Cebu Daily Newscast: 7 regions first to test revised K-10 program

CDN Digital 09/12/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, September 12. 7 regions first to test revised K-10 program The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct…

Sara Duterte calls criticisms vs secret fund lies; thanks backers

Jean Mangaluz 09/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte has again lambasted opposition leaders questioning her proposed confidential funds, calling these criticisms lies. Her fury was particularly directed at Senator Risa Hontiveros and ACT Teachers…

7 regions first to test revised K-10 program

Jane Bautista 09/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct a pilot test of the revised K-10 curriculum, also known as the Matatag curriculum, in seven regions to identify the challenges and gaps before the scheduled implementation of the…

DepEd slammed over memo to remove ‘Marcos’ from ‘Diktadurang Marcos’ term

Faith Argosino 09/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to remove former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.‘s surname from the term “Diktadurang Marcos” in Grade 6 textbooks is “an insult to countless victims of human rights abuses” during the…

Sara Duterte vows to end ‘palakasan’ in DepEd hiring system

Carla Gomez 09/10/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte announced she would end the culture of “palakasan” in the hiring system of the Department of Education (DepEd). Speaking before 3,425 teachers and personnel of the…

Teachers’ group to VP Duterte: Use DepEd funds for shortages, not red hunt

Jane Baustista, Marlon Ramos, Melvin Gascon 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The funds of the Department of Education (DepEd) are better used for addressing shortages in classrooms and armchairs than for spying on students and educators with supposed communist links, The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said…

DepEd bares new perks for public school teachers

Faith Argosino 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will be granted 30-day rest period with no volunteer work  in between at the end of academic year 2023-2024, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Wednesday. Duterte said…

Dissatisfaction with senior high program shows DepEd’s failure – Gatchalian

Melvin Gascon 09/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The high rate of Filipinos dissatisfied with the senior high program shows the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to deliver its promised results, said Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, citing a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia.…

Lawmaker threatens VP Sara with impeach rap; Veep responds, ‘Enjoy’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is considering the filing of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. This is in connection with the suspicion that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) may have spent P125…

Ombudsman suspends DepEd, PS-DBM execs over alleged overpriced laptops

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Several current and former officials of Department of Education (DepEd) and Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) have been suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman. The order is due…

Party-list solon to COA: Probe VP Sara’s P125-M confidential funds in 2022

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate the presence of confidential funds (CF) in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) report for 2022 — under incumbent Vice President Sara…

1.5M students enrolled in CV public schools

Futch Anthony Inso 08/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has already recorded close to 1.5 million students who have enrolled in public elementary and high schools. This was confirmed by Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, regional director of…

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