MANILA, 9 June 2022 – UNICEF and the Department of Education (DepEd) celebrated notable achievements in strengthening and expanding the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program as the partnership launched yet another milestone – the ALS 2.0 ICT Strategic Plan and the ALS Research Agenda. The ALS Program is a parallel learning system that provides continue reading : DepEd, UNICEF strengthen Alternative Learning System toward quality, relevant second chance basic education
BANGKOK, June 09, 2022 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Monday underscored the importance of collaboration among ministers in responding to the challenges in education during the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Minister’s Conference (APREMC II) in Thailand. “Never before have we felt the need to work together to achieve a common goal. By amplifying continue reading : Briones promotes inter-ministerial collaboration in Asia-Pacific Education Minister’s conference
BANGKOK, June 07, 2022 – Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones joined other Ministers of Education across the Asia-Pacific Region in a policy dialogue round table on the theme “Transforming Education and its Systems” during the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Minister’s Conference (APREMC II) in Thailand. The roundtable discussed the necessary transformations of the education system continue reading : Briones emphasizes organizational reforms in high-level ministerial dialogue in Bangkok
PASAY CITY, June 3, 2022 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Tuesday underscored the massive support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) as one of the legacies of the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. On Day 2 of the Duterte Legacy Summit: Final Report to the People, Secretary Briones highlighted that ALS continue reading : Briones cites extensive support for ALS as key Duterte legacy in education
June 2, 2022 — The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch the Basic Education Development Plan 2030 (BEDP 2030) on June 3 to provide a strategic roadmap to improve the delivery and quality of basic education. BEDP 2030 is the first long-term plan of the Department for basic education, covering formal education from continue reading : DepEd to launch Basic Education Development Plan 2030 as strategic roadmap for basic education
May 30, 2022 — The Department of Education (DepEd), through the International Cooperation Office (ICO), announced the conduct of the ICO-KPTEP 4th learning series to strengthen the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Global Citizenship Education (GCED). “Advancing Global Citizenship Education must be a priority for the education sector. In our current situation, where we continue reading : DepEd continues to strengthen its commitment to SDG, Global Citizenship through renewal of the ICO-KPTEP learning series
May 27, 2022 – The Department of Education (DepEd) invites learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel of DepEd, and other interested persons or groups to join the 2022 Global Media Competition (GMC) organized by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). Coordinated in the Philippines by civil society organization HealthJustice Philippines, the competition continue reading : DepEd invites participation in global tobacco control media competition
Manila, May 27, 2022 – As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to strengthen early grade reading, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with Smart Communications and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), turned over 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits worth over PhP 10.4 million (US$ 208,000) to the Department of Education continue reading : DepEd receives 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits from USAID, Smart Communications, and PBSP
PASIG CITY, May 26, 2022 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has set up a competency-based Merit Selection Plan (MSP) to strengthen its recruitment process and increase personnel quality and retention. Adhering to the principles of merit, competence, fitness, accountability, transparency, and equal opportunity, the Department issued DepEd Order No. 019, s. 2022, which continue reading : DepEd sets up Merit Selection Plan to strengthen recruitment process
LONDON, ENGLAND, May 25, 2022 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones drew praises from her fellow education ministers after presenting two key programs of the Department of Education (DepEd) — the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and the Last Mile Schools Program — during a plenary session at the Education World Forum 2022 last May 22 continue reading : Briones shares ALS, Last Mile Schools Program at Education World Forum 2022