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Roque stresses resumption of face-to-face classes set in January 2021 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that 50 percent of public schools in Metro Manila will be used as “temporary quarantine facilities” amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement on Tuesday, August 12, as the Palace stressed that there would be no face-to-face classes within the year. “The Palace confirms that 50% of public school classrooms in the National Capital […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education is mulling extending the period of enrollment in public schools in the country to July 15. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a radio interview this was because of “high demand” even after the period of enrollment supposedly expired on June 30. As of June 20, the DepEd said the total number of enrollees has reached 13,253,716 nationwide for kindergarten to Grade 12, including ALS and non-graded learners […]
(Eagle News)–The remote and dropbox enrollment of students in public schools ends on June 30. The Department of Education issued the reminder as it urged parents to submit the Learner Enrollment Survey Form on or before the date, the end date of the enrollment period for school year 2020 to 2021. According to DepEd, so far, 15182075 have enrolled since the start of the enrollment period on June 1, with 14548915 enrolled in public schools […]
(Eagle News)–Over 3000 students have transferred from private schools to public schools in Manila, the local government has reported. According to Division of City Schools (DCS)-Manila Superintendent Dr. Maria Magdalena Lim, the 3,057 transferees figure was based on data as of June 18. Lim said this was expected, with the loss of jobs of some parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manila government reported that 231,061 have enrolled in public schools in Manila since June […]
DepEd training teachers for new way of online teaching (Eagle News) — Almost 10 million students have now enrolled in public schools to avail of the multiple learning modalities prepared by the government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Education. During the hearing at the Senate Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, June 11, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that since the start of enrollment, the number of enrollees have reached […]
(Eagle News) — The enrollment of students in public schools from June 1 to June 30 will be done primarily remotely, the Department of Education said on Thursday, May 28. According to DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla, students will be contacted by their previous advisers for this. “At ang atin pong ieentertain, again through remote and with strict physical distancing and minimum health standard, ay yung mga bagong dating po kagaya ng Kinder, transferees at yung […]
(Eagle News) — Some 27.2 million students, mostly from public schools, troop to their classes today for the school opening for the school year 2019-2020. Education Secretary Leonor Briones welcomed students nationwide for the school opening today which she said was made possible with the help of the “whole community” – from parents, teachers, local government units and national government agencies. “On behalf of the Department of Education (DepEd), I am honored and pleased to […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Several public school principals on Friday, June 29, voiced out their opposition to the implementation of a Quezon City ordinance banning the sale of junk food and sugary drinks in schools. Dr. Rosalito Deroda, principal of Pangako Elementary School, for instance, said “boiled” food items were “not attractive” to students, and would therefore not be sold. She noted that there were some food items such as “banana cue” and […]
(Eagle News) — Softrinks and energy drinks could soon be removed from the canteens of the country’s 46,000 public schools. This is if House Bill No. 4039 recently filed by 1-Ang Edukasyon party-list Rep. Salvador Belaro Jr. becomes a law, or the Healthy Drinks in Public Schools Act. In a statement, Belaro said the measure was filed as he was “worried that students (were) taking in too much sugar in their body” with the “unhealthy […]
(Eagle News) — Naglabas ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng pondong aabot sa P500 million na gagamitin sa pagpapatayo ng mga pampublikong paaralan sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Mindanao. Ang ipatatayong mga paaralan ay para sa komunidad ng indigenous people sa Regions 9 at 13. Sa nasabing proyekto, nasa mahigit 600 silid-aralan ang ipatatayo sa mahigit 250 sites. Kinuha ang pondo sa contingent fund para sa 2015 na una ng inaprubahan ni Pangulong […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded all public school authorities that collection of any fees for school activities and celebrations is strictly prohibited. Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said that contributions in public schools should be voluntary. He added that while Parents-Teachers Association may be authorized to collect financial contributions from its members to enable it to implement programs and projects (such as year-end parties) for the benefit of the students, the fees should […]
A member of the House of Representatives proposed an increase on the basic salary of elementary and high school teachers in public schools from 18,500 to 25,000.
