Sara Duterte Provides Reasons for Why Reverting to Previous School Calendar Can’t Be Rushed SARA DUTERTE – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte revealed the reason why the return to the old school calendar cannot be rushed. Duterte stressed the importance of considering the well-being of teachers and learners when discussing the return to the traditional school calendar. She … Read more
DepEd Announces Class Suspensions for Monday (April 8, 2024) WALANG PASOK – Several local government units have declared class suspensions due to the extreme heat being experienced in various areas. On Sunday (April 7, 2024), the Department of Education announced the suspension of face-to-face classes for Monday (April 8, 2024) in all public schools nationwide. … Read more
DepEd Warns Public vs Fake Scholarship Grants Being Offered Online DEPED – The Department of Education has issued a warning to the public regarding fake scholarship grants being offered online. On Monday (March 18, 2024), the Education Department warned individuals against falling for deceptive posts claiming to offer scholarship opportunities for students. DepEd made an … Read more
DepEd Says School Heads Can Decide to Suspend Classes Due to Intense Heat The Department of Education (DepEd) said that school heads can decide to suspend classes due to intense heat. On Wednesday (March 13, 2024), DepEd Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas declared that school heads have the authority to declare class cancellations due to the … Read more
VP Sara Duterte sees this step as a solution to address illiteracy in high school Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Tuesday that schools will have “catch-up Fridays” that will be allotted for nonreaders after an opinion article was published in Inquirer with the title “We have senior high school graduates who cannot read.” Many … Read more
Office of the Vice President and other agencies receive “zero” confidential funds in their 2024 budget. CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS – Here’s a breakdown of where the Php 1.23 billion of CF has been reallocated as per the House Panel. What has been a controversial topic online in the past few weeks was the requested confidential fund … Read more
DepEd made an important statement about Brigada Eskwela The Department of Education (DepEd) stated that there will be no contest for Brigada Eskwela to avoid solicitation for this activity before the opening of class for this school year. It has been a part of the education system in the Philippines that a cleanup drive is … Read more
Sara Duterte Approves Remote Learning During Weeklong Transport Strike SARA DUTERTE – Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio approved remote learning during the weeklong transport strike. In a previous article, the Association of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines condemned the Department of Education (DepEd) #MayPasok despite the transport strike. DepEd announced on Friday that the face-to-face classes will … Read more
BLENDED LEARNING IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS – DepEd announced that private schools will be allowed to continue implementing distance learning beyond November 2, 2022. It has been more than two (2) years now since students attended their last full face-to-face classes or a 5-day in-person classes in a week. The COVID-19 pandemic urged DepEd to implement … Read more
Here’s the statement of Budget Secretary about the confidential fund of Sara Duterte in DepEd and OVP. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman speaks about DepEd’s P150-M confidential fund under VP Sara Duterte. Department Of Education under Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking Php 150 million in confidential funds. While this matter has all been said and … Read more