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Briones hails teachers in Abra visit

BANGUED, ABRA, March 10, 2020 – As the Department of Education (DepEd) continues to rollout Sulong EduKalidad in the grassroots, Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones emphasized that teachers will be at the forefront of winning the battle of addressing challenges in quality education. In her speech during the Abra’s Educators Day...

DepEd open to more dialogue on improvement of MTB-MLE implementation

QUEZON CITY, February 28, 2020 — As part of the ongoing K to 12 curriculum review, the Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct a nationwide conference of education practitioners and experts on March 25, 2020 to tackle improvements of the curriculum, including the implementation of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)...

DepEd bats for more non-teaching staff, guidance counselors

QUEZON CITY, February 28, 2020 — Keen to further reduce teachers’ load in school duties, the Department of Education (DepEd) is in continuous talks with the concerned national agencies to grant the needs for more non-teaching staff and guidance counselors. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Thursday reported on a...

Filipina scientists to take centerstage at NSTF 2020

PASIG CITY, February 28, 2020 – Successful Filipino women in the field of science are set to grace the opening day of the National Science and Technology Fair (NSTF) 2020 on March 3, 2020. The NSTF opening program will hold a Girl Power in Science forum, featuring WiTeCH founder Ms...

Briones calls for better collaboration with CHED, TESDA

PASIG CITY, February 20, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is pushing for improved collaborative efforts within the Philippines’ trifocal education system. Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Friday advocated to have more active dialogues with officials of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority...

DepEd seals new partnership with Knowledge Channel Foundation

QUEZON CITY, February 19, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) signed a new Memorandum of Agreement with Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) on Tuesday to further efforts on improving the quality of education in the Philippines. Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones considered the timing of the new partnership with KCFI...