DepEd announces gradual return to old school calendar starting SY 2024-2025

Zacarian Sarao 02/20/2024

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, February 20, announced the gradual return of the old school calendar starting next school year (SY). DepEd made the pronouncement through Department Order No. 003 S. of 2024, which declared…

Bomb threats strike several gov’t agencies, LGUs on Feb 12

Faith Argosino 02/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Several offices of national government agencies and local government units (LGU) received bomb threats on Monday, authorities said. The San Marcelino Public Information Office revealed on social media that the Department of Education’s (DepEd) division office…

Palarong Pambansa 2024: DepEd removes pre-qualifying tournament

Glendale G. Rosal 02/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, Dr. Francis Cesar Bringas, has officially announced that the Pre-Qualifying Tournament of the Palarong Pambansa was only a one-time event.  Bringas said the holding…

DepEd expects Cebu City’s ‘world-class’ hosting of Palarong Pambansa

Glendale G. Rosal 02/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Department of Education (DepEd) anticipates nothing short of a ‘world-class’ hosting from Cebu City for the upcoming 2024 Palarong Pambansa. Dr. Francis Cesar Bringas, DepEd Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, expressed this expectation…

New DepEd order employs temporary staff to ease teachers’ administrative burden

Kathleen de Villa 01/28/2024

  MANILA, Philippines — A new directive from the Department of Education (DepEd) aims to free up public school teachers for teaching by relieving them of unpaid non-teaching tasks, like report writing and property management. Temporary staff will…

DepEd orders immediate removal of admin tasks from teachers’ workload

Zacarian Sarao 01/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has officially ordered the immediate removal of administrative tasks from teachers’ workloads on Friday. The issuance of Department Order (DO) 002 came a day after Vice President and Education…

DepEd urged: Let SY 2024-2025 return to old school calendar

Luisa Cabato 01/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) should revert School Year 2024-2025 to the old school calendar, a House legislator said Saturday. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the return to a June-March school…

Back to old school calendar? 

Dempsey Reyes 01/19/2024

The Department of Education (DepEd) has reportedly agreed to revert to the old school calendar, in which classes open in June, two teachers’ groups said on Thursday, January 18, 2024,  after a meeting with education officials. The…

DepEd to extend SHS voucher program for current Grade 11 students

Zacarian Sarao 01/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday said it will be extending its voucher program to currently enrolled Grade 11 students in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) to…

National PTA seeks extension of senior high in SUCs

Dexter Cabalaza, Jane Baustista 01/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Several groups of education stakeholders are urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to continue offering senior high school programs in state universities and colleges (SUCs) as well…

CHED: No more Senior High School program in SUCs, LUCs

Charie Abarca 01/02/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has affirmed its decision to stop senior high school programs in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) nationwide. In a document obtained by…

No class cancellations amid transport strike next week, up to LGUs – DepEd

Angeline Marcelino 11/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will not announce class cancellations despite the transport strike next week. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide earlier said its members will hold a three-day nationwide transport strike starting Monday,…

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