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Cagayan de Oro to host 2023 NSPC in July

​ PASIG CITY, May 4, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to welcome back the country’s best campus journalists with Cagayan De Oro hosting the return of a physical National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) from July 17 to 21, 2023. For this year’s NSPC, only the top...

DepEd converges with National Network of Normal Schools for quality training programs for teachers, school leaders

​ BAGUIO CITY, May 4, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd), through the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) and Teacher Education Council Secretariat (TECS), recently convened with the National Network of Normal Schools (3Ns) to discuss the provision of high-quality professional development programs and courses to teachers...

DepEd provides Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Masbate schools

​ CAITANGAN, MASBATE, May 2, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has conducted Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for over 1000 learners, and 100 teaching and non-teaching personnel across the Schools Division of Masbate affected by armed conflict. Spearheaded by the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service (DRRMS), together...

Ilocano teacher to receive 2023 Princess Maha Chakri Award

​ PASIG CITY, April 28, 2023 – Recognizing his exceptional contribution to education and his advocacies on sustainable community, a teacher from the Department of Education (DepEd)-Ilocos Region is the Philippines’ fifth recipient of the prestigious 2023 Princess Maha Chakri Awards (PMCA). Mr. Jerwin O. Valencia, Teacher III of Digras...

DepEd bolsters drug education, prevention campaigns in 3rd National Barkada Kontra Droga Convention

SOUTH COTABATO, April 28, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd), in cooperation with the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), highlighted the importance of preventive education in curbing drug-related concerns and how to strengthen programs and interventions against substance abuse in schools and the community during the 3rd National Barkada Kontra...

Local partners express support to reinforce MATATAG Agenda programs

​ PASIG, CITY, April 27, 2023 — The Department of Education (DepEd) secured the commitment anew of its local partner organizations in providing relevant assistance in the realization of MATATAG Agenda during a consultative meeting on Tuesday at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan at the Central Office. The forum aligned the...