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Friday 14th of June 2013
CEBU CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- Commission on Youth Cebu is seeking help to bring "Barkada ni Pedro" (BNP) to World Youth Day in Brazil next month. The COY Delegation of the Archdiocese of Cebu is selling tickets to a special advance screening of the award-winning movie "Boses" to finance their trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the international gathering on July 17-28. Marlito Cabigas, BNP Admin said they already had clearance and recommendation from the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and other religious organizations to pursue the fund raising. Tickets are priced at P120 in any of the pre-scre...
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Education key to end child labor in NegOr
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- Education is still the best way to combat child labor. This was emphasized during the celebration of 2013 World Day Against Child Labor, held June 12 at the Robinson's Dumaguete. Education Specialist Nick Arcilla disclosed that most children don't go to school because they chose to work to meet their families' needs. "Our advocacy is to increase the enrollment and lessen the absences and dropping outs of children," Arcilla said in Filipino. Arcilla...
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Cebuano news: "SanayGuro" alang sa mga magtutudlo sa katakus sa arte
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Gitak-opan ang laing yugto sa "SanayGuro" karong tuiga, pinaagi sa mga minugbo nga pasundayag sa arte didto sa mga lawak sa Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS) niadtong Huwebes, 2013. Ang SanayGuro usa ka tinam-bayayongan nga kalihukan sa Department of Education (DepED) ug sa National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) aron bansayon ang mga magtutudlo sa nagkadaiyang disiplina sa arte. Kini magtabang aron bansayon ang mga estud...
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U.S. Gov't supports K-12 training for teachers in Cebu
CEBU CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- As the Department of Education (DepEd) girds up for the second phase implementation of K to 12 program, the United States government showed its support by holding a trainer's training in Cebu City. US Embassy Manila's Agency for International Development (USAID) conducted recently a one-day facilitation training and preparation workshop for 20 DepEd chief trainers here. The trainers are responsible for training 600 master trainers in Filipino and English. The...
Central Visayas schools ready for K to 12
CEBU CITY, June 5 (PIA)--Schools in the entire Central Visayas are now ready for the full swing implementation of K to 12 program. Dr. Luz Jandayan, Department of Education 7 Curriculum and Learning Management Division Chief, recently said that all the schools under the 19 school divisions in Central Visayas are ready for the K to 12 flagship strategy. Jandayan was among the guests of the recent Mindshare session conducted by Cebu Coalition for Better Education (CBE) at the Cebu Normal Univers...
Cebu NGO to hold Mind-Share session on K-12 implementation
CEBU CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Coalition for Better Education (CBE) will hold a Mind Share Session on May 31 to discuss the preparations done by the national government in preparing public schools for the second phase implementation of K to 12 program. Guests during the forum are officials from the regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd), Technical Eduation Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to specifically tackle how ready are th...
Army's 302nd Brigade commits to support DepEd's Brigada Eskwela
NEGROS ORIENTAL, Dumaguete City, May 29 (PIA) -- Five elementary and high schools in Amlan and Pamplona towns and Tanjay City have benefitted from the army's 302nd brigade participation in Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (DepEd). Army's information officer, Capt. Cresencio Gargar said 12 skilled military personnel and CAFGUs extended their services such as masonry, carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, landscaping/gardening, and ordinary labor or cleaning school surroundin...
1.4M WVisayas studes expected in schools
ILOILO CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- A total of 1,492,287 pupils and students in public elementary and secondary schools in Western Visayas are expected to be back in school on June 3. Data obtained from Department of Education 6 said that of the number, 1,027,019 are elementary pupils and 465,268 are high school students. Based on DepEd Order No. 10 series of 2013 issued on February 20, this year, the opening of classes in public schools for this school year 2013 -2014 is on June 3, 2013...
Maguindanaon News : Masiken kanu 140,000 a pamamangagi e kabpanganganayan sa South Cotabato
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 28 (PIA) -- Pakabpanganganay su South Cotabato Schools Division sa pakasaut kanu masiken a 140,000 a mga pamamangagi e paludep kanu pampubliko a eskwelahan kanu kabpaludep nu nya a klase a sa Isnen, a Hunyo 3. Su nadtelu bilangan, tigin ni Dr. Rafael Fontanilla, superintendent nu South Cotabato Schools Division, na pantag bo kanu pinangumbal a registrasyon kanu ulan-ulan a Enero. Atag kanu data na 103,553 e nakareport kanu elementary taman sa 37,243 kanu hi...
Tagalog news: DepEd-Maguindanao, isinusulong ang 'no collection'policy ngayong pasukan
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 28 (PIA) --Istriktong ipinatutupad ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao ang 'no collection' at 'no fees' policy sa mga paaralan ngayong pasukan. Naninindigan si Maguindanao 1 schools division supt. Meriam Kawit na ipinatutupad sa lahat ng paaralang kanilang sakop ang nabanggit na patakaran. Aniya, ito ay bilang pagsunod sa memorandum na ipinalabas ng Department of Education (DepEd) at maging sa kautusan ng Pangulo. K...
NCRPO to deploy 10,000 cops for school opening
QUEZON CITY, May 28 (PIA) – Around 10,000 personnel from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deployed in different areas in Metro Manila in time for the school opening next week. NCRPO chief Leonardo A. Espina said police personnel will provide security to students, provide assistance to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on price monitoring of school supplies and other commodities, and to provide assistance to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA...
