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DEPED: PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS GET HIGHER SUBSIDY

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 […]

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DOTR, UK TO BUILD TRANSIT HUB AT DEPED TAGUIG

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 […]

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LAPTOPS FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOLS NOT DELAYED — ANGARA

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 […]

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ANGARA: 20K NEW TEACHING POSTS GET DBM BUDGET

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 […]

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DEPED ELECTRIFIES AGUSAN DEL NORTE REMOTE SCHOOL

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 […]

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NAS PRODUCES 1ST BATCH OF GRADE 10 COMPLETERS

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 […]

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DEPED, CHED, TESDA BAT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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 […]

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ANGARA LEADS DEPED EXECOM MEETING VS BULLYING

Education Secretary Sonny Angara convened the largest Executive Committee (Execom) meeting of the Department of Education (DepEd) to date, bringing together key government agencies, civil society organizations, and academic experts to deliver a coordinated response to the alarming rise of bullying incidents in schools. The meeting was called following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos […]

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DEPED CONNECTS 8 REMOTE CEBU SCHOOLS TO INTERNET

The Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the recent donation of 100 tablets and three satellite internet devices to eight public high schools in Cebu, reinforcing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s vision of stronger government-private sector collaboration in education. Made under the Pay IT Forward: A Digital Transformation Advocacy initiative—led by iACADEMY and Republic Asia in partnership with DepEd […]

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CHED, PRC UPDATE TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM

In line with the vision of Bagong Pilipinas to improve the quality of classroom instruction, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has updated the teacher education curriculum to align with the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who earlier directed the Second Congressional Commission on […]