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DepEd provides wider access to NEAP programs, courses for teachers

  January 4, 2021 – Consistent with its commitment to provide quality In-service development, the Department of Education (DepEd) will be providing public school teachers and leaders a broad range of professional development programs and courses recognized by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) programs and courses. In...

Briones, DepEd officials give message of hope, thank partners in Year-Ender message

December 30, 2020 – With the year 2020 coming to a close, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones highlighted the commitment of the Department of Education (DepEd) to address recurring and new challenges in 2021. “Many new things, challenges to face but we’ll persevere as we have always persevered as the...

DepEd lauds President Duterte, Congress for increasing teaching allowances next year

December 30, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) lauded President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and lawmakers for increasing the budget for teaching and connectivity allowances to assist public school teachers and learners amidst the pandemic. In the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2021 signed by President Duterte last Monday, DepEd...

DepEd Teaches integrates technical assistance in improving delivery of basic education services

December 23, 2020 – To further assist teachers in the new normal brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education launched DepEd Teaches during the mid-year In-service Training (INSET) Week. DepEd Teaches is an online program featuring episodes that focus on steps and initiatives in overcoming the challenges in...

DepEd eyes strengthening of climate change awareness in basic education

PASIG CITY, December 16, 2020 – In an effort to increase climate-literate students and teachers in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) is aiming to strengthen the integration of Climate Change Education (CCE) in the curriculum. In a statement during the closing ceremony of the 4th National Climate Change Conference...

11th ASED Ministers Meeting promotes ICT-enabled modality in Comprehensive Recovery Framework

December 14, 2020 – In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines’ hosting of the 11th ASEAN Education (ASED) Ministers Meeting encouraged ICT-enabled modality in the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework. With the theme “Transforming Education the ASEAN way: forging partnerships in the age of global disruptions,” the...