DepEd stakeholders join Brigada Eskwela anew
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 27 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela, also known as National Schools Maintenance Week, was launched here last May 20. It started with a motorcade at the Iligan City National High School and was joined in by several schools, the Iligan City division office and stakeholders. The caravan ended at Dalipuga High School, where an official kick-off ceremony was held. Dr. Rolly Cuizon who represented Mayor Lawrence Cruz, delivered a message addressing the stakeholders and...
South Cotabato expects over 140,000 students in SY 2013-2014
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 27 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's 362 public elementary and high schools are catering to at least 140,000 students this school year, an official of the Department of Education confirmed today. Dr. Rafael Fontanilla, superintended of the South Cotabato Schools Division, said 103,553 students were registered for Grades 1 to 6 while 37,243 were pre-listed for high school based on January pre-registration data. Fontanilla s...
Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro awards Most Outstanding Public Teacher for SY 2012-2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO, May 24 (PIA) -- Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro awarded on May 22, Wednesday, Randy R. Saligan, a Special Education (SPED) teacher from Ozamis City Central School as Most Outstanding Public School Teacher for school year 2012 to 2013. Justice Romulo "Romy" V. Borja, past president of the rotary and chairman of Gigi Borja Endowment Fund said a teacher's role is not simply providing knowledge to students but more importantly inculcating values. Saligan spent six years a...
More classrooms, teachers for Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The public school system in Region 7 is set to get a boost after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the construction of additional classrooms and opening of new teacher items in the region. DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon in a recent Kapihan forum disclosed that new classrooms are now being built in several public schools region-wide. Target accomplishment for 2013 is 602 total classrooms in Central Visayas. Of the total, Department of ...
Brigada Eskwela hopes for more volunteers this year
CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Department of Education-7 officials remain positive there will be more volunteers for the remaining days of Brigada Eskwela. In the recent Kapihan sa PIA-Cebu, DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon said they remain hopeful that like in the past years, volunteers for Brigada Eskwela will increase. According to Director Dulangon, there is a good turn-out of volunteers in majority of the schools under the 19 schools divisions of Central Visayas. "Speciall...
DepEd: There is more to Brigada than repair, clean-up
ILOILO CITY, May 21 (PIA6) -- Education stakeholders in this city were urged to go beyond doing minor repairs and clean ups and help schools in jumpstarting their other projects such as Gulayan sa Paraalan and tree planting, among others as the five-day Brigada Eskwela started Monday, May 20. The call was made by Division of Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Nelly Valerio during the regional launching and kick-off program of the 2013 Brigada Eskwela held at the Jaro National High Sch...
Brigada Eskwela kicks off at West City Elem School-Dumaguete
Negros Oriental, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eswela program kicked off yesterday at West City Elementary School with the signing of Pledge of Commitment by parents, student-volunteers, community members and teachers. Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of the DepEd through joint effort of parents, teachers, students and community members in cleaning school surroundings and classrooms for the school opening in June. Clean-up drives were mostly done in school surroundings. Refurbishing schools...
Antique kicks off Brigada Eskwela
SAN JOSE, Antique,May 20 (PIA) -- The School Maintenance Week also dubbed Brigada Eskwela kicked off on Monday May 20 to 24, 2013 per DepEd Memorandum Circular No. 40 series of 2013 issued by Secretary Armin Luistro. Fabian Niebre, District Supervisor of San Jose and at the same time Brigada Eskwela Coordinator said the 22 school districts in the province are set to join this nationwide undertaking in getting the school ready for opening on June 3. With the theme "Brigada Eskwela: Isang ...
Cebuano news: 1,000 ka mga magtutudlo nga mogradwar sa scholarship program sa DepEd hatagan og prayoridad nga makatudlo
SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Ang mga gradwado sa scholarship program sa DepEd ug Philippine Business for Education maoy hatagan og prayoridad nga makatudlo sa mga pangpubliko nga mga eskuylahan dinhi sa nasod, sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon. Matud ni Valte, scholarship program sa DepEd ug PBED nga gitugyan ngadto sa mokabat 1,000 ka mga eskolaran gitumong aron mapuswag ang imahe sa ug kalidad sa propesyon nga pagtudlo pinaagi sa pagdani sa pinakamaayo ug pinakaut...
OBE Task Force ready to address enrollment, school opening woes
ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA6) -- The Operation Balik Eskwela (OBE) Task Force of the regional office of the Department of Education in Western Visayas here is ready to assist parents, guardians and other stakeholders if they have issues and concerns during the enrollment period and school opening. DepEd 6 Resource Mobilization Special Program and Project Division Chief Dr. Eden Deriada said upon instruction of Director Mildred Garay the OBE Task Force was formed to see to it that the opening of cl...
'Pantawid' children now spend whole day in school
ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA6) -- For some families in the town of Leganes, school days for their children meant "half day" only because the mothers would not send their children to school on empty stomachs. "My 12-year old daughter, Sheryl, fainted in school because she was hungry," said 44-year-old Mayflor Jinon, of Sitio Paho, Napnod, Leganes in Iloilo. "I don't want that to happen again to any of my children," Mayflor said in dialect. For the children of Mayflor and some other m...
