement during the discussions of the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7, particularly on the proposed amendments to the education provisions of the 1987 […]