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National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is bullish on the country’s labor force enhancing further its “A game” as Asia’s youngest and sought-after workers who are proficient in the English language, in light of a new law that put back English, along with Filipino, as the primary medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 and made […]
As part of ongoing efforts of the Department of Education (DepEd) to address on-the-ground concerns, Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited five schools in Northern Mindanao and spearheaded the agency’s first out-of-town Management Committee (ManComm) meeting under his watch in his two-day official visit. Angara visited the Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS) and City […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured that the Marcos administration aims to address overcrowded classrooms, enhance learning conditions, and provide students with modern facilities that foster both academic and personal growth. “Bilang Speaker, ipinapangako ko po na patuloy naming susuportahan ang mga programa ng pamahalaan para sa edukasyon. Kami ay kaagapay ng ating Pangulo sa pagsisigurong […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded schools that no fee shall be collected from learners and teachers in all public and private elementary and secondary schools during enrollment period and at any time during the school year. In DepEd Memorandum No. 41, s. 2024, or the Reiteration of the “No Collection Policy” in Schools, Education […]
A total of 143 public elementary and high schools in Quezon City joined the opening of classes recently. Several public schools, however, deferred their opening of classes in the aftermath of Typhoon Carina, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced. Based on Division Memorandum No. 778, Series of 2024, Belmonte stated that classes in 15 public elementary and […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Committee on Health, manifested his support to a bill he also filed and authored that seeks to strengthen mental health services in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) across the Philippines. Go underscored the urgency of addressing mental health concerns, which have long been sidelined, with a notable lack of […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa made an appeal to the education department to guard minors against the recruitment of leftist groups regardless of the absence of confidential funds. Dela Rosa manifested his support to the Department of Education, led by Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte recently during the Senate deliberation on its 2024 proposed […]
Recognizing the importance of education in developing life skills, the Senate approved on third and final reading several local bills that seek the conversion and establishment of schools across the country. Senator Chiz Escudero, chairperson of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and sponsor of the measures, said the elevation of schools into […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Education (Deped)-Division of Makati City signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in providing students in select schools in the city lectures on anti-smoking and anti-vaping. The MOU, signed during the Brigada Eskwela 2023 Division Kick-Off held in Makati High School, is to implement a […]
The House of Representatives has approved a bill that will provide administrative sanctions against private elementary and high school educational institutions that will bar learners from taking scheduled periodic examinations due to unsettled financial obligations.“With this important legislation, we hope to democratize access to private basic education, and allow our learners the chance to take […]