LIPA CITY, BATANGAS, September 3, 2018 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones highlighted anew the importance of instilling 21st century competencies in learners, and expressed her gratitude to all partners who make this possible during the recent program of the provincial government of Batangas held at the...

PASAY CITY, September 1, 2018 – To further ensure that the best interest of learners is always considered and realized, the Department of Education (DepEd) gathered around 400 child protection experts and advocates from government and non-government organizations for the first National Child Protection Summit last August 23 to 24...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, September 1, 2018 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones believes that the Department of Education (DepEd) is one government agency that never fails to integrate music into almost all of its programs and activities. She shared this during the concert dubbed as “Lahi: Kultura, Musika, Atbp.”...

QUEZON CITY, August 31, 2018 – The Department of Education (DepEd) assured that public schools nationwide will continue to have additional classrooms amid the decrease in the allocation for new classrooms in the proposed budget for 2019. As part of its commitment to catch up in providing more basic education...

MAKATI CITY, August 30, 2018 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones highlighted the Department’s effort in strengthening the K to 12 curriculum, with focus on peace and global citizenship education, during the First United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) Stakeholders Conference held on July 30 to...

PASIG CITY, August 30, 2018 – Undaunted by the “deep cuts” in its proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, the Department of Education (DepEd) gained the approval of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations for its cash-based budget and conveyed its readiness to implement the allocation even “at...