DepEd, DSWD aim to teach 207K students to read in 2025

Jason Sigales 12/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to boost literacy, the Departments of Education (DepEd) and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are aiming to teach 207,000 students to read through the “Tara, Basa!” (Let’s Read!) program in 2025.…

DepEd-7 gears for the return of old school calendar year in 2025

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is gearing up for the shift of the school calendar year to the old one. In a press conferece on Wednesday, DepEd-7 Director Salustiano Jimenez…

DepEd budget cut will greatly affect Region 7 – Jimenez

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The regional director of the Department of Education Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said on Wednesday that the P12 billion cut from Deped budget for 2025 will have a big impact on the region, especially…

Incentives for DepEd teachers, non-teaching staff out on Dec. 20

Stephanie Sevillano - Philippine News Agency 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines  – The Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for public school teachers and non-teaching staff worth PHP20,000 will be released starting Dec. 20, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday. In a statement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara lauded…

No PSA records of 400 DepEd secret funds receipts – solon

Faith Argosino 12/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has no records of the more than 400 names on the acknowledgment receipts for the confidential fund of the Department of Education (DepEd). Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua…

OVP executive admits handing cash envelopes to DepEd officials

Filane Mikee Cervantes - Philippine News Agency 11/26/2024

MANILA – A former special disbursing officer (SDO) of the Department of Education has admitted distributing envelopes with cash to selected education officials under the direct orders of Vice President Sara Duterte. During the House of Representatives Blue…

Scale down Christmas parties, DepEd tells schools, offices

Stephanie Sevillano 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed all its offices and schools to do away with grand celebrations of Christmas parties in the aftermath of the successive typhoons that battered parts of Luzon. This complies with…

1 of 7 OVP officials linked to alleged fund misuse left PH – House

Faith Argosino 11/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — One of the seven officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) linked to alleged misuse of government funds under Vice President Sara Duterte’s watch fled the Philippines for Los Angeles on Monday night.…

DepEd execs report receiving ‘cash envelopes’ from VP Sara

Krixia Subingsubing 10/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two Department of Education (DepEd) officials told lawmakers that they had received tens of thousands of pesos in cash from Vice President Sara Duterte last year when she was still the education secretary, appearing…

New law to help struggling students in reading, math, science

Pia Piquero 10/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program, a nationwide initiative aimed at helping students who are struggling academically, particularly in reading, mathematics, and science.…

Discontinuing use of mother tongue a ‘welcoming development’ –DepEd-7

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Discontinuing the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 is a “welcoming development” especially for Central Visayas, the regional director for Education said. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez,…

Use of mother tongue as medium of instruction ends

Dianne Sampang 10/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A measure that will discontinue the use of the mother tongue as a medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 lapsed into law on Thursday, October 11. Republic Act (RA) No. 12027 or…

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