Iloilo City teachers all set for Monday's elections
ILOILO CITY, May 11 (PIA6) -- Teachers in this city who will be serving in the local and national elections are ready to perform their tasks on Monday, May 13. Department of Education Iloilo City Division District 1 Supervisor Teresa Penecilla said teachers under her supervision, covering six schools in the city proper district, are prepared for the forthcoming elections. "They have been preparing for the event for several days now - cleaning and getting their classro...
PCOS machines in Cebu generally OK
CEBU CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- Installation of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here took longer than expected during its simultaneous testing done today to ensure no glitches come election day. Faye Luarez, PCOS technician supervisor in Mandaue, told the Philippine Information Agency that most of the minor problems encounterd during the simultaneous nationwide testing involves the improper installation of the machine. Luarez said her office did not receive reports of any power i...
DepEd-ARMM launches mechanism to protect teachers on May polls
DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) formally launched on Monday in a hotel here, the DepEd Election Response Network (DERN), a mechanism ensuring the safety of public school teachers who will serve in the May 13 polls. Atty. Jamar Kulayan, education secretary of the ARMM said the DERN will provide security and even legal assistance to teachers even after the election is through, in all areas when they figure on elec...
Hiligaynon news: DBM nag-aprobar sang P575-M para sa galamiton sa eskwelahan
MANILA, Abril 30 (PIA6) -- Ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) nagpagwa sang P575.3 milyones sa Department of Education (DepEd) para sa pagbakal sang mga lamesa kag iban pa nga galamiton, nga nagasuporta sa pagkakomitido sang administrasyon Aquino sa pagpaayo sang mga pasilidad sa edukasyon sa bilog nga pungsod kag pagtib-ong sang sistema sa edukasyon sa pungsod. Si Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad nagsiling nga ang pagpagwa, nga ginkuha sa pundo sang DepEd para sa Re...
16 inmates receive diplomas from DepEd's alternative learning system
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 22 (PIA) -- Prison cells did not deter the 16 inmates in South Cotabato's detention facility to earn their education. On Friday, eight detainees of the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center (SCRDC) here received their diplomas for completing elementary while eight other inmates received diploma or high school under the Department of Education's Alternative Learning System (ALS). "I never ...
Maguindanaon news : DepEd-ARMM, ipadsulong su dekalidad a edukasyun kanu autonomous region
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 15 (PIA) -- Ipadsulong nu kaunutan nu Department of Education kanu Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) su kabpanginggay kanu dekalidad a edukasyun kanu mga kabataan a nadtelu a rehiyun. Lalan kanu nya, pat-timan a classrooms e nakainggay kanu gugunayan nu DepEd-ARMM kanu isa a elementary school kanu dalapa a Datu Unsay, Maguindanao. Tigin ni Maguindanao 1 Schools Division Supt. Meriam Kawit, labi a kanu kinadsukol sukol nu mga estudyante ataw...
PAGCOR allocates P2-B for additional classrooms
PARAÑAQUE CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- Soon, more classrooms will be built as the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) earmarked an additional P2 billion to fund the construction of around 2,000 classrooms in public schools all over the country. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Cristino Naguiat, Jr., Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Secretary Rogelio Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement to mark the second phase of the sa...
AFP commits to safe, peaceful elections
QUEZON CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) has affirmed its commitment to safe and peaceful elections on May 13. This after the AFP signed a memorandum of agreement together with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) at the DepEd Compound in Pasig City Wednesday, April 10. In a statement, AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio E. Macapagal, who represented the AFP, said that with or without...
RDC 6 gives nod to school infra project
ILOILO CITY, April 9 (PIA6) -- The Regional Development Council 6 unanimously passed Executive Committee Resolution No 5 in its recent meeting, endorsing the School Infrastructure Project (PSIP) II for public private partnership. This is expected to address the incremental classroom requirements of the Public school system, where the Department of Education (DepED) has adopted a public-private partnership (PPP) framework as a strategy to supplement the provision of educational facilities, consi...
DepEd conducts budget planning workshop
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 4 (PIA 6) -- A budget planning workshop was conducted by the Department of Education in Region VI, at Nature's Village, Talisay City, Negros Occ., hosted by the DepEd Silay Division, a statement from the city said. It was participated in by schools division superintendents and assistant superintendents and presided over by DepEd Region 6, Director Mildred Garay and consultant Edna Escarilla. Participants were grouped and came up with the requi...
Day-care center to provide supplementary feeding even during summer
ILOILO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – Even during summer, children in day care centers will be given supplementary feeding. Salvacion Gayoma, regional dietician of Department of Social Welfare and Development-6, said parents should bring their children to the day care centers for the 120-day feeding program. The program caters to three and four-year-old children and those enrolled in day care centers. "The school children in public schools are already attended to by the Department of Educati...
DepEd-Cotabato Province encourages public to join 'Brigada Eskwela'
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 1 (PIA) -- The office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in North Cotabato encourages everyone especially the students, parents and DepEd employees to participate in this year's 'Brigada Eskwela'. This is in a bid to provide clean and orderly classrooms for the school opening on June. The week-long activity has been scheduled on May 20 to 25. DepEd OIC Regional Director and OIC Schools Division Superintendent Maria Rosa Gutierrez noted that De...
Tagalog news: DepEd-Cotabato Province nananawagang makiisa sa gagawing Brigada Eskwela
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 1 (PIA) -- Nagsimula nang manawagan ngayon sa mga mamamayan partikular sa mga estudyante, guro at mga magulang ang pamunuan ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato na makilahok sa taunang Brigada Eskwela. Ito ay sa layuning magkaroon ng malinis at maayos na mga silid aralan para sa pagbubukas ng eskwela ngayong taon. Nabatid na magsisimula ang Brigada Eskwela sa Mayo a-20 hanggang a-25. Ayon kay DepEd OIC Regional Director at OIC Sc...
DepEd mourns passing of former education chief
QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The flag at the Department of Education Central office is now flying at half mast to give honor to Dr. Onofre "OD" Corpuz, former DepEd Secretary. Corpuz, who also became the University of the Philippines' president, became the DepEd Secretary between 1967 and 1979. He focused on the values reorientation program and provided its framework for school executives, teachers and students, contributing to the moral and spiritual regeneration of the country. Dr. Cor...
DTI conducts symposium on World Consumer Rights Day
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Mar 16 (PIA) -- Sixteen representatives from existing and would-be consumer organizations in the province, local government units and from the Department of Education (DepEd) attended the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sponsored symposium cum-mini workshop on World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) celebration, Friday, March 15. With international theme of "Consumer Justice Now!" said symposium focused on various issues/concerns affecting the lives of almost ev...
DENR extends 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools
QUEZON CITY, March 13 -- More schools and colleges with green practices can join the 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools with the deadline for application reset on April 16. The search aims to raise awareness on environmental protection among students, teachers and their communities as well as encourage schools to hold environmental programs. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) pushed the extension of deadline ...
Deped unveils School Calendar 2013-2014; classes to start June 3
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that the opening of classes for school year 2013–2014 in public elementary and secondary schools will be on June 3, a Monday. DepEd Order 10, series of 2013, details the school calendar for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 for elementary and high schools in the country. DepEd order said that SY 2013-2014 will have 201 school days, 180 of which are non-negotiable teacher-student contact time. A four-day in-service ...
Sunny weather greets thousands on DAVRAA opening in DavNor
TAGUM CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- After days of rain and flooding, the sun finally shone in Davao del Norte and on the thousands of athletes, coaches, spectators, and organizers who have been preparing for the 2013 Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) for months now. "I have invited Senator Pia Cayetano to open the facility which she ground broke before," Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said during a press conference held Monday morning a few hours before the official opening...
Cebuano news: Peb. 25, walay klase sa tanang tunghaan sa tibuok nasud
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Walay klase sa mga tunghaan sa tibuok nasud sa umaabot nga Lunes, Pebrero 25, alang sa ika-27 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa EDSA-1 People Power uprising. Kini base sa gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III nga Proclamation 459 diin nakapatik nga "special holiday for schools" ang Pebrero 25. Sa maong proklamasyon, nakabutang nga, "EDSA-1 revolt had restored and ushered political, social and economic reforms" sa Pilipinas ug "serves as an inspir...
44 malnourished kids benefit from army's feeding program
SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Forty-four malnourished kids from Jaena Elementary School in Jamindan, Capiz benefited from a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Army's (PA) 6th "Paghiliugyon" Light Armor Company. The children are severely malnourished and are part of more than 562,262 students from kindergarten and elementary levels enrolled in public schools nationwide considered severely malnourished based on a nutritional status report by the Department of Education as of Au...
DavNor Guv suspends classes in 8 municipalities
TAGUM CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has declared the suspension of classes in eight municipalities in the province in view of tropical depression "Crising" which, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa), was moving closer to the southern tip of Davao del Sur as of 11 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 19). "The Governor has declared the suspension of classes only in the eight municipalities under the Dava...
Cebuano news: DepEd mipagawas ug giya alang sa 2013 nga seremonya sa gradwasyon
QUEZON CITY – Usa ka simple apan dili makalimtan nga gradwasyon ang gustong ipasinati ni Education Secretary Luistro alang sa mga estudyante nga mogradwar niini nga tuig. Si Luistro miingon nga gikinahanglan sa seremonya nga maglakip sa obligasyon sa katawhan, may pagbati sa komunidad, ug personal nga responsibilidad, ug dili lamang mamahimong memorable ug exciting nga walay dagkong gasto. Kabahin sa serbisyo publiko sa DepEd ang paghatag sa katawhan ug simple apan dili makalimtan nga ...
Water Sanitation and Hygiene needs being assessed in temporary learning spaces
TAGUM CITY, Feb. 15 --The Education Cluster is now in the process of assessing the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) requirements of around 163 Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. The TLS were set up as a response by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Education Cluster, to the academic requirements of the children in areas affected by Typhoon Pablo, specifically where most schools have either been partially or totally damaged. D...
Cebuano News: Presidente Aquino gipangulohan ang paglusad sa Sajahatra Bangsamoro didto sa Maguindanao
MANILA, Peb. 12 (PIA)-- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino ang pormal nga paglusad sa proyektong Sajahatra Bangsamoro kagahapon diin gituyo kini aron mapadali ang transisyon sa apektadong mga lugar aron mahimo kining produktibo samtang plastaron pa sa gobyerno ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang mga pinal nga kasabotan niini. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa maong kalihukan, ang Presidente miingon nga gituyo ang maong programa aron paghatag og edukasyon, health care ug edukasyon ngadto sa kabus ...
