DepEd funded P500M for school safety, security
DepEd’s proposed 2027 budget gets an additional P500 million for school safety and security following recent school shootings, as lawmakers push for measures…
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Department of Education coverage — schools, curriculum, teachers, and education policy across the Philippines.
DepEd broadens teachers’ workload credits
Education Secretary Sonny Angara said the Department of Education plans to recognize student counseling, peer mentoring and other non-classroom duties as part…
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Phl schools face new security scare
A wave of school security threats across the Philippines has prompted class suspensions, campus sweeps and online learning shifts. Police and regional reports…
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DepEd seeks return of P938K in senior high funds
The Department of Education is moving to recover P938,000 in Senior High School Voucher Program payments involving 53 beneficiaries whose enrollment status…
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CoA flags DepEd over ‘ghost students’
The Commission on Audit flagged DepEd’s voucher program for nearly P1 million in overpayments involving unverifiable senior high school beneficiaries, along…
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DepEd mandates PWD-accessible, disaster-resilient designs for new schools
DepEd has ordered all new public school buildings from 2027 to be fully PWD-accessible and disaster-resilient, with wheelchair ramps, tactile paving, stronger…
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DepEd moves to recover P938K in SHS voucher overpayments
DepEd is moving to recover P938,000 in Senior High School voucher overpayments flagged by COA over unverifiable and ‘ghost’ beneficiaries, while tightening…
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Filipino students win big at WRO Asia Pacific Open Championship 2026
Filipino students from DepEd Olongapo City Regional Science High School 3 clinched the Grand Prize WRO STEM Entrepreneur Award at the WRO Asia Pacific Open…
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DepEd launches alternative learning system program
Children receiving long-term treatment at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center can now continue their education through a new hospital-based Alternative…
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DepEd, PCMC launch hospital-based learning for sick children
DepEd and the Philippine Children’s Medical Center launch a hospital-based learning program so sick and chronically ill children can continue schooling during…
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CoA faults DPWH, DepEd amid school building backlog
COA reports that the DPWH completed only 4,817 of 14,267 targeted public school classrooms from 2021 to 2025, leaving nearly 9,000 unfinished amid construction…
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A chance to build better schools
The demand for classrooms presents an opportunity to rethink the spaces where future generations will learn, grow and discover their potential.
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DepEd rollout targets Pakil schools’ learning continuity
‘This is life-changing for our students and teachers, especially during times of calamity.’
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Angara: Partnerships speed up ICT rollout
‘With this approach, we can accelerate our programs, particularly the completion of our digital connectivity initiatives.’
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