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Senator Win Gatchalian sounded the alarm on the low passing rates of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) as he reiterated the need to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. In a Senate panel hearing, Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board for Professional Teachers Chairman Dr. Rosita Navarro shared that from […]
To prevent the uptick of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases now with teachers and non-teaching staff expected be out distributing modules or reporting to their respective schools, Senator Win Gatchalian urged public school officials to strictly enforce the Department of Education’s (DepEd) alternative work arrangements and health protocols to make teachers and personnel less vulnerable to infection. […]
As 24.5 million learners returned to public schooling, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to buy directly from farmers, fisherfolk, and their organizations the food and milk for its P5.9 billion school-based feeding program. “Hinihiling natin kay Ka Liling Briones na direktang makipag-ugnayan kay Secretary Willy Dar ng Department of Agriculture para […]
Six months since the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, learners and teachers returned to schools virtually as the country’s academic year 2020 to 2021 officially opened. “More than 61,000 schools offering K to 12 Basic Education Program reopened to serve about 24,753,906 learners – 22,525,282 enrollees in […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) is all set to welcome School Year 2020-2021 through its National School Opening Day Program on October 5, 2020, Monday. To kick-off with a nationwide simultaneous flag-raising ceremony by 7:30am, the program will be led by Secretary Leonor Briones, who will give an inspirational message and formally declare the opening […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to utilize its P4 billion allocation under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Republic Act 11494) or Bayanihan 2 to invest in technology for the use of teachers. Under Bayanihan 2, the P4 billion allocation aims to assist the DepEd in putting up information technology […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) tapped United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist in the implementation of the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan to Kindergarten to Grade 3 students through ABC+ project. Started last July 2019, ABC+ project is a 5-year partnership of USAID and DepEd that aims to improve literacy, numeracy, and social […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to strengthen the Alternative Learning System (ALS) as part of the education sector’s recovery efforts from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially in reaching out to more than four million learners who did not enroll this coming school year and give them a second chance. Though the economic downturn and […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) lauded the initiatives of the Manila City government to provide public city schools teachers and students with learning continuity equipment worth P1.2 billion. “Maraming salamat Yorme (Mayor Isko Moreno) sa iyong pagka-aggressive, at saka persistence and also for informing the public about what local governments and national departments do together and […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) received learning equipment donated by Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation – MASHAV to help with the Department’s continuous efforts to provide distance learning to Filipino students amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Chargé d’Affaires Yulia Rachinsky-Spivakov led the turnover ceremony of the learning equipment comprised of heavy-duty copiers, laptops, and […]