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DepEd to launch Basic Education Development Plan 2030 as strategic roadmap for basic education

June 2, 2022 — The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch the Basic Education Development Plan 2030 (BEDP 2030) on June 3 to provide a strategic roadmap to improve the delivery and quality of basic education. BEDP 2030 is the first long-term plan of the Department for basic...

DepEd continues to strengthen its commitment to SDG, Global Citizenship through renewal of the ICO-KPTEP learning series

​ May 30, 2022 — The Department of Education (DepEd), through the International Cooperation Office (ICO), announced the conduct of the ICO-KPTEP 4th learning series to strengthen the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Global Citizenship Education (GCED). “Advancing Global Citizenship Education must be a priority for the education sector. In...

DepEd invites participation in global tobacco control media competition

May 27, 2022 – The Department of Education (DepEd) invites learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel of DepEd, and other interested persons or groups to join the 2022 Global Media Competition (GMC) organized by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). Coordinated in the Philippines by civil society...

DepEd receives 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits from USAID, Smart Communications, and PBSP

Manila, May 27, 2022 – As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to strengthen early grade reading, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with Smart Communications and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), turned over 100 school-in-a-bag (SIAB) kits worth over PhP 10.4 million (US$ 208,000)...

DepEd sets up Merit Selection Plan to strengthen recruitment process

​ PASIG CITY, May 26, 2022 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has set up a competency-based Merit Selection Plan (MSP) to strengthen its recruitment process and increase personnel quality and retention. Adhering to the principles of merit, competence, fitness, accountability, transparency, and equal opportunity, the Department issued DepEd Order...

Briones shares ALS, Last Mile Schools Program at Education World Forum 2022

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 25, 2022 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones drew praises from her fellow education ministers after presenting two key programs of the Department of Education (DepEd) — the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and the Last Mile Schools Program — during a plenary session at the Education World...