Gatchalian warns rise of ‘learners with poor performance’ sans face-to-face classes

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 01/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday warned of a “likely spike of learners with poor performance” following the recall of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in the country. Gatchalian said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

Learning hubs in Cebu City get tablets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The learning hubs in Cebu City are getting additional gadgets for the students who will be using these facilities in the barangays. At least 245 tablets were donated to the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…

‘No place for intolerance, bigotry, red-tagging in UP,’ says chancellor

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 11/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no place for intolerance, bigotry, and red-tagging in the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said on Friday. Nemenzo pointed out that the premier state university is a “safe…

DepEd-7 working on proposal for face-to-face classes in DOH-cleared schools

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is working on its proposal to the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to bring back face-to-face classes in certain local government units (LGU) in the region.…

Garcia: Cebu needs to transition to face-to-face classes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia supports the gradual return of face-to-face classes in Cebu province and is in consonance with the request of the  League of Municipalities in Cebu (LMP-Cebu) to the Department…

DepEd-7 in favor of face-to-face classes but…

Futch Anthony Inso 11/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said it is in favor of allowing the implementation of face-to-face classes but only with a limited number of students and starting in areas with low risk…

DepEd’s P 370-million vehicle purchases questioned

Meg Adonis 10/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A teachers’ group has described as the Department of Education’s (DepEd) version of the “dolomite scam” its purchase of over P370-million worth of service vehicles “at a time when [it] could not even provide…

DepEd confirms 41 reported errors in modules

Meg Adonis 10/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — When skip counting by 5, do you recite 30 twice? This was among the 41 errors found in printed self-learning modules that the Department of Education (DepEd) recently confirmed through reports validated in DepEd’s…

Low LET passers? Those attracted to profession are not ‘best and brightest’

Maila Ager - Reporter / @MAgerINQ 10/22/2020

MANILA,  Philippines — One reason why the passing rate in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) is going down could be because those “attracted” to the teaching profession are “not the best and the brightest.” Runvi Manguerra,…

Students accuse DepEd of ‘washing hands‘ of distance education issues

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 10/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) accused the Department of Education (DepEd) of trying to avoid accountability for the challenges posed by distance and blended learning on the mental health of…

CCTN offers 13 channels for free use to DepEd-7

Futch Anthony Inso 10/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cine Cebu Television Network (CCTN), a local cable company in Cebu, is offering 13 cable channels for free to the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) for the implementation of the…

Learners’ deaths prompt DepEd-7 chief’s appeal

Futch Anthony Inso 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) director has appealed to students or learners to seek the help of their parents or teachers if they have problems in answering their learning modules.…

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