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DepEd to conduct National Child Protection Summit 2018

PASIG CITY, August 20, 2018 – The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Philippines and Child Protection Network Foundation, Inc. will gather youth representatives, teachers, guidance counselors, school heads, child rights advocates, and other education stakeholders from various government and non-government organizations for...

DepEd, private partner uplift learners’ lives through ALS

PASIG CITY, August 17, 2018 – Partnership between the Department of Education (DepEd) and Uplift Cares Global Movement Foundation enabled 214 learners to graduate with high school diploma under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program on August 7 at the Christ’s Commission Fellowship (CCF) Center in Pasig City. “Una sa...

DepEd, DOST ink pact to further Science, Math education of teachers, learners

QUEZON CITY, August 16, 2018 – The Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Capacity Building Program in Science and Mathematics Education last July 4 at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation...

Metrobank Foundation names 2018 Outstanding Filipino teacher-awardees

PASIG CITY, August 16, 2018 – The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd), presented the four teacher-awardees of the 2018 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos in a press conference held last August 9 in Quezon City. The teacher-awardees are: (1) Mary Jane S. Ramo, Master...

Teachers to have less work at night, more productivity by day with improved LIS

PASIG CITY, August 10, 2018 – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday reported substantial improvements in the performance of its Learner Information System (LIS), which helps teachers cut the time spent on the system and allows them to focus on teaching. Following the migration of LIS to DepEd’s Cloud...

DepEd keen that competent, qualified applicants will soon fill vacant posts

PASIG CITY, August 9, 2018 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones expressed optimism that the unfilled teaching and teaching-related positions will be “drastically reduced” within the year as the agency continues to encourage and hire more qualified applicants to fill the vacancies. On June 14, the Department...