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Briones: School building construction needs design reevaluation for disaster risk reduction

March 3, 2021 – To ensure disaster risk reduction in schools, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones acknowledged the need for reevaluation of building designs before constructing new classrooms to address its shortage in the country. During the virtual visit of Secretary Briones in DepEd Region 1, she...

DepEd amends SY 2020-2021 calendar to provide learning interventions

​   March 3, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday adjusted the current School Year 2020-2021 calendar to provide further interventions amidst the educational challenges experienced by learners and teachers. With the release of DepEd Order (DO) No. 012, s. 2021, the Department scheduled remediation and In-Service...

DepEd joins campaign on COVID-19 vaccine info drive

  March 2, 2021 – To keep its stakeholders accurately informed on the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Education (DepEd) has participated in the launch of the vaccine education campaign dubbed “Ugnayang Pang-paaralan tungkol sa Pagbabakuna para sa Kalusugan ng Bayan.” In partnership with UNILAB’s AKAP Guro CONNECTed program, the...

Briones highlights youth participation in student-leaders’ assembly

February 25, 2021 – Committed to engage the youth sector, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones discussed and consulted various initiatives of the Department of Education (DepEd) to student-leaders all over the country last Saturday, February 20. “Kailangan kasali ang kabataan sa paggawa ng polisiya ng Departamento. At yung ating mga...

Briones lauds National Federation of Supreme Student Government revival after 9 years

February 24, 2021 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones lauded the newly-elected officers of the National Federation of Supreme Student Government (NF-SSG) on February 12. “Nakakatuwa that these young people were chosen by learners to lead all the supreme student government in the Philippines. Kita mo rin sa kanila that...

DepEd receives EdTech policymaker citation in international award; DepEd TV cited

  February 22, 2021 – Following efforts to establish accessible learning continuity platforms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) was recognized as one of the Policymaker EdTech Champions at the 10th Anniversary Event and Award Show of Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance. Last February 11, the Department...