Edited at the Office of the President of the Philippines Under Commonwealth Act No. 638
A May 22, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: Starting June this year, an Islamic-friendly and culturally sensitive curriculum for Muslim learners will be implemented in the Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as the national government continues to allot resources to further train Muslim teachers. Continue reading
A May 21, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: More government and private corporations join the 2012 Brigada Eskwela, the annual national schools maintenance week spearheaded by the Department of Education, which kicks off on today, May 21, in Justo Lukban Elementary School in Manila. Continue reading
A May 21, 2012 press release from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process: Government of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Panel Chair Marvic Leonen stressed on Friday they are exercising “due diligence” in negotiating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as issues are expected to become more difficult on the peace table. Continue reading
A May 18, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: The Department of Education will conduct a training workshop for English and Journalism teachers for the pilot implementation of the Special Program on Journalism (SPJ) for fourth-year high school students. Continue reading
A May 17, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: As a requisite to upcoming reforms as well as to check on schools’ preparedness to serve the incoming batch of enrollees for the new school year, the Department of Education today leads an inspection of one of the country’s highly populated public schools. Continue reading
A May 16, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: The DepEd has concluded a series of training sessions of trainers on the significant features and core elements of the K to 12 curriculum, which they will echo to teachers who will teach the Grade 1 and Grade 7 (first year high school) curriculum starting school year 2012–2013. Continue reading
A May 15, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: The Department of Health has substantially reduced the certification fee charged to the Department of Education —a requirement in securing land titles for public schools, many of which remain untitled for many years. Continue reading
A May 14, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: The DepEd is conducting the 2012 Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) Summer Training Courses for Teachers to boost their skills in teaching some of the most widely used foreign languages. Continue reading
A May 13, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: To emphasize on the importance of school sanitation and hygiene, one of the major thrusts of the 2012 Brigada Eskwela or National Schools Maintenance Week is the improvement of toilets and wash facilities.
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A May 11, 2012 press release from the Department of Education: The ACT Teachers Party-List has turned over to the Department of Education 1,046 copies of the Diksyunaryong Sentinyal ng Wikang Filipino, which the public schools can use to promote the Filipino language. Continue reading