Cebuano news: DepEd magbukas ug accreditation sa mga utanganan nga maghatag ug maayong termino alang sa mga magtutudlo
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 11 -- Magbukas pag-usab ang Department of Education (DepEd) ug accreditation sa mga Private Lending Institutions (PLIs) nga mag-awhag ug mas maayong termino ug ubos nga mga charges sa utang alang sa mga magtutudlo ug empleyado sa departamento. Si Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro miingon nga gikinahanglan nga palapdan ang maong sistema aron mas daghan ang institusyon nga kapilian sa mga magtutudlo sa pampublikong tunghaan ug sa mga empleyado kinsa makahatag ug mas maay...
DepEd-Caraga implements PPP school infra project phase 2
BUTUAN CITY, Feb 8 (PIA) -- There is no stopping this administration from going full steam ahead as it makes good its promise to fill the classroom lack even before Aquino leaves office. The Department of Education in Caraga Region (DepEd-Caraga) is currently implementing the second phase of its large-scale classroom construction project through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme called the PPP for School Infrastructure Project III (PSIP-II). During Tuesday's first quarterly meetin...
Tagalog News: Mga guro para sa susunod na pasukan, hindi kukulangin ayon sa DepEd
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL,South Cotabato, Peb.8 (PIA)-- Tiniyak ng Cotabato City Schools Division na hindi magkakaroon ng kakulangan ng mga guro sa pag-uumpisa ng pasukan para sa taong 2013-2014, ayon sa isang opisyal. Sinabi ni Schools Division superintendent Concepcion Balawag na patuloy na nagsasagawa ng pangangalap at pagsasala ang kanilang opisina ng mga aplikante para sa nais magturo. Ang dibisyon ay nangangailangan ng 75 na bagong guro para sa mga paaralang pansekondarya, 45 para sa elementa...
Cebuano news: Mass Feeding gihimo sa kasundalohan sa 30IB, mga magtutudlo sa San Francisco
SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 7 (PIA) -- Usa ka Mass Feeding ang gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang sa mga kasundalohan sa 30th Infantry Battalion, Phil. Army ug mga magtutudlo sa Oslao Elementary School ug San Francisco Central Elementary School sa Brgy. Poblacion, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte. Mokabat sa 40 ka mga tinu-an sa Oslao Elementary School, Barangay Oslao, San Francisco ug mokabat 50 usab ka mga tinun-an sa San Fracisco Central Elementary School ang nahatagan sa corn soup ug malunggay salad at...
DepEd Maasin City has high registration rates during early registration program
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd)-Maasin City Division registered 10,256 enrolees for the elementary level or 97 percent out of the 10,554 template given by the DepEd for school year 2013-14 during the Early Registration on January 26. From the prep school or kindergarten level, 1,288 were enrolled or 90.20 percent out of the template assigned by the education department Jocelyn Avila from DepEd-Maasin City Division said. Avila disclosed that ...
DepEd Calabarzon launches drive for excellence
ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd)-Calabarzon launched its drive for excellence through the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) which it aims to achieve by 2017. DepEd-Calabarzon, led by Regional Director Lorna Dino and DepEd 4A Consultant Elena Cruz, oriented their regional staff regarding PQA and excellence in performing functions at the DepEd 4A Regional Office, Karangalan Village, Cainta, Rizal. According to Dir. Dino, the regional office started its pursu...
DepED6 oks YES-O Congress
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (Dep-Ed 6) Regional Office will hold the 6th Regional Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O) Congress on February 8 – 10, 2013 with the Division of Aklan as host. In a PIA interview, Dr. Eden Deriada, Chief of the Resource Mobilization Special Programs and Projects (RMSPP) Division Region VI and Regional YES-O Coordinator, said that this year's congress, with the theme "Kalikasan Kalinga-in, Batas Tuparin," will ...
GSIS to refund DepEd employees this February
DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 3 (PIA) -- Employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Oriental will receive their refund premium in arrears previously deducted from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) starting this February. The state pension fund GSIS in its press release announced that more than 73,000 employees of DepEd in the country are expected to be refunded. GSIS Dumaguete Branch Manager, Atty. Mercedes Enriquez, said the initial refund of P363 million is made possible ...
Tagalog news: DepEd, magsasagawa ng 'early registration' sa Batangas
BATANGAS CITY, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang magsagawa ng early registration para sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong lalawigan ang Department of Education (DepEd) bukas, Enero 26. Ang naturang programa ay nakasentro sa maagang pagpapalista ng mga batang magsisipasok sa kindergarten at Grade 1. Sinabi ni Dra. Donato Bueno, DepEd superintendent sa lalawigan ng Batangas, na magsisimula ng alas-siyete ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon ang enrolment. Aniya, lahat ng mga batang ipinanganak ...
DepEd encourages parents to register early
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA6) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Iloilo has already taken steps to encourage parents to register their incoming learners for school year 2013 to 2014. DepEd Iloilo Asssitant Schools Division Superintendent Ferdinand Sy said that as part of their preparations, some schools have already hanged streamers to disseminate the information and reach out to parents in their areas. It will be recalled that Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro thro...
Early registration starts Jan. 26; OSYs encouraged to go back to school
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 25 (PIA6) -- School officials called on Capiceños to help in the national early school registration campaign. Roxas City Department of Education Schools Division Superintendent Miguel Mac Aposin urged the parents to enroll their children who are incoming kindergarten, Grade I or Grade VII students by the opening of school year 2013-2014 in June. He added that parents should also encourage their children, particularly the out-of-school, to go back to school and finish...
