Private schools balk at looming ban on ‘no permit, no exam’ policy

Jane Bautista 05/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — An organization of private schools nationwide warned that private higher education institutions (HEIs) may run out of operating cash in two months if the government banned the “no permit, no exam” policy. Bernard Villamor,…

Lawmaker proposes six-hour class in public schools

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to limit school hours in public schools to six hours a day to protect teachers’ welfare and elevate the quality of basic education. Rodriguez, chair of the…

DepEd forms task force to review K-12 program

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has formed a task force that would review the senior high school program amid efforts to revamp the K-12 curriculum, including making the last two years of basic education voluntary. In…

Revert to old school calendar, gov’t urged

Jeannette I. Andrade 05/01/2023

House minority leader Marcelino Libanan on Sunday, April 30, urged the government to make quick work of reverting to the old school calendar of a June class opening.  Libanan, the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino party…

DepEd to stop recognizing best ‘Brigada Eskwela’ implementers

Jane Bautista 04/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — After some “issues and concerns” were raised over the conduct of its nationwide “Brigada Eskwela” campaign, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it would stop recognizing the best implementers of the public school…

Castro urges K-12 overhaul due to CHR findings on new grads’ soft skills lack

Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Tonette Orejas 04/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The existing K-12 education system needs overhauling after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) revelation that students who graduated amid the pandemic lacked soft skills, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro said. In…

Private schools warn: ‘No permit, no exam’ bills to force shutdowns

Jane Bautista 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed bills in Congress intending to ban the “no permit, no exam” policy may force many private schools to close and thousands of teachers and staff to lose their jobs, according to a…

DepEd studies proposal to revert to old school calendar

Jane Bautista 04/05/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) has formed a group to study the recommendation to revert to the old academic calendar, where the school break of the students would be in April and May.  “We have formed a…

DepEd: No plan to return to prepandemic school calendar

Jane Bautista 03/30/2023

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, said it currently had no plans to revert the school calendar following a senator’s push to move back the April-May summer break of students. “As mentioned in…

Mandaue starts accepting applicants for scholarship program

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government is now accepting applicants for its scholarship program for school year 2023-2024. Councilor Malcolm Sanchez, chairman of the Committee on Education, said the city will accommodate at least 30 poor but…

DepEd Lapu-Lapu opens Arts and Design Building in Lo-ok NHS

Futch Anthony Inso 02/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Department of Education (DepEd) Lapu-Lapu City Schools Division formally opened its newly constructed Arts and Design Building in Lo-ok National High School, Barangay Looc in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The opening…

Cordova launches ‘GUYOD’ mobile learning hub

Futch Anthony Inso 02/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Municipality of Cordova launched on Monday, February 20, 2023, the Getting Unified Youth Outdoor Development (GUYOD). GUYOD is an Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Learning Hub. The GUYOD was launched during the flag-raising ceremony…

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