IN THE NEWS

Application for Senior High School Voucher Program opens May 26

PASIG CITY, May 25, 2019 — The Department of Education (DepEd), in coordination with the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC), is set to open the application for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) for School Year (SY) 2019-2020 on May 26. The SHS VP is a program of...

Briones keynotes annual conference on public administration

MANILA, May 24, 2019 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored the role of public administration on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) when she delivered the keynote address at the Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Public Administration (AAPA)...

DepEd reports performance, expenditures at Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures

QUEZON CITY, MAY 24, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) reported its performance and expenditures during the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures sponsored by the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Basic Education and Culture last May 8 at the House of Representatives. Chaired by House...

NCR kicks off Brigada Eskwela in Las Piñas

LAS PIÑAS CITY, May 20, 2019 – The Department of Education-National Capital Region (DepEd-NCR) formally kicked off this year’s Brigada Eskwela at Las Piñas Elementary School Central (LPESC) on May 20. A caravan participated by community members, partners, and stakeholders signaled the start of the activity with the theme, “Matatag...

DepEd receives new SHS building, highlights importance of partnership with LGUs

QUEZON CITY, May 23, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd), led by Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, accepted the four-story, 23-classroom building of Flora A. Ylagan Senior High School (SHS) turned over by the local government of Quezon City on May 21. The DepEd chief expressed her gratitude for the...

DepEd chief welcomes back PH delegates to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2019

QUEZON CITY, MAY 22, 2019 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones welcomed back yesterday the country’s 12 student-delegates to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO-INNOTECH) Office. The Philippine delegates to the world’s largest...