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DEPED URGED: GET LWD ENROLLEES TO PRE-COVID LEVEL

As early as now, the Department of Education (DepEd) should work towards increasing the number of enrolled learners with disabilities (LWDs) to pre-pandemic levels, a party-list of educators said. “With the signing into law of Republic Act 11650, the DepEd should focus on getting more LWDs to enroll for the school year 2022-2023. We have […]

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CHED SIGNS PACT WITH 2 SINGAPORE GROUPS – DE VERA

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and two Singaporean organizations, Nanyang Polytechnic International (NYPi) and the Temasek Foundation joined forces to equip Philippine education leaders with problem-solving, decision-making, and team-building skills that will enable them to face 21st-century challenges. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between CHED and NYPi was led by CHED Chairman […]

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PH EXPANDS EDUCATION LINKS WITH CANADA – DE VERA

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera led a High-level Higher Education Partnership Mission to Canada to expand opportunities to engage in academic and research partnerships focused on health sciences, renewable energy, agriculture, engineering and technology, data science, and disaster risk management, among others. De Vera was accompanied by CHED Region I OIC-Director […]

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PLAN TO HAVE MORE ‘LAST MILE’ CLASSROOMS LAUDED

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment  (PEACE) Party-list hailed the Department of Education’s plan to construct close to 600 classrooms in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in the country. “Access to schools remains a problem for many children living in GIDA, so this news that the DepEd continues to try to fill the […]

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DEPED SET FOR ISO CERTIFICATION – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd), the largest bureaucracy in the Philippines government, is now recommended for ISO Certification. Under the leadership of Secretary Leonor Briones, the DepEd Central Office, CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) Regional Office, Schools Division Office of Biñan, Biñan Elementary School, and Biñan Integrated High School were recommended for ISO […]

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GATCHALIAN: ALLOW IN-PERSON CLASSES IN ALL SCHOOLS

A new study revealed the persistence of high learning poverty in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate the impact of prolonged school closures, Senator Win Gatchalian pressed the need to open all schools for limited face-to-face classes and implement a learning recovery program. According to a joint report by UNICEF with the United […]

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GATCHALIAN: INCLUDE SUCS IN ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’

To ensure that more students can benefit from free higher education, Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing the inclusion of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government to build more classrooms and school facilities. “Maraming gustong mag-aral sa college, maraming pumapasa ng entrance exam pero hindi nakakapasok ng SUCs […]

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GATCHALIAN TO DEPED: IMPLEMENT TUTORING PROGRAM

Amid the gradual resumption of in-person learning nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian again cited the need to implement a learning recovery program to address the impact of prolonged school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press briefing held recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) bared its proposed strategies and timeline for implementing learning recovery. […]

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K-12 LAW NEEDS OVERSIGHT REVIEW — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian vowed that should he win a second term in the Senate, he will push for an oversight review of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10533) or the K to 12 Law. Gatchalian pointed out that the implementation of the K to 12 program is hounded by challenges, […]

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DEPED CREATES PRIVATE EDUCATION OFFICE – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd) has created the Private Education Office (PEO) at the DepEd Central Office (CO) to provide support to private education institutions. “With the establishment of the PEO, DepEd can now fully exercise its supervisory and regulatory functions and continue to implement programs of assistance to schools, learners, teachers, and other personnel […]