​ October 27, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) expresses its full support to the United Nations’ Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. Guided by international and national frameworks and policies on equality, DepEd recognizes the important role of education in addressing and building resilience against hate speech, which can cause grave continue reading : On United Nations’ Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech

​ October 26, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) fully understands and respects the concerns of parents of our learners in the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes in low-risk areas. We reiterate that stringent preparations and protocols have been established to provide maximum protection for our learners and other participating stakeholders in this critical continue reading : Official Statement

​ October 6, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) announces the initial selection of 59 public schools from the 638 nominated schools after passing the granular risk assessment of the Department of Health (DOH) as of October 2. These identified schools were carefully tagged by the DOH Epidemiology Bureau as minimal or low risk, continue reading : On the initial selection of schools for the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes

​ ​ September 22, 2021 – Even before the pandemic, cheating has always presented a challenge to the education system. The Department of Education denounces any form of academic dishonesty. Recently, we have monitored that answers to self-learning modules (SLMs) are uploaded on Facebook groups dubbed as Online Kopyahan, which seemingly lure learners as manifested continue reading : On ‘Online Kopyahan’

​ September 20, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) would like to announce that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in low-risk areas. Nonetheless, we would like to emphasize that the pilot will only be participated by at least 100 public schools and 20 private schools. These schools continue reading : On the approval of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in 120 schools

September 16, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) strongly condemns any violence perpetrated against learners and strictly implements the Anti-Hazing Act that prohibits the conduct of hazing or any initiation rites associated with fraternities, sororities and similar organizations. We have released issuances prohibiting the practice of hazing in schools and imposed sanctions for violations. continue reading : On the Death of a Grade 10 Learner due to Alleged Hazing Incident

​ September 15, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is happy to announce that the enrollment figure for School Year 2021-2022 has already breached the turnout of the previous school year. As of Wednesday, 26,308,875 learners are registered for SY 2021-2022, or 100.3% compared to last year’s enrollment. The data also shows that 11 continue reading : On the enrollment for School Year 2021-2022

August 15, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) expresses its gratitude to the Commission on Audit (COA) team in charge of the review of financial and operational accounts of nearly 45,000 public schools, 214 SDOs and 16 ROs (excluding BARMM), and the Central Office for noting its significant improvements on its Calendar Year (CY) continue reading : On the CY 2020 Consolidated Annual Audit Report

​ August 10, 2021 – In line with the government’s commitment to faithfully support our teachers for their dedication in delivering quality education, the Department of Education (DepEd) announces that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the release of the World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB), in the amount of Php 1,000 per public school continue reading : On the release of World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit