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Senator Win Gatchalian vowed that should he win a second term in the Senate, he will push for an oversight review of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10533) or the K to 12 Law. Gatchalian pointed out that the implementation of the K to 12 program is hounded by challenges, […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has created the Private Education Office (PEO) at the DepEd Central Office (CO) to provide support to private education institutions. “With the establishment of the PEO, DepEd can now fully exercise its supervisory and regulatory functions and continue to implement programs of assistance to schools, learners, teachers, and other personnel […]
The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list has welcomed the Department of Education’s move to participate in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). “This is the correct approach. Rather than attacking the Pisa for its assessment, what we must do is work towards identifying the problems hounding our […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has allotted around P1 billion support fund for all public schools nationwide as more schools are set to participate in the progressive expansion of limited face-to-face or in-person classes. “Nagdadagdag din kami ng resources, in addition to the regular budget, we are spending one billion more to strengthen the progressive […]
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima underscored the need to hire more teaching assistants to assist Filipino teachers with other administrative tasks and ensure that they can provide quality education to their students. In a message conveyed on her behalf by her Chief Legislative Officer, Atty. Abel Maglanque, during the recent “Teachers for Leni” online event, […]
To help strengthen the education sector, Senator Leila de Lima underscored the need to improve teachers’ and students’ access to, and use of modern technology, including the internet. De Lima, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, said proper use of technology can help support the learning of the growing […]
“Still a long fight ahead.” This is what the Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list had to say over its inclusion among 48 party-lists that are on track to get a seat in Congress were elections to be held during the survey period. In Pulse Asia’s 2022 Party-list survey, PEACE PL got a […]
The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is on its way to becoming the State University of Northern Negros (SUN-Negros), following the Senate’s approval of House Bill (HB) 10283 for its conversion. The city government said Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva and Mayor Alfredo […]
Senator Dick Gordon underscored the importance of the government’s continued support of education, as it serves a primary role towards positive nation-building. Gordon, one of the co-authors of Republic Act No. 11635, said that everyone must take up the mantle in keeping the student body informed so that they could step up as the next […]
Senator Dick Gordon hailed the conversion of the Pag-asa Elementary School located within the disputed Spratly Islands into an integrated school that would cater both elementary and junior high school students. Gordon said he was elated to learn that students residing in Pag-asa Island, which is part of Kalayaan, Palawan, will not need to travel […]