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Briones: ALS is Duterte’s legacy to give second chance in education to the poor

PASAY CITY, JANUARY 20, 2020 – Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones highlighted the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) as a legacy program of President Rodrigo Duterte last Friday, January 17 at the Duterte Legacy campaign launch in Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City. Secretary Briones...

DepEd ensures education continuity amidst Taal Volcano phreatic eruption

BATANGAS CITY, JANUARY 17, 2020 – Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, members of the DepEd Executive Committee, and officials of Region IV-A gathered at the Batangas Country Club (BCC), Bolbok, Batangas City last Friday, January 17, for an emergency meeting to ensure the welfare of displaced learners and personnel affected by...

DepEd-DRRMS holds first QRRT Meeting for 2020 as Urgent Response on Taal Volcano phreatic eruption

QUEZON CITY, JANUARY 17, 2020 – Members of the Department of Education-Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DepEd-DRRM) Quick Response and Recovery Team (QRRT) held their first Quick Response and Recovery Management Team meeting of the year at Hernandez Hall of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation...

DepEd to open SY 2020-2021 early registration on Feb. 1

PASIG CITY, January 17, 2020 – To ensure that all new entrants for Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7, and 11 learners in public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide are registered for the incoming school year 2020-2021, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to open its early registration desks...

Briones leads Sulong EduKalidad regional rollout in Zamboanga Peninsula

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, December 16, 2019 – To ensure that ‘Sulong EduKalidad’ will be appreciated in the field, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones spearheaded its first regional rollout in Dipolog City, Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Region IX) on Friday. Secretary Briones presented the concept of Sulong EduKalidad – the Department’s national...

DepEd recognizes outstanding ALS mobile teachers, district coordinators in 2019

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, December 13, 2019 – In cognizance of the exemplary performance and immense contribution of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Teachers and District ALS Coordinators (DALSCs) in the delivery of quality basic education for out-of-school children, youth and adults (OSCYAs), the Department of Education (DepEd) held the...