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DepEd TV teacher-broadcasters get COVID-19 jab as gov’t starts vaccination for A4 group

​ PASAY CITY, June 12, 2021 – To signal the start of the inoculation for education frontliners, four DepEd TV teacher-broadcasters on Monday received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus 8 Commitment Ceremony and Symbolic Vaccination for the A4 Priority Group. DepEd...

Briones cites Filipino heroism, bravery as inspiration in nation’s COVID-19 battle

June 7, 2021 – With education still facing the challenges brought about by the pandemic, DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has looked to history to rally stakeholders in contributing to the improvement of the public health situation. In particular, Secretary Briones cited the victory of Filipinos during the Battle of...

SDO Palawan installs 196 RBI sets as part of Teachers on Air Initiative

​ June 6, 2021 — In continuous support for the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) and distance learning, the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Palawan has installed 196 mini radio stations as part of the Teachers on Air initiative. Spearheaded by Mr. Rueben Herrera, the school head of Marikit Elementary...

DepEd-backed teacher education network gets accredited as ASEAN official entity

June 6, 2021 – Supportive of academic and research endeavors of teacher education institutions (TEI), the Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the accreditation of the Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (AsTEN) as an official entity affiliated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). AsTEN is a network...

DepEd assures provisional teachers can continue teaching this SY 2020-2021

​ June 5, 2021 – Some 1, 638 senior high school teachers, whose provisional appointments are set to expire by July this year, were granted priority status by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the 2021 Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers (LEPT), Education Secretary Leonor Briones announced on Thursday. “We...

DepEd records 4.5M early registrants for SY 2021-2022

​ June 4, 2021 – Amid travel restrictions and connectivity issues, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported that around 4.5 million learners registered early for School Year 2020-2021, achieving a 99% turnout compare to last year’s figure. In the final Monitoring Report on Tuesday, DepEd tallied a total of 4,557,435...