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(Eagle News) – Malacanang is currently looking into proposals to reform the curriculum of education in the country after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., declared his full support for this. Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that this was one of the issues discussed during the President’s second cabinet meeting which was done virtually. Marcos wants a review of the current education curriculum to better prepare students for higher learning, the Palace said. During […]
(Eagle News) – The next school year will formally start on August 22, 2022 and end on July 7, 2023 to complete the 203 school days for school year (SY) 2022 to 2023, the Department of Education said. In Department Order No. 34 series of 2022, the DepEd said that it issued the school calendar and activities for SY 2022-2023 “in accordance with its commitment to the resumption of 5 days in-person classes despite the […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio took over the helm of the Department of Education on Monday, July 4, acknowledging the hardship of former DepEd chief Leonor Briones who will stay on as the department’s consultant. The new DepEd Secretary Duterte-Carpio expressed admiration for the 81-year old Briones whom she credited for spearheading the education of school children amid the pandemic. Duterte-Carpio said she was inspired by Briones’ performance as DepEd chief as she […]
(Eagle News) — Classes at all levels in public schools are suspended from May 2 to 13. According to the Department of Education, the suspension was due to activities related to the upcoming national elections. It said the suspension was already contained in DepEd Order No. 29, s. 2021 issued in August. “Ang mga guro ay inaasahan pa ring mag-report sa kanilang paaralan sa mga araw na walang election-related duties o activities,” the department said. […]
(Eagle News) — Face-to-face classes in pilot schools in Metro Manila have been suspended. The Department of Education said the suspension was consistent with the recent pronouncement of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Metro Manila’s return to a stricter alert level 3. The IATF made the announcement after the Department of Health noted an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region, following the “continued decreased adherence” to minimum […]
(Eagle News) — There were no COVID-19 cases reported among participating learners and school personnel in the first week of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes, according to the Department of Education on Thursday, December 2. Because of this Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended the “tremendous efforts that our valued stakeholders have provided for the successful and safe pilot run of limited face-to-face classes.” “The involvement of everybody is crucial to the expansion of […]
BOGO, Philippines (AFP) — Thousands of children in the Philippines were allowed to return to classrooms Monday for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as a pilot re-opening of schools got under way. While nearly every country in the world has already partially or fully re-opened their schools to face-to-face learning, the Philippines has kept them closed since March 2020. Kindergarten teacher Zyrex Damayo said he was “a bit nervous” […]
100 public schools, at least 20 private schools participating; health protocols assured (Eagle News) — The pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face classes in areas identified as low-risk for COVID-19 started today, Monday, November 15, with the participation of 100 public schools nationwide. On Wednesday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it had formally listed the 100 public schools nationwide that will participate in the pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face classes. “All […]
(Eagle News) — The number of students who enrolled for school year 2021-2022 has exceeded the number of enrollees the previous school year, the Department of Education said on Wednesday, Sept. 15. According to DepEd, as of Sept. 15, the the total number of registered students entering Kindergarten until Grade 12 has reached 26,308,875 in public and private schools. The enrollment for those same grade levels last school year was recorded at 26,227,022. The DepEd […]
(Eagle News) — Over 5.3 million students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 level have enrolled for school year 2021-2022 so far, the Department of Education said. According to the DepEd, the 5,356,643 figure was as of Thursday, Aug. 19. The DepEd said the region with the most enrollees so far was Calabarzon with 710,526; followed by Central Luzon with 450,202; and then by Western Visayas with 436,301. Based on DepEd data, 4,557,327 students have enrolled […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to implement blended learning for school year 2021 to 2022, the Department of Education said over the weekend. According to the DepEd, the conduct of face-to-face classes, whether partial or not, is still banned unless President Rodrigo Duterte allows it. The department said the enrollment starts on Aug. 16 until September 13. Classes will start on Sept. 13 and will end on June 24. Overall, there are 209 […]
(Eagle News) — Classes for school year 2021 to 2022 will start on September 13, 2021. The Department of Education said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte chose the date among the other options recommended by Education Secretary Leonor Briones. Earlier, Briones also suggested August 23, 2021 and September 6, 2021 as opening dates for School Year 2021-2022. The department said it would be releasing the school calendar for SY 2021-2022 soon. “We extend our […]
