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DEPED: SY 2022-2023 ENROLLMENT HITS 19 MILLION

The Department of Education (DepEd) has encouraged parents and guardians to enroll their children for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 as enrollment figures reached 19.26 million nearing the August 22 school opening. “Gusto pa nating anyayahan ‘yong ating mga magulang na hindi pa po na-e-enroll ang kanilang anak sa mga eskwela na i-enrol na natin sila,” […]

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DEPED CELEBRATES 55TH ASEAN ANNIVERSARY

The Department of Education (DepEd) highlighted the importance of friendship, unity, and culture of its neighboring countries during the celebration of the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex. Spearheaded by the agency’s International Cooperation Office (ICO), the flag-raising ceremony was attended by Vice President […]

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DEPED BEGINS TRANSFORMATION ED CONSULTATION

The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered insights from education stakeholders, specifically learners, teachers, and communities, to reimagine basic education in the Philippines from now until 2030 through Stakeholders’ Convergence: UN Transforming Education Summit (TES) 2022. “The core of our mission is to ensure that we can provide accessible, equitable, and quality basic education to Filipino […]

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DEPED, YSEALI PARTNER FOR ‘CLIMATE CHANGEMAKERS’

The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), exchange alumni sets out to strengthen climate change education through the conduct of Climate Changemakers. Climate Changemakers is the first climate change training course recognized by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) as part of the Professional Development […]

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DEPED LAUNCHES BRIGADA ESKWELA 2022

The Department of Education (DepEd) officially kicked off the nationwide Brigada Eskwela 2022 to promote collaboration and resiliency in basic education. “The collaboration between the parents, the teachers, local governments, and the entire community on Brigada Eskwela opens a deeper and meaningful collaboration even until after the school year closes,” Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said as […]

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EDUCATION SECTOR TO HURDLE CHALLENGES – VP SARA

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has expressed optimism the education sector will continue to overcome various challenges. The education chief made this remark as she led the opening of the Brigada Eskwela at Imus Pilot Elementary School in Cavite on Monday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. In her speech, Duterte […]

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IN-PERSON CLASSES OPEN FOR REMOTE ENROLLMENT

The Department of Education (DepEd) reintroduced in-person enrollment in line with the current health and safety protocols for the upcoming School Year 2022-2023. According to DepEd Order No. 035, series of 2022 or the Guidelines on Enrollment for School Year 2022-2023 in the Context of Re-introduction of the In-person Classes, DepEd started conducting a physical […]

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CHED EXCEEDS PHYSICAL TARGETS FOR 2021 – DBM

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) not only met but exceeded its physical targets for 2021, with some indicators recording notably high accomplishment rates for the period of January to December 2021. This is the evaluation of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) after completing the review of CHED’s performance, particularly agency utilization of […]

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SCHOOL UNIFORMS NOT REQUIRED, SAYS VP DUTERTE

Learners will not be required to wear school uniforms for the coming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said this is to ease the financial burden on families of learners. Duterte said wearing school uniforms is not even required during the pre-pandemic period, pertaining to DepEd Order […]

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DEPED RELEASES SY 2022-2023 GUIDELINES

The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines on the School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2022-2023 in accordance with its commitment to the resumption of 5 days of in-person classes. Signed by Vice President and Secretary Sara Duterte, DepEd Order No. 034, series of 2022, sets the start of classes on August […]