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ANGARA EXTENDS DEADLINE OF RPMS SUBMISSION

Education Secretary Sonny Angara signed a memorandum extending the deadline of submission for SY 2023-2024 performance ratings until September 2024, while deferring the implementation of the Results-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) for all school-based personnel for School Year (SY) 2024-2025. Under the memorandum, the RPMS submission for SY 2023-2024 will be moved to September 15 […]

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MMDA JOINS BRIGADA ESKWELA IN QUEZON CITY

In preparation for the opening of classes, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently joined the “Brigada Eskwela” Kick- Off program of the Department of Education (DepEd) with the theme “Bayanihan Para Sa Matatag na Paaralan” led by newly-appointed Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, and District II Representative Ralph Tulfo at […]

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ANGARA ASSUMES POST AS EDUCATION SECRETARY

Secretary Sonny Angara officially took over the reins of the Department of Education (DepEd), succeeding Vice President Sara Duterte, who resigned from the agency recently.In a symbolic gesture during the simple turnover ceremony held at the DepEd Complex in Pasig City, the Vice President handed over the DepEd Seal and Flag to Angara, marking the […]

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ANGARA URGED: RETHINK EDUCATION SECTOR FUNDING

National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has said that resigned senator and incoming Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara of the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to do a “serious rethinking” of state and private-sector financial support for the DepEd to address, among others, the acute fund lack responsible for the perennial shortages in classrooms, teachers […]

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LEGARDA HAILS ANGARA’S APPOINTMENT AS DEPED CHIEF

Senator Loren Legarda commended the appointment of Senator Sonny Angara as the new Education Secretary.  Legarda highlighted Angara’s dedication and efficiency, emphasizing his commitment to addressing the needs and welfare of the Filipino youth. Angara, whose second six-year term as senator expires in 2025, will succeed Vice President Sara Duterte for the post. “I would […]

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DELA ROSA BACKS VP DUTERTE’S CABINET RESIGNATION

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed full support for Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to step down as head of the Department of Education (DepEd), saying this is a choice that considered Filipinos’ best interest. “I have known Vice President Sara [Duterte] since she was little, and I have always admired her selflessness and unconditional […]

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DEPED EYES REVERT TO OLD ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The Department of Education (DepEd) assured House members that they will be immediately apprised once the Office of the President (OP) decides on DepEd’s proposal to revert public schools to the old academic calendar.Dr. Leila Areola, Director IV of the DepEd Bureau of Learning Delivery, made the commitment before the House Committee on Basic Education […]

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VP LAUDED FOR DEPED FUNDING OF SHS VOUCHERS

A ranking congresswoman lauded Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte for the decision of DepEd to continue the funding of senior high school vouchers for Grade 11 students in SUCs and LCUs this school year and next school year to avoid their displacement and disruption of studies. Bohol Representative Alexie Tutor, chairperson of the […]

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NOGRALES HAILS DEPED TREE-PLANTING PROGRAM

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles hailed a recent program by the Department of Education that resulted in the planting of nearly 2 million trees across the country. “The success of the  ‘236,000 Christmas Trees’ program points the way to how we can involve our institutions in efforts to restore our country’s greenery. That it has […]

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EVARDONE RECEIVES RECOGNITION AWARD FROM DEPED

Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone was awarded as Most Outstanding Stakeholder along with other individuals in the 2023 Division Pasidungog Awards – an annual awarding – with the theme “Lamrag han DepEd Sinirangan at The Oriental Hotel, Tacloban City, Leyte.  Evardone was honored with a plaque recognizing him as one of the most outstanding stakeholders […]