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LOAN PAYMENT MORATORIUM FOR DEPED WORKERS URGED

Education Secretary Sonny Angara requested the private financial institutions for a moratorium on teaching and non-teaching personnel’s loan payments to ease their burden, especially those gravely affected by recent typhoons. “I sincerely hope that, in times of need, even the private sector, including the esteemed financial institution, would find reason to extend to them this […]

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DEPED, BJMP SIGN PACT FOR INMATE EDUCATION

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, […]

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ANGARA VISITS 5 SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN MINDANAO

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 […]

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DEPED, PSAC INK WORK IMMERSION PROGRAM AGREEMENT

In an effort to boost the employability of senior high school students, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Jobs Committee, through the Private Sector Jobs and Skills Corporation (PCORP), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to pilot an enhanced work immersion program. The signing in Malacañang Palace was witnessed […]

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ANGARA TO TACKLE DEPED NON-TEACHING STAFF CONCERNS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara met with the Department of Education-National Employees Union (DepEd-NEU) National Executive Officers and National Board of Trustees at the DepEd Central Office to discuss and address the concerns of non-teaching personnel. Accompanied by DepEd NEU National President Atty. Domingo Alidon, Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla, OIC-Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational […]

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ANGARA REMINDS SCHOOLS OF ‘NO COLLECTION POLICY’

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 […]