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In time for National Indigenous Peoples Month, the Department of Education (DepEd) inaugurated a new four-classroom building at Banti Elementary School, providing safer and more permanent learning spaces for 152 learners, 132 of whom belong to Indigenous Peoples communities. Representing Education Secretary Sonny Angara, DepEd Undersecretary for Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Infrastructure Wilfredo Cabral […]
Senator Bong Go welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 12321, or the Last Mile and GIDA Schools Act, saying children living in remote and disadvantaged communities should no longer have to endure hours-long journeys or study in poorly equipped schools simply because of where they were born. Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on […]
Local government unit (LGU) officials are taking on a stronger voice in the construction of so-called “last mile” public schools in their respective localities, under a new law that President Marcos has signed to expand the access of Filipino learners to basic education by providing for the establishment of these institutions in geographically isolated and disadvantaged […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed the enactment of the Last Mile Schools in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Act into law, calling it a significant step toward ensuring that every Filipino child has access to quality education regardless of where they live. Pangilinan said Republic Act No. 12321, or the “Last Mile and GIDA Schools […]
The national government has earmarked ₱3 billion to enhance access to basic education for children in geographically isolated, disadvantaged, and conflict-affected areas (GIDCAs), House Assistant Minority Leader and Eastern Samar Lone District Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales announced on Sunday. “The sum will support the Last Mile Schools Program, which seeks to ensure that learners in […]
Teachers Elizabeth Tovera and Juna Mirason from Jose Gonzales Elementary School (JGES), a Last Mile School in Benguet, dedicate most of their time to writing lessons on manila paper to use as visual aids for their learners. These are the kinds of challenges that last-mile and multigrade school teachers face before the implementation of the […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to provide reliable and sufficient electricity to Last Mile Schools (LMS) across the country. This is guided by the priority policies of the Marcos Administration. “In the past, power has given us access, power has given us […]
Committed to bringing quality education even in the most geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced its target to build and finish 599 classrooms for the Last Mile Schools Program this year. “These schools with concrete walls, electricity and clean water are more than buildings. They represent hope […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) unveiled its first-ever completed last mile school in Eastern Visayas during a turnover ceremony in Calbiga, Samar recently. “This is only the first step to the many developments under the Public Schools of the Future framework,” Secretary Leonor Briones said. “We will continue to close the gap between the geographically […]
Senator Panfilo Lacson is pushing for additional school facilities and teachers in Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, after learning of the plight of learners there when he visited the area recently. Lacson also pushed for added benefits for teachers, as the island has only one elementary school and two teachers catering to 34 […]