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Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take care of the education sector, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched a national recognition program to honor education heroes. DepEd Heroes aims to celebrate teachers, parents, and education partners whose courage and service have truly changed lives in and out of the classroom. On it’s […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara ordered all public schools in the country to establish School Sports Clubs (SSCs) in response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s objective for healthier and more active citizens. SSCs aim to promote the overall development of students, strengthen their physical health and help recover from learning loss caused by the pandemic. “Kapag […]
In response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to prioritize the needs of the victims of disasters, Education Secretary Sonny Angara led the opening of a flood-resilient school building and relief operations in the towns of Masantol and Macabebe in the province of Pampanga. In Masantol, Angara was joined by Pampanga 4th District Representative Anna […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has approved an increase in the annual Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) for eligible private school teachers, raising it from P18,000 to P24,000 starting School Year 2025-2026. The move follows the ad referendum approval of the State Assistance Council (SAC), the policymaking body overseeing the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) signed an agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the United Kingdom Embassy for the development of a transit hub at the 13-hectare DepEd Complex in Taguig City, which will be linked with the Metro Manila Subway and North-South Commuter Railway. As part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive […]
Students, teachers and employees of the Department of Education are overjoyed there was no delay in the delivery of laptops and other equipment to schools under the 2025 DepEd Computerization Program (DCP). Education Secretary Sonny Angara had been diligent in the procurement process based on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to efficiently deliver […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced the approval of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) of the funding for the additional 20,000 teaching positions to boost the country’s public education system. The positions will be distributed to all regions and will include Teacher I, Special Needs Education Teacher (SNET), and Special Science Teacher I. Based […]
After years of reading in the dark, the students and teachers of Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School in Sitio Tagpangi—a remote community in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte—will finally experience what it’s like to learn in well-lit classrooms. The Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Energy (DOE) and National Electrification Administration (NEA) led an energization ceremony […]
Aligned with the vision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a Bagong Pilipinas to strengthen grassroots sports development, the National Academy of Sports (NAS) produced its first batch of Grade 10 completers, marking a major milestone since the institution’s establishment in 2020 through Republic Act No. 11470. The ceremony, attended by Senator Pia Cayetano, DepEd […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara chaired a high-level meeting of the Philippine Qualifications Framework-National Coordinating Council (PQF-NCC), bringing together the country’s trifocal education agencies (DepEd, CHED, TESDA) in an increasingly coordinated effort to align the education and labor sectors under the Marcos administration’s workforce development agenda. The meeting drew key officials including Commission on Higher Education […]