​ January 12, 2022— The Department of Education (DepEd), through its Legal Affairs strand, highlighted the different initiatives of the agency in promoting and implementing rights-based education (RBE) for this year. In her year-end report during the DepEd General Assembly, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Josephine Maribojoc highlighted the advocacy...

​ January 11, 2022 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte manifested his continued support for basic education in his veto message on the passing of the 2022 National Budget. He highlighted the increased funding for the Alternative Learning System (ALS), and the expansion of the use of funds for Maintenance and...

​ January 11, 2022 – Committed to provide further support to field offices and schools nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) is determined to maintain its 96% budget utilization rate (BUR) for 2021 despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. “For 2021, we are aiming to maintain 96% or even...

​ January 4, 2022 – The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed its appreciation to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the members of Congress after the education sector obtained the largest increase in the approved 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Malacañang has announced that the education sector, which includes DepEd, SUCs...

January 4, 2022 – To further instill relevant life skills, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its guidelines on providing Basic Life Support (BLS) training for basic education learners. DepEd recently issued the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) for RA 10871 or the “Basic Life Support Training in Schools...

​ January 3, 2022 — The Department of Education (DepEd) continues its goal of restoring cultural and historical edifices in the Philippine basic education system as it inaugurated a century-old Gabaldon Building at Piat Central School in Piat, Cagayan. “While conserving or restoring the Gabaldon Buildings, we restore also the historical...