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Congress has allocated up to P17 billion this year to fund vital school and community-based feeding programs aimed at combating child hunger and boosting school attendance, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced on Sunday. Of the total funding, Rillo said P11.8 billion is set aside for the […]
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 […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Education (DepEd) recently collaborated on a significant initiative to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) development into the country’s education system. Led by DTI Secretary Cristina Roque, the DTI donated 10 high-powered computers to the DepEd. This initiative aims to support the DepEd’s efforts in building […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially launched its Summer Programs for 2025, integrating a whole-of-community approach to strengthen foundational and grade-level competencies among learners across key stages in public schools nationwide. This initiative supports the administration’s education agenda under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Bagong Pilipinas vision. Aimed at addressing gaps in reading and mathematics […]
In a significant move to support teacher well-being, the Department of Education (DepEd) has introduced a 30-day uninterrupted flexible vacation without school-related commitments for teachers in a recently amended policy. The amended policy highlights President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ‘s administration’s ongoing efforts to enhance the work-life balance of teachers and ensure that they have time […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment to improve literacy across the country as it welcomed the results of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “Reading to children improves their language, develops their cognitive skills, and allows them to appreciate […]