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GATCHALIAN TO DILG: HELP RUSH VAXXING OF TEACHERS

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units (LGUs) to help the Department of Education (DepEd) in accelerating full COVID-19 vaccination coverage among teachers. Gatchalian made this call as the government eyes to start the pilot test of limited face-to-face classes in 120 schools on […]

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GATCHALIAN TO DEPED: PRIORITIZE COMPUTERIZATION

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to receive a 94% budget hike for its Computerization Program (DCP) under fiscal year 2022. For Senator Win Gatchalian, however, the education department should ensure that funds are properly used to procure and provide computers for the country’s public schools. For 2019 and 2020, DepEd was only able […]

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BRIONES GETS HIGHEST HONOR AT ASIA CEO AWARDS

For her exemplary contributions to nation-building and response to the challenges in basic education in the country, Education Secretary Leonor Briones formally received the prestigious Lifetime Contributor Award for the public sector at the 12th Asia CEO Awards recently. “On behalf of the executives of the public sector who spend their lives serving, giving service to […]

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57% OF DEPED TEACHERS NOW VAXXED – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that almost 60 percent of teaching and non-teaching personnel nationwide already received their COVID-19 jabs, based on the latest vaccination report from the field. According to Regional Focals, 588,561 or 56.73% of teaching and non-teaching personnel either received their first dose or already completed their immunization shots against COVID-19 […]

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DEPED, KOMUNIDAD X LAUNCH CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT

The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), together with Komunidad X launched the KaLIKHAsan: Likha at Lakas ng Kabataan Para sa Kalikasan, a creative sourcebook on using theater for climate education and action. KaLIKHAsan was developed for teachers, theater and performance practitioners, and workshop facilitators. It explains how […]

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GIVE K-12 STUDENTS AUTOMATIC PASSING MARKS – HOUSE

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to exercise scholastic leniency to students of the K to 12 basic education program for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 by giving them an automatic passing mark. The chamber adopted House Resolution 2267, which aims to protect the students’ health and well-being in […]

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DEPED GIVES P1K TEACHERS’ DAY BONUS – BRIONES

Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended teachers for giving learners innovative learning experiences essential for the real world during the virtual kickoff of the 2021 National Teachers’ Month. “The Department of Education greets, salutes, honors all our teachers whether they’re in the lowest grades or up to the highest grades in Senior High School. We greet […]

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120 SCHOOLS TO PILOT TEST FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

In line with the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in select low-risk areas in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) have identified mechanisms to ensure safety of participating learners, teaching and non-teaching staff, and their families. The pilot implementation will be done among a maximum of 120 […]

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VAXXED TEACHERS FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES URGED

With the government now pushing through with pilot face-to-face classes in 120 public and private schools, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to tap teachers that have already been fully vaccinated for the said program “to help ensure the safety of the students, the teaching personnel, and their respective […]

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DEPED, PAG-IBIG TEAM UP FOR HOUSING FOR TEACHERS

The Department of Education (DepEd) and Pag-IBIG Fund teamed up to raise awareness on Pag-IBIG’s housing loan programs and equip teachers and non-teaching personnel with knowledge on home financing and ownership. Spearheaded by DepEd–Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (BHROD), the webinar “Gabay sa Pag-IBIG Housing” highlighted existing and new housing loan programs of the Pag-IBIG Fund and how teachers and non-teaching personnel can […]