OUTGOING Davao City Mayor and presumptive vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio is “more than qualified” to assume the post of Department of Education (DepEd) secretary.This was what Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco said in response to the comment of Sen. Risa Hontiveros that DepEd should be led by an “education expert.”“Vice President-elect Sara Duterte possesses vast […]
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DepEd 7: No classes on Jan. 24-31
ALL forms of classes — limited face-to-face or modular blended learning — in all schools under the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) are suspended starting tod…
DepEd: Class suspension amid Covid-19 surge is up to LGU, local school officials
The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 has left the discretion to suspend modular distance learning classes to the 19 schools division offices (SDO) and the local government units (…
Teachers’ union demands release of overtime pay
TEACHERS under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) 7 Union are demanding the immediate release of their overdue service credit and 25 percent overtime premium for the 77 extra workdays of school year 2020-2021. “Despite the uncertainties of the pandemic, our teachers have never stopped working to ensure that we can guarantee a quality education […]
DepEd: Private schools in Bohol, Cebu apply for November face-to-face classes
FIVE private schools in Central Visayas have applied to join the pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face (F2F) classes that are set to start on Nov. 22, 2021 nationwide. Salustiano Jimenez, Department of Education Central Visayas (DepEd 7) director, said they still have to evaluate the private schools located in Bohol and Cebu provinces. “There […]
Majority of Mandaue teachers fully vaccinated
MOST of the teachers in Mandaue City are now fully vaccinated, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) Mandaue Division. Based on its record, out of 2,421 total teaching and non-teaching personnel registered with the DepEd Mandaue vaccination tracker, it has vaccinated 1,941 personnel or 80.4 percent. In an interview, Edgar Espina, the information officer […]
DepEd to distribute 40,000 laptops to teachers, personnel
THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said it is set to deliver this month some 40,000 laptops to teachers and other personnel nationwide to boost the country’s distance learning program. “This would go a long way in our continued implementation of our Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan and in providing technical support to our field offices nationwide,” Education […]
Employers worried about SHS graduates’ readiness for work
MANY EMPLOYERS are reluctant to hire senior high school (SHS) graduates on concerns about their readiness for the workplace, while most SHS graduates have expressed a preference to pursue further studies, according to a study released Thursday. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said its research, conducted starting 2018, found that SHS graduates faced […]
DepEd defers early registration for S.Y. 2021-2022 amid pandemic
IN CONSIDERATION of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has postponed the early registration for school year 2021-2022. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd 7 director, in a press conference on Thursday, March 25, 2021, said the DepEd central office issued DepEd Memorandum No. 8 series of 2021 that deferred the conduct of early registration […]
DepEd 7 head: USC admin has no liability over Lumad students’ stay
DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez said he did not see any liability on the part of the University of San Carlos (USC) administration over the housing of Lumad children for a learning program initiated by Save Our Schools, a network of child-focused non-governmental organizations. The DepEd 7 head said his office has […]