Robredo calls on gov’t to put internet hubs in barangays for distance learning

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government should make sure that barangays nationwide would have internet hubs so that students without gadgets and a stable internet connection can use them for their distance learning classes. Vice President Leni Robredo…

15 Talisay City public school graduates endorsed for Cream of the Crop Scholarship

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fifteen graduates from public senior high schools in Talisay City may get a shot at free college education. This after the Department of Education (DepEd) endorsed these 15 graduates for the Cream of…

DepEd needs 172 teachers for TV classes

Jodee A. Agoncillo 07/24/2020

High school teacher Rafael Martinez, 32, saw the pandemic as an opportunity to relive an old passion as a child. While on lockdown, he conducted art lessons and posted this on Facebook to help students and friends…

DepEd-7 needs help from Cebu City for students’ tablets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is asking for assistance from the Cebu City government to provide tablets to the public school students in the city. DepEd-7 needs the assistance of…

DepEd, DOH mull over in-person classes in low-risk areas

Jodee A. Agoncillo, Julie M. Aurelio, Leila B. Salaverria 07/17/2020

The Department of Education (DepEd) is considering allowing limited in-person classes in parts of the country considered to be low risk for coronavirus infection, according to Secretary Leonor Briones. Briones said on Thursday that the DepEd has…

Enrollment drops more than 25%

Jodee A. Agoncillo 07/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Enrollment in kindergarten up to senior high school for the school year 2020-2021 dropped more than 25 percent from a year ago, according to figures from the Department of Education (DepEd). Private schools registered…

Schools will be inspected first if face-to-face classes will be allowed – Galvez

Krissy Aguilar, Tonette Orejas 07/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Should physical classes resume in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), schools will be inspected first to figure out how health protocols could be implemented, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.,  the chief implementer of…

Schools get loans for ‘study now, pay later’ plan

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/07/2020

The state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) has provided loans to three private educational institutions on top of more than 80 in the shortlist with “study now, pay later” programs to be made available to students…

DepEd not ready for ‘new normal’ classes – solons

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday expressed concern over the supposed lack of readiness of the Department of Education (DepEd) for the new school year in August with an overhauled educational system…

Enrollment turnout dismal

Julie M. Aurelio, Matthew Reysio-Cruz 07/01/2020

As it scrambles to shift to distance learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) is grappling with a dismal turnout of 15.9 million students for K-12 public and private schools heading into Tuesday, supposedly the last day of…

DepEd extends remote, dropbox enrollment to July 15

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -Remote and the dropbox enrollment for pupils in public elementary schools in the country has been extended to July 15. This means that enrollees from kindergarten to Grade 12 has two more weeks to…

CHED launches college course materials app

Neil Arwin Mercado 06/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday launched an online application that contains higher education course materials in various formats…

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