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Outstanding teachers, soldiers, police officers converge to bring back normalcy in Marawi

MARAWI CITY, February 12, 2019 – Members of the Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators (NOTED) and other alumni organizations of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos recently launched a pay-it-forward project called Guro, Pulis at Sundalo na may Galing, Puso at Sigasig (GPS²), through the assistance of the Department of...

DepEd, Project SaySay ink pact for distribution of educational posters

PASIG CITY, February 11, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) and Project Saysay, (PSaysay) Inc. entered into a partnership for the implementation of the “DepEd Series” through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Office of the Secretary on February 7. The “DepEd Series” aims to...

Briones honors Bicolano heroes in first regional assembly of education leaders

ALBAY, February 11, 2019– Bicolano heroes took center stage during the First Regional Assembly of Education Leaders (RAEL) held at the Legazpi City Convention Center from February 7 to 9. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones feted five notable Bicolanos in her keynote message during the last day...

DepEd joins calls to hike tobacco tax

PASIG CITY, February 7, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd) strongly supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval to certify as urgent a senate bill that aims to impose higher taxes on tobacco products, adding that the measure will strengthen DepEd’s efforts in protecting learners from getting into smoking. The President...

CALABARZON, NCR bag 2019 Nat’l Schools Press Conference, Festival of Talents championship

PANGASINAN, February 6, 2019– For the seventh consecutive year, CALABARZON was declared the overall champion of the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) held in Lingayen, Pangasinan from January 28 to February 1. Region III (Central Luzon) was the first runner-up, followed by the National Capital Region (NCR), Region V (Bicol...

DepEd, partners lead flag campaign in schools

QUEZON CITY, February 5, 2019 – The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with Ayala Foundation Inc., Chooks-to-Go of Bounty Agro Ventures Inc., and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), recently distributed 163 Philippine flags to the Schools Division of Quezon City to kick off the #MagingMagiting Flag...