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GATCHALIAN VOWS OVERSIGHT ON P1.3T DEPED BUDGET

The Senate Committee on Finance will exercise rigorous oversight to ensure the proper utilization of the historic ₱1.3 trillion budget for 2026, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Under the General Appropriations Act signed by the President, the education sector received a final allocation of ₱1.35 trillion, the equivalent to 4.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic […]

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LGUS ‘RARING’ TO HELP BUILD CLASSROOMS, SAYS ULAP

Local government units are raring to do their part in addressing the country’s classroom backlog after years of dismal performance on the part of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua said. “We are ready, we are willing, and we are raring […]

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DEPED TO MAXIMIZE USE OF HISTORIC BUDGET FOR 2026

To ensure the continuity of reforms in education, the Department of Education (DepEd) vowed to maximize the historic budget in its sector after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the P6.79 trillion 2026 General Apppropriations Act (GAA). This marks the first time the Philippines reached the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) […]

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DEPED DISTRIBUTES YEAR-END BONUS FOR TEACHERS

Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Education began distributing the year-end incentives for its personnel. This includes the Service Recognition Incentive (SRI), Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI), Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) incentive for qualified personnel and gratuity pay for contract-based workers. A total of one million DepEd employees nationwide will benefit […]

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VILLAFUERTE: LGUS SHOULD LEAD CLASSROOM BUILDING

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has given his full backing to a Department of Education (DepEd) proposal for local government units (LGUs) to take the lead in the construction of school buildings in their respective localities, saying that LGUs are in a good position to speed up such infrastructure work to close the ever yawning […]

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ANGARA TO AMCHAM: EXPAND SCHOOL-TO-WORK PATHWAYS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara encouraged the members of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) to expand cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd) to strengthen school-to-work pathways of Filipino learners. During the General Membership Meeting of the AmCham, Angara shared that DepEd is immediately implementing reforms according to the directive of President […]

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DEPED HOLDS ‘PAMASKONG HANDOG’ IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Education Secretary Sonny Angara joined the Balik Sigla, Bigay Saya Pamaskong Handog ng Presidente Year 4, the annual gift-giving initiative of Office of the President in Malacañang, while the Department of Education (DepEd) held the simultaneous celebration in all public schools in Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos […]

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P1.3T DEPED BUDGET FOR 2026 GETS SENATE OK

The Senate has approved on third and final reading its version of the 2026 national budget, the first to meet the United Nations benchmark on education spending. According to Senator Win Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate version of the 2026 national budget allocates P1.37 trillion to the education sector, the […]

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DEPED HIKES PROCUREMENT OF TEXTBOOKS BY 289%

With the goal of ending the decade-long delay in the delivery of supplies, the Department of Education recorded a 289 percent increase in the procurement of textbooks. According to the data of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), from 2012 to 2023, DepEd was able to procure only 27 titles of textbooks, where […]

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PH TEAM ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES 4TH PLACE FINISH LAUDED

The Philippines delivered a historical performance at the 14th ASEAN School Games (ASG) finishing fourth place in the overall ranking. The Philippine Team had a total of 43 medals – 4 gold, 10 silver, 22 bronze – showing a better performance compared to the 2024 games where the country got 6th place. As the returned […]