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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...