A total of 20 holidays will be observed in schools in 2015. This includes a 10 regular holiday and 1 special holidays for schools. This was officially announced by the Department of Education this Monday, August 4, 2014. This list of holidays for schools derived from the recent Presidential Proclamation 831. The DepEd Secretary then … Read more
Local Government Units (LGUs) and various educational institutions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces announced on Thursday that cl(–foul word(s) removed–) will remain suspended on Friday, July 18 and on Saturday, July 19, 2014, as the Philippines recovers from the damage brought abouty Bagyong Glenda. The areas listed below will be updated from time to … Read more
Local Government Units (LGU’s) in the areas directly hit or affected by tropical storm Glenda (Bagyong Glenda) announced class suspensions (walang pasok) on Monday, July 14, 2014 due to the weather disturbance that may affect areas of Bicol Region and Quezon Province. Metro Manila will be affected by the tropical storm, so the the LGU … Read more
The country’s education department, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 that its subsidy for students covered by the Government Assistance for Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) outside Metro Manila increase this School Year 2014-2015. According to DepEd, the subsidy of deserving students from P6,500 last year has increased … Read more
The Philippines’ budget department (DBM) announced the release of budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) program for Out-of-School Youth (OSY). According to DBM a total of P1.97 billion was already released to DepEd for the implementation of Abot-Alam program. The Abot-Alam Program is designed to provide various opportunities for education and possible career and … Read more
The world’s leading search engine, Google listed some of the most common search terms during the June 2, 2014 school opening. Based upon Google Trends, the most popular search terms in the Philippines are education related. Topics on science tops the list of the most common search terms in the Philippines. One of the most … Read more
The Department Education (DepEd) under the administration of former President-turned-Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo allegedly bought “vintage” computers which worth a whooping P400,000 each. Based upon the report of News5, the “overpriced” computer set dubbed by netizens as “vintage” unit is a Windows 98-run desktop powered by Intel Pentium 4 processors. The units were reportedly purchased from a … Read more
The Department of Education released to the public there help desk hotlines to accommodate inquiries from students, parents and guardians as the Education Department expects more than 20 million students from pre-school to secondary level to return to school on Monday, June 2, 2014. According to DepEd the agency have set up and added more … Read more
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded all school officials across the country that there should be no collection of any fees during the enrollment and opening of cl(–foul word(s) removed–) for school year 2014-2015. The collection of fees are strictly prohibited during the first day of cl(–foul word(s) removed–). Photo Credit: Rappler.com DepEd Secretary Armin … Read more
The Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (DepEd) started its program on Monday, May 19, 2014 in various schools nationwide. The Annual School Maintenance Week program of DepEd, is considered as one of the most successful project of the Department of Education for the past few years. DepEd (Photo: PhilStar) During the opening of … Read more