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DepEd to maximize use of SEF in aid for distance learning

December 4, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd), together with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM), released a Joint Circular No. 2, s. 2020 to widen the use of the Special Education Fund (SEF) to further assist schools this year...

Top PH schools in PISA 2018 highlight mentoring, teacher empowerment as key in outstanding performance

December 3, 2020 – Identified as top performers in Philippine schools in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018, Pasig City Science High School and the Regional Science High School for Region VI shared best practices in their commitment to delivering quality education. The representatives of the two...

Typhoon-hit Bicol schools maximize radio-based initiatives to deliver education

December 2, 2020 – After experiencing devastating effects of the recent typhoons in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) – Bicol Region schools capitalized on the advantages of radio-based instruction (RBI) as they move forward on the current school year. “Napakaraming function nito at utilization na pwedeng mapag-isipan...

DepEd, partner institutions continue commitment towards children’s rights protection

December 1, 2020 – In line with the celebration of National Children’s Month last November, the Department of Education (DepEd) concluded the virtual Second National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education with the commitment to uphold every Filipino learner’s right to education. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones welcomed...

Online quiz show on climate change organized for DepEd’s 4th NCCC

November 30, 2020 — In celebration of the 4th National Climate Change Conference (NCCC), the Department of Education – Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service (DepEd-DRRMS), Save Philippine Seas (SPS), and the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI) held the 2nd Battle of the Brain Corals (BOBC) virtually last...

DepEd to reintroduce face-to-face classes only if greenlighted by President, IATF

November 26, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) will only allow the conduct of face-to-face (F2F) classes upon approval from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). This is the pronouncement of Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones in a virtual press briefing in...