In a bid to support the mental health needs of learners and teachers, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the proposal to hire mental health professionals for public schools.
The Basic Education Report 2023 will be presented on January 30, the Department of Education clarified Tuesday.
A revised K–12 basic education curriculum will be presented by the Department of Education on January 30, Malacañang said.
There are no “extraordinary compelling reasons” to allocate confidential funds to the Department of Education (DepEd).
The chair of the Senate committee on basic education on Wednesday commended the Department of Education (DepEd) and its teaching personnel for the “successful return” of daily face-to-face classes in elementary and secondary schools in the country.
A party-list lawmaker called on DepEd to re-impose the mandatory use of facemasks in schools since it failed to provide adequate facilities to limit the risk of contracting COVID-19.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on the the Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DOH) to step up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the resumption of face to face classes this month.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Friday slammed the Department of Education’s alleged “endless incompetence” on the issue of “overpriced and outdated” laptops based on the COA report.
More than 50% of the allegedly overpriced laptops purchased by the Department of Education (DepEd) have yet to be distributed to teachers, the Commission on Audit (COA) revealed Thursday (October 20).
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes the Department of Education, under Vice President Sara Duterte, is justified in seeking a P150-million confidential fund in 2023.
