PASIG CITY, December 2, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) will launch Sulong EduKalidad at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex, Pasig City on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. The move comes after DepEd secured at the 43rd Cabinet Meeting the approval and support of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Cabinet for the national continue reading : DepEd to kickstart reform program, shift from access to quality education
Briones reports spending rate, highlights urgent need for guidance counselors as DepEd pivots from access to quality
PASAY CITY, December 2, 2019 – During the Economic Development Cluster meeting at the Department of Finance (DoF) on November 28, 2019, DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones presented DepEd’s budget utilization for FY 2019-2020 citing 74% obligation rate and 91% disbursement rate as of October 2019, emphasizing support on the implementation of infrastructure and social continue reading : Briones reports spending rate, highlights urgent need for guidance counselors as DepEd pivots from access to quality
Brigada Eskwela awardees, partners urged to join efforts for quality education
PASAY CITY, December 2, 2019 – Brigada Eskwela will take even more significant role in nurturing learners as the Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged educational leaders, administrators, teachers, coordinators, and partners on Thursday to also support its effort towards attaining quality education. Representing Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones in the 2019 Brigada Eskwela Best Implementing Schools continue reading : Brigada Eskwela awardees, partners urged to join efforts for quality education
Briones bats for swifter resolution of bullying incidents
PASAY CITY, November 29, 2019 – To curb the issue of bullying in schools and on social media, DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said resolving bullying incidents in schools must be carried out more quickly by teachers and school officials. “The pace of bullying on social media is accelerating and steps have to be undertaken,” continue reading : Briones bats for swifter resolution of bullying incidents
‘Bawat Bata Bumabasa’ a priority in DepEd’s quest for quality education
PASAY CITY, November 28, 2019 — In a move to bridge literacy gaps among learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) is intensifying its campaign on reading proficiency with the unveiling of Hamon: Bawat Bata Bumabasa (3Bs) initiative on November 25 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio continue reading : ‘Bawat Bata Bumabasa’ a priority in DepEd’s quest for quality education
Briones to civil servants: You can do it with greater efficiency, with greater economy, with greater effectiveness
MANILA, November 26, 2019 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored efficient, effective, and incorruptible civil service to better serve the public during the 18th Annual Career Executive Service Conference held at Rizal Park Hotel, Ermita, Manila on November 13-15, 2019. Anchored on the theme, “Mabilis, Malinis na Serbisyo, Alay ng NUCESO continue reading : Briones to civil servants: You can do it with greater efficiency, with greater economy, with greater effectiveness
Statement on the teacher-learner incident taken up at the program Tulfo in Action
PASIG CITY, November 24, 2019 – There are laws and policies that apply to students and teachers. DepEd takes care to ensure that both the learner and the teacher are treated with dignity and respect through policies and processes already existing at all levels of governance of DepEd (the schools, Regions, Divisions, and Central Office). continue reading : Statement on the teacher-learner incident taken up at the program Tulfo in Action
More PH schools compliant with global standards on sanitation, hygiene
QUEZON CITY, November 21, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) presented the gains of Philippine schools for the past two years in achieving global standards in water, sanitation and hygiene for Filipino learners at the 7th WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) in Schools International Learning Exchange (WinS ILE) on November 11, 2019. In her continue reading : More PH schools compliant with global standards on sanitation, hygiene
Briones: Ensure educational continuity amid challenges
DUMAGUETE CITY, November 20, 2019 – DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones reiterated the Department’s commitment to ensuring educational continuity amid challenges; and to maintaining schools as zones of peace during the tripartite event – the Orientation-Workshop Learners and Schools as Zones of Peace (LSZOP), Conference for Youth Formation Coordinators and Volunteers for the Implementation of continue reading : Briones: Ensure educational continuity amid challenges
Stakeholders rally behind DepEd’s call to affirm child’s rights in education
PASAY CITY, November 19, 2019 – Led by the Department of Education (DepEd), high-level officials from various international, national and local institutions reaffirmed their commitment to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of the child on Thursday, November 14, during the opening ceremony of the 1st National Summit on Rights of the Child in Education continue reading : Stakeholders rally behind DepEd’s call to affirm child’s rights in education