Aklan flood-damaged schools need new books, equipment
KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 24 (PIA6) -- A recently-proposed resolution of the Kalibo Sangguniang Bayan (SB) here is seeking the aid of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the provincial government of Aklan for new equipment, school materials, and books for Kalibo public elementary schools here submerged during the flash flood that hit the capital town December 26 last year brought by tropical storm Quinta. The resolution, which was proposed by SB member Soviet Russia de la Cruz , chairman of SB-K...
Senate passes K to 12 on third reading
QUEZON CITY, Jan 23 (PIA) -- The Senate, on Tuesday, passed on third and final reading, the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Education Secretary Armin Luistro, in a statement, said the development is a sign that the goal of a reformed basic education system that offers an enhanced curriculum to better equip the students is drawing closer. "We are grateful to the support of our lawmakers in both Houses and we are hopeful for its eventual passage into a law," Luistro said. The bill will pro...
New DepEd-Zanorte chief's reforms draw positive reaction
DIPOLOG CITY, Jan 21(PIA) --The reforms implemented by the newly-installed Officer-in-Charge of the Zamboanga del Norte schools division have generated positive feedback from the rank-and-file and teaching personnel of the division. Ms. Lourma I. Poculan, acting assistant schools division superintendent told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) that Ms. Natividad P. Bayubay, the new DepED-Zanorte chief, has given the school administrators the authority to hire and accept teachers for their ...
DepEd Marinduque announces early registration on Jan 26
BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education-Marinduque announces that there will be early registration of school age children by January 26 as mandated in DepEd Order #86 dated Dec. 26, 2012. Age qualification for kindergarten would be those born in Oct. 31, 2009 or earlier. Children born on October 31, 2007 with or without kindergarten education are eligible for Grade 1. Birth certificate is a requirement upon registration, however, DepEd-Marinduque will still accommodate th...
Hiligaynon news: Estudyante gikan Antique nagpanguna sa poster making contest
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Ene 12 (PIA6) -- Si Romelie Laurencio sang Sido – San Juan National High School sang Sibalom, Antique ang gindeklarar nga nagapanguna nga tagdaug sa nasyunal nga paindis-indis gintawag Protektado Ako Laban sa Droga Poster Making. Ang entry ni Laurencio isa sa tatlo ka mga entry nga ginpadala sa DepEd Manila nagikan diri sa Kabisayaan Nakatungdan sa kategoriya sang 3rd year high school, suno kay Dr. Melchor Kim S. Kwan, Pinuno sang Health and Nutrition Division sang Depart...
Gov't to hasten efforts to bring normalcy to typhoon survivors
DAVAO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Government agencies like the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Education in Davao Region have hastened efforts to normalize the lives and activities of typhoon Pablo survivors in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. Carmela Duron, spokesperson of the DSWD XI said that as the agency sustains the basic needs of the survivors, it is also conducting needs assessment to determine the extent and duration of helping typhoon Pablo survivors...
Antique stude bags top prize in poster-making tilt
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA6) -- A student from Antique was adjudged as the first placer in a national contest dubbed "Protektado Ako Laban sa Droga" Poster Making Contest. The poster of Romelie Laurencio of Sido – San Juan National High School in Sibalom, Antique was one of the three entries sent to Department of Education Manila to represent Western Visayas in the 3rd year high school category of the contest, according to Dr. Melchor Kim S. Kwan, Head of the Health and Nutrition Division o...
DepEd hinikayat ang mga magulang na magpatala sa "Early Registration Day" sa Enero 26
QUEZON CITY, Enero 10 (PIA) -- Iniimbita ang mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral na magpatala ng kanilang mga anak sa darating na Enero 26 na siyang itinakdang "Early Registration Day" ng Department of Education (DepEd). Sa ilalim ng DepEd Order No. 89, s. 2012 na pirmado ni DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kaniyang idineklarang "Early Registration Day" ang Enero 26, 2012 para sa mga mag-aaaral sa pampublikong elementary at sekondaryang paaralan. Dala nito ang temang "Makapag-aral ay Kara...
A grander Sinulog sa Kabataan in 2013
CEBU CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Expect a grander and more competitive Sinulog sa Kabataan this year. Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI) Executive Director Ricky Ballesteros said spectators are in for a show not only during the Grand Parade on the 20th but starting this weekend during the competitions for both Sinulog sa Kabataan Lalawigan and Dakbayan. Ballesteros, during the first Kapihan sa PIA forum this year held at the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission building, said he can see mor...
'Early Registration Day' for public schools is on January 26
QUEZON CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) - - "Early Registration Day" for the School Year(SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools is on January 26 as stated in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 89 of 2012 duly signed by DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro. Secretary Luistro stated in his order that the activity aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the Education for All (EFA) and completion of the cycle thus th...
Maguindanaon news : Comelec mimbibitiyala den kanu DepEd para sa halalan
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Kinumperma ni Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor nu South Cotabato, sa pembagalen den nilan su kanilan a preparasyun kanu masiken den a kabpakauma nu nadtelu a halalan. Pidtelu ni Atty. Jay Gerada, nangabpun den su kapabpulong nu mga election officers kanu balang-balang a dalapa endo siyudad kanu prubinsya sa Department of Education a kanu kanilan a lugar. Nya tigin na sabap su DepEd e pagkilalan kanu mga maistra a kapakayan adsilbi bilang m...
