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TEACHERS TO GET PERFORMANCE BONUS – BRIONES

Teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) will receive their Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for Fiscal Year 2020. The development came after the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems (AO25 IATF) assessed the Department eligible for the annual incentive for performing agencies. “We have […]

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PROMOTE LOCAL HISTORY IN CURRICULUM — BRIONES

Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the Department of Education’s efforts in enriching knowledge of Philippine history through the promotion of local history and reexamining the current curriculum. “We are emphasizing local history, and I believe in local history. Ang national heroes natin taga saan ba sila?” Briones said during the EduAksyon press conference recently. “Hindi natin dapat […]

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DEPED BAGS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD

The Department of Education (DepEd) has been recognized as one of the top-requested and top-performing agencies in frontline service through its electronic Freedom of Information (e-FOI) Portal during the 2021 FOI Awards. “We acknowledged that the right to information is constitutional, and the Department is making sure that the free exchange of information is unhindered […]

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DEPED BOOSTS RIGHTS-BASED EDUCATION – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd), through its Legal Affairs strand, highlighted the different initiatives of the agency in promoting and implementing rights-based education (RBE) for this year. In her year-end report during the DepEd General Assembly, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Josephine Maribojoc highlighted the advocacy of the agency to develop happy, well-rounded, and smart […]

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DEPED HONORS FIELD INFORMATION LEADERS – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd) recognized outstanding field information officers and their offices for their outstanding government communication work in the first-ever Information Leaders Awards (ILAW 2021). DepEd-CALABARZON won big as National Champions in Information Dissemination (Print) and Public Assistance Service categories, 1st runner up in Information Dissemination (Broadcast) category and 2nd runner-up in DepEd Manual […]

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DEPED EYEING MORE IN-PERSON CLASSES — BRIONES

Education Secretary Leonor Briones is hoping to continuously expand the implementation of limited face-to-face classes as more Filipinos are vaccinated with the success of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. The government was able to administer a total of 10,254,560 COVID-19 vaccines nationwide in the five-day vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 and even […]

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GABALDON SCHOOL BUILDING ENDURED ‘ODETTE’ – DEPED

After the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Education Secretary Leonor Briones highlighted the durability of a school building in Gabaldon, Negros Oriental. “As we visited schools affected by the typhoon, I was really impressed by how resilient Gabaldon school buildings are. This goes to show that these facilities can endure any type of calamities,” Briones noted. “This […]

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2021 PTI SURVEY: DEPED IS MOST TRUSTED AGENCY

The Department of Education (DepEd) remains the most trusted national government agency after receiving a 91% trust rating in the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI) survey conducted by the EON Group. Titled “RISE & RESPOND: Trust Rewards the Agile and the Future-Ready,” the 2021 PTI measures the Filipinos’ trust levels in the government, business sector, […]

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RISK ALLOWANCE FOR IN-PERSON CLASS TEACHERS URGED

A lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide teachers with special risk allowance as the Philippines started its pilot run of face-to-face or in-person classes in select areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing House Resolution 2410, Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said teachers are clearly at risk of contracting COVID-19, […]

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NEW BUREAU FOR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING HAILED

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the establishment of a new bureau under the Department of Education that would oversee the Alternative Learning System in the country. “The Bureau of Alternative Education, as the focal point for implementing the Alternative Learning System Act, will play a crucial role in efforts to […]