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School events canceled due to COVID-19 can proceed next month: DepEd

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 07:22 PM

School events that were canceled due to concerns over the novel coronavirus can proceed in March with additional precautions, DepEd said Thursday.  Read more »

Knowledge Channel inks new partnership agreement with DepEd

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 03:25 PM

ABS-CBN’s Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) recently signed a new memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education (DepEd) as part of its continuing efforts to improve the learning process for Filipino children.  Read more »

DepEd allows resumption of off-campus school activities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 09:55 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday allowed the resumption of different school activities, after different government agencies said it is safe to attend concerts and other big gatherings despite the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. Read more »

70,000 non-readers in Bicol region? DepEd says data based on diagnostic tool designed for Grades 3-6

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 03:40 AM

MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said a tool used to gauge elementary school students' reading skills is a diagnostic test given within the first two months of the school year. Read more »

2 convictions in 1 month: Ex-DepEd exec found guilty of graft over P95-million fund release

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 04:06 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 2nd Division has sentenced a former Zamboanga Peninsula education official to 6 to 10 years in prison for each of 2 counts of graft for the irregular release of P94.8 million in government funds in 2007. Read more »

Pag-iingat sa nCoV: Flag ceremony sa mga paaralan sa CDO silid-aralan muna

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 07:08 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO – Sisimulan na sa Lunes ang pagpapatupad ng kautusan ng Department of Education na gawin na muna sa mga silid-aralan ang flag ceremony bilang pag-iingat sa bantang dulot ng 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). Read more »

Field trips suspendido, Valentine's shows hihigpitan sa gitna ng coronavirus scare

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 08:06 PM

Sinuspinde ng Department of Education ang mga outdoor school-related activities gaya ng pagdaos ng mga fieldtrip habang hihigpitan ang pagdaos ng Valentine's shows sa harap ng banta ng 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov).  Read more »

Duterte OKs review of K to 12 program

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 11:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a review mechanism for the K to 12 program Malacañang said Wednesday after Filipino students performed poorly in a global reading comprehension assessment. Read more »

DepEd 'discourages' class suspensions over 2019-nCoV outbreak

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 05:55 PM

Education Sec. Leonor Briones on Tuesday said schools are "discouraged" from suspending classes over fears that students may contract the novel coronavirus in learning facilities. Read more »

DepEd launches 'Bantay-Magulang' waste management project in Taguig, Pateros

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:35 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education’s Taguig and Pateros division launched on Saturday a project where students are tasked to watch over their parents’ compliance with cleanliness measures, including garbage disposal, segregation and reduction. Read more »

DepEd may pakiusap sa LGUs para sa mga estudyanteng may special needs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 09:20 PM

Ayon sa datos ng Department of Education, nasa 231,631 mag-aaral ngayon ang itinuturing na physically at mentally challenged. Read more »

Former DepEd-Zambo chief found guilty of graft, malversation of P6.3-M

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 04:04 PM

The Sandiganbayan convicted a former regional director of the Department of Education for graft and malversation of public funds in connection with P6.347 million in missing funds.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 20, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:42 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Serving a different purpose

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 11:07 PM

A woman organizes her belongings as a child waits at the Alfonso Central School which serves as an evacuation center in Alfonso, Cavite, on Monday. Read more »

Schools as shelters: DepEd chief wants Taal evacuees out of schools for class resumption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 02:27 PM

MANILA - Families staying in schools after fleeing the Taal Volcano eruption should be relocated to other evacuation sites since classes have to resume immediately, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Friday. Read more »

Education chief to visit Batangas schools affected by Taal eruption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 11:32 AM

Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Friday she would inspect schools in Batangas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. Read more »

DepEd nababahala sa halos P7 bilyong tapyas sa budget nila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 08:03 PM

Dahil dito, posibleng hindi na masunod ang tamang student-teacher ratio at bumalik sa double shifting ang ilang mga paaralan. Read more »

DepEd-NCR nanawagan sa LGUs ng puspusang paghahanda vs lindol

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 10:18 PM

Base kasi sa kanilang pag-aaral, hindi gaanong handa ang mga paaralan sa rehiyon sakaling tumama ang 7.2 magnitude na lindol.  Read more »

Latest Mindanao quake destroys 31 schools: DepEd

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 07:38 PM

Thirty-one schools were among the structures destroyed by a powerful quake that affected 370,000 students and rocked Mindanao last weekend, the Department of Education said Tuesday, as it scrambled for funds to replace cracked facilities.    Read more »

Mas mahabang oras para sa PE classes, iminungkahi

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 12:29 PM

Iminungkahi ng isang sports federation sa Department of Education na pahabain ang oras ng klase sa mga physical education (PE) subjects. Read more »