Classes stalled in Cateel as school still filled with evacuees
TAGUM CITY, Jan. 4 -- Classes in all schools affected by Typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley resumed Thursday except for one school in Cateel which served as a temporary shelter for the evacuees after the typhoon. "We were alarmed when one school, particularly the Cateel National Agricultural High School failed to open up and start classes because it is still being used as an evacuation area,' Department of Education (DepEd) spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said. Atillo said...
Classes resumes in typhoon-affected Davao provinces
TAGUM CITY Jan. 3 (PIA) -- "Dayon ang opening sa klase karon (Classes will resume today)" was the pronouncement made by Department of Education (DepEd) XI spokesperson Jenielito "Dodong" Atillo yesterday. Atillo, who personally visited the affected areas with DepEd XI Regional Director Dr. Gloria Benigno to ensure the smooth resumption of classes on January 3, 2013, said it is imperative that the students return to school immediately. "If we don't get them back to the classrooms, ...
Classes continue even after flashfloods in New Bataan
TAGUM CITY, Jan 3 (PIA) -Flooding in New Bataan, Compostela Valley has not deterred teachers and students from going back to their makeshift classrooms in barangay Central Kabinuangan, Thursday. Students and teachers trekked to the three tents set up by the Department of Education and aptly called learning spaces on January 3, 2013, the day when classes were supposed to resume after Typhoon Pablo has wreaked havoc on their classrooms and their lives. "There is no problem in Davao Oriental wh...
2012 Outstanding Teachers of Surigao Norte
SURIGAO CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte has awarded the winners of this year's Search for Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte on December 13 at the Provincial Sports Complex, this city. The winners for the elementary level are Honey R. Tagalo of Don Enrique Navarro Memorial Elementary School (Dapa, Siargao Island), Janette G. Tupal of Surigao West Central Elementary School (Surigao City) and Daisy Donasco of Anao-aon Central Elementary School (San Fran...
DepEd Iligan to lead massive Tree Growing on December 16
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Dec. 13 (PIA)--The Department of Education (DepEd) Iligan will take the lead in planting tree seedlings for the different parts of Iligan particularly in places near rivers. The tree planting is one of the activities to be conducted in commemoration of Tropical Storm Sendong's devastation which caused loss of lives and properties to the city of Iligan on December 17 last year. Schools Division Superintendent Randolph Tortola of Iligan said around 2,500 teachers ...
WV pupil tops Nat'l Poster making tilt
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA6) -- A Grade V pupil of Rizal Elementary School in Bacolod City who represented Western Visayas emerged champion in the elementary category of the recently concluded National Road Safety Poster Making Contest. Department of Education 6 Resource Mobilization Special Programs and Project's Division Chief and Information Officer Dr. Eden D. Deriada said Angelene Arangco, bested other participants from the 17 regions in the country who participated in the competition. ...
Reforms in DepEd-ARMM moving forward - Asec Noor Saada
COTABATO CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- There's no turning back as far as reforms are being instituted at the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) is concerned, according to a local executive here. DepEd-ARMM Assistant Secretary for Operations Noor Saada said, vigorous efforts are focused in the implementation and putting into action needed reforms and long-term solutions to controversies and negative reports hounding the agency during past administra...
Tagalog news: Brigada Eskuwela Hall of Fame award iginawad ng DepEd sa Tupi NHS
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nob. 28 (PIA) -- Iginawad ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa isang paaralan sa South Cotabato ang prestihiyosong Hall of Fame award para sa pagpapatupad ng Brigada Eskuwela. Ayon kay Simplicio Ballesta, Jr. principal ng Tupi National High School (TNHS), kanilang nakuha ang Hall of Fame award matapos na muling manguna sa kategorya para sa pambansang patimpalak ngayong taon. Nanguna na ang TNHS sa national level search ng Brigada Eskuwela implementers taong 20...
NegOr joins simultaneous nationwide book reading sessions
DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The provincial government here joined the national observance of "Araw ng Pagbasa" (Reading Day), the official culminating activity of the National Reading Month this November, in a program held today at the Negros Oriental Convention Center. Gov. Roel Degamo led a storytelling session with around 20 Grade 3 pupils from public schools in the province as he read from a book about the history of Siaton town, the birthplace of the governor. Nearly 600 school h...
Tagalog news: Ecosavers, bagong recycling campaign sa Metro Manila na kabataan ang bida
QUEZON CITY, Nob 26 (PIA) - - Sa National Ecosavers Program (NEP), kabataan ang pangunahing kikilos para sa malinis na kapaligiran. Ang NEP ay magkatuwang na programa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), at ng Galing Pook Foundation na naglalayong turuan ang mga kabataan na mapangalagaan ang kanilang kapaligiran. Dahil na rin sa lumal...
All schools in Capiz to get OL traps
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 20 (PIA6) -- About 6,000 mosquito ovilarvicidal (OL) trap were delivered by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Capiz in several public elementary and secondary schools here as of November 15. Based on records, about 3,000 classrooms were covered by the initial roll out of OL traps in public schools provincewide. The beneficiaries of the anti-dengue kits were public elementary schools of Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Maayon, Mam...
