PASAY CITY, January 30, 2023 – Vice President and Secretary of Education Sara Z. Duterte on Monday launched MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa, to set the new direction of the agency and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges. Addressing around 400 education stakeholders, led by no less than President Ferdinand...

  PASIG CITY, January 27, 2023— The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of the culture of social justice and diversity during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on January 26. “The Holocaust saw the systemic oppression and persecution of six million Jewish victims and millions of others. The atrocity...

​ ​ PASIG CITY, January 24, 2023 – Ahead of the agency’s Basic Education Report 2023, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday observed the annual International Day of Education (IDE) by highlighting initiatives to realize Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 4 (Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education). “This year’s theme...

​ PASIG CITY, January 23, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to conduct the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 on January 30 to present current challenges and the sector priorities of the agency. In a press briefing of the Department, DepEd Spokesperson Atty. Michael Wesley T. Poa...

January 04, 2023 – Continuing its outstanding practice in human resource management, the Department of Education Central Office (DepEd CO) received the Bronze Award in the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) from the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In a recent CSC resolution, DepEd CO...

​ PASIG CITY, December 27, 2022 – As one of the implementing countries of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools (WinS) policy in Southeast Asia, the Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) has been recognized for its implementation of the said program. The Regional Fit for School Programme, implemented...