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Filipino teacher recognized by OECD for online publication initiative on global education citizenship

​   March 10, 2021 – The Global Teaching InSights (GTI), an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) platform, recognized a public school teacher from the Philippines for her initiative called Project I Commit to Global Citizenship Education through Online Newspaper (PIGEON). Master Teacher II Noemi Baysa from Malabon...

DepEd WinS Report: More schools make great progress in water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions

​   March 9, 2021 – For three consecutive years, the Philippines is making strides in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools program as participating schools recorded impressive improvement in their compliance with the five WASH indicators. The number of schools meeting the indicators and reaching the national standards...

DepEd assists learners, local manufacturers through School-Based Feeding Program

March 9, 2021 – Aside from nourishing healthy learners, the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) also helped local food processors and dairy producers in recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to give our thanks to our partners for the implementation of...

DepEd creates microsite for teaching climate change

  March 8, 2021 – To enhance the integration of climate change in the basic education curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched a Climate Change Education microsite containing curated reference and supplementary learning materials. The Climate Change education microsite (https://www.deped.gov.ph/climate-change-education/) is a repository of learning resources and references on...

Pres. Duterte, Sec. Briones lead school building inauguration in Bulacan, Valenzuela City

VALENZUELA CITY, March 8, 2021 – Delivering to the learners’ and teachers’ need to provide conducive, inclusive, and resilient schools, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones spearheaded the Department of Education’s (DepEd) simultaneous inauguration of school buildings in Bulacan and Valenzuela. “I promised our people that by...

SIPAG 2021 garners 3.7M views as DepEd harmonizes BE-LCP implementation

  March 6, 2021 — To foster harmony throughout the Department of Education (DepEd) in the implementation of Basic Education- Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua spearheaded the conduct of the week-long Strand Interface on Programs and Guidelines (SIPAG) Conference 2021. The conference discussed concerns and...