MANILA, May 22, 2019 – Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Wednesday underscored the Department of Education’s (DepEd) efforts to ensure the readiness of almost 62,000 schools—47,205 of which are public—that will accommodate the projected 27.8 million learners in the coming school year. “Given the continuously increasing population of our schoolchildren...

PASIG CITY, May 17, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed its heartfelt gratitude to all the teachers and personnel who served in the 2019 national and local elections. “We, at DepEd, thank them for continuing to be on the frontline of the foremost exercise of democracy in the...

CAVITE CITY, May 17, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) officially kicked off the 16th Brigada Eskwela, with the theme “Matatag na Bayan para sa Maunlad na Paaralan,” on May 16 at Alfonso Central School in Alfonso, Cavite. More than 1,000 DepEd key officials from the Central, Regional, and...

PASIG CITY, May 13, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd), through its re-activated Election Task Force (ETF) operation and monitoring center, monitored the reports from its teachers and personnel who served in the 2019 national and local elections . After casting her vote at Don Jose Heights Covered Court...

PASIG CITY, May 12, 2019 – To help ensure a credible and orderly 2019 national and local elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) is re-activating its Election Task Force (ETF) operation and monitoring center from May 12 to 14 at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd-Central Office in Pasig City. Regional...

DAVAO CITY, May 12, 2019 – New records were set once again in the 62nd edition of the Palarong Pambansa. Tankers make waves In swimming, 12-year-old Alexis Cabayaran from Silay City clocked 2:15.76, besting National Capital Region’s (NCR) Imee Joyce Saavedra (2:16.72 in 2014) to set a new record and...