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(Eagle News)– Several barangays in Lanao del Sur and Iligan City will not observe the nationwide opening of classes for school year 2017-2018 on Monday (June 5). Education Secretary Leonor Briones said on Thursday this was upon the recommendation of authorities in Mindanao. Briones refused to name the selected barangays, but said the postponement of the opening of classes would apply to four barangays in Lanao del Sur, and another four in Iligan. The Department of […]
(Eagle News)– Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) formally launched on Monday (May 15) the Brigada Eskwela. The Brigada Eskwela is an annual program of DepEd which sees teachers, students, parents, and other parties cooperate in preparing public school classrooms for use in the coming school year. Aside from fixing school amenities, classrooms and school buildings will also be examined to see if these can withstand natural calamities. Teachers will also undergo training for disaster preparedness […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Education (DepEd) publicly apologized for its false tweet about class suspensions for Metro Manila on Thursday (October 20). “In an effort to catch all announcement from different sources (government agencies, LGUs, schools, etc), a tweet from a fake account of a trusted agency was quoted,” DepEd said in a statement. The agency deleted the tweet, but was already shared by various accounts before it was pulled out. “This apology comes […]
(Eagle News)– The House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 5) approved on second reading the Duterte administration’s first national budget worth P3.35 trillion. 268 congressmen witnessed the approval of House Bill 3408 or the General Appropriations Bill for 2017. The budget is expected to be approved on third reading after the chamber emerges from its break which runs from October 22 to November 6. From August 22 to September 14, the appropriations committee conducted at […]
(Eagle News)– The House of Representatives on Monday (September 26) started plenary debates on House Bill 3408 or the 2017 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which refers to the P3.35 trillion national budget for next year. The deliberations started with a sponsorship speech of House committee on appropriations Chairman Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles and explained the General Principles an General Provisions of the 2017 GAB. The period of amendments has been set for October […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday (September 7) issued a statement on Facebook, calling for police visibility near schools following a number of bomb threats reported in schools. “While the said bomb threats turned out to be a hoax, we reiterate our call for police visibility near the schools,” DepEd said in its post. The agency also urged school officials and the public to be extra vigilant for the safety of […]
PASIG CITY, June 1 – With the new school year ushering in the implementation of the K to 12 program, the Department of Education (DepEd) is calling on the private sector to help teachers, families, local government units, and community members to support this year’s Brigada Eskwela, to ensure that schools all over the country are in peak condition. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide program that aims to bring together teachers, parents, and community members […]
PASIG CITY, May 22 — The Department of Education (DepEd) and its regional and division offices nationwide are all set for the opening of classes in June 13, 2016—one of the most significant events for the education sector—setting into motion the nationwide Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) 2016. Under the OBE, DepEd activates quick response teams, emergency hotlines and helpdesks to respond to needs and queries pertaining to school opening. Moreover, DepEd has already prepared and disseminated the […]
PASIG CITY, May 16 — The Department of Education (DepEd) enjoins the whole country in the observance of the 3rd year anniversary of the signing into law by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, Republic Act No. 10533, An Act Enhancing the Philippine Education System by Strengthening Its Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education otherwise known as the K to 12 Law. The K to 12 Program covers 13 years of basic education […]
QUEZON CITY, May 5 – Inaccuracies in recorded nutrition status such as age, height, and weight measurements of children in public schools are among the major constraints that state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) encountered in assessing the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s (DepED) School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). In her presentation at a seminar organized by PIDS and the Cordillera Studies Center of the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio, PIDS […]