Cebuano news: Luistro mibahad sa mga magtutudlo kabahin sa investment scam
MANILA, Nov 18 (PIA) -- Mibahad ang Department of Education sa publiko ilabi na ang mga ilang mga magtutudlo ug empleyado kabahin sa mga awhag nga dagko ug kita nga mga pamuhunan tungod kay pangilad lamang kini. Si Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro miingon nga adunay mga institusyon sa pautang o organisasyon nga nagdani ug pamuhunan gikan sa publiko diin kini mobalik nga adunay dakong ganansiya. Ang mga awhag sa pamuhunan nga adunay dakong ganansiya kumpara sa kasagaran nga kitaon dali...
DepEd, Malampaya Foundation pinalakas ang Young eco-savers program
BATANGAS CITY, Nob 16 (PIA) --Muling nagbigay ng pagsasanay sa mga guro, mag-aaral, at mga magulang ang Malampaya Foundation Inc. para sa YES o Young Eco Savers Program sa isinagawang two-day workshop noong ika-13 at 14 ng Nobyembre sa Green Coral Resort sa lungsod na ito. Ang foundation ay inilunsad noong nakaraang taon. Ang YES program ay isang programa na ipinatutupad ng DepEd at Malampaya Foundation upang maisaayos ang pagpapatupad ng ecological solid waste management o tamang pangangalaga ...
Surigao Norte names finalists for Search for Most Outstanding Teachers
SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 13 (PIA) -- Surigao del Norte recently named the finalists for the 2012 Search for Most Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte. The award, known as "Bantayog Nan Kinaadman," aims to inspire teachers throughout the three DepEd divisions of the province namely Surigao City, Siargao, and Surigao del Norte to enhance their competences and strive to perform better and recognize their achievements and exemplary performance in molding the students to be globally competitive....
On its 441st anniversary Kalibo finally gets hymn
KALIBO, Aklan, Nov 10 (PIA6) -- Finally, Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan has now a hymn of its own, officially launched during Kalibo's 441st Founding Anniversary November 3 at the Kalibo Pastrana Park. Sang by the Kalibo Municipal Employees Chorale, the hymn was a product of a series of meetings of the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Education and Culture. According to Kalibo's Public Affairs, the hymn was composed with the help of Dr. Alfredo Buenaventura, a music composer and arrang...
DepEd-ARMM needs institutionalized health, nutrition unit
COTABATO CITY, Nov 9 (PIA) -- In order to sustainably improve the health and school performance of elementary schoolchildren in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Department of Education needs an institutionalized health and nutrition unit. This is the recommendation of Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) representing women sector. Gutoc who is also chairperson, Committee on Education, Arts, Culture and Sports Development of the Regional Legislati...
DepEd Carmona wins sports meet competition
CARMONA, Cavite, Nov 6 (PIA) --The Department of Education (DepEd) district of this first-class municipality was declared overall champion in the recently concluded East Cavite Sports Unit (ECSU) meet held at Silang Central School. The ESCU meet is composed of public students from Carmona, Silang and Gen Mariano Alvarez (CarSiGMA) which comprise the fifth district of Cavite. The Carmona delegates headed by Dr. Editha M. Atendido and supervised by Noel S. Ortega, principal-in-charge of Physical...
Negros Oriental sets to bid for Palarong Pambansa 2013
DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- A group of local government officials led by Governor Roel Degamo is set to go to Manila on Friday, October 19 to participate in the bidding for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2013. Negros Oriental Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Supt. Salustiano Jimenez said the party includes Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, the three district representatives, and some members of the provincial board to convince the organizer in Manila during the ...
Cebuano news: Union Bank nag-turn over ug eskwelahan sa DepEd
PASIG CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- Dili na mag-antos sa layo nga laktonon ang mga tinun-an sa Barugo National High School sa Southern Leyte pagkatapos sa inagurasyon sa dugang upat ka lawak tunghaan nga edipisyo. Ang bag-ong edipisyo nga adunay buhatan sa principal gidonar ngadto sa Union Bank of the Philippines ubos sa corporate social responsibility program niini ngadto sa Department of Education (DepEd). Si Union Bank Chairman ug Chief Executive Officer Justo A. Ortiz uban sa mga opisyales sa De...
DepEd, local officials acknowledge lot donation for school building
GENERAL TRIAS, CAVITE, OCTOBER 12 (PIA) -- Department of Education-Cavite (DepEd) district supervisors and local officials thanked leading real estate developer for donating a lot for the construction of school building. During the groundbreaking ceremony held last October 9 in Barangay Navarro where the Navarro National High School would be built, Mayor Luis "Jon-Jon" Ferrer IV thanked the officials of Property Company of Friend, Incorporated (PRO-FRIENDS) led by its chairman Mr. Gerry Ch...
Educators celebrates Teachers' Day with assembly
ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Oct 5 (PIA) -- Hundreds of teachers from both public and private schools in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of Antipolo gathered in celebration of World Teacher's day at the Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Rizal this October 4. Teachers and several students from the schools division of Antipolo highlighted the celebration through a raffle draw, fun games, and cheer dance competition. The program also included several inspirational talks from the Department of...
DOST distributes mosquito OL traps in Roxas City
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Oct 1 (PIA) -- A trainers' training on the roll-out of mosquito ovilarvicidal (OL) traps to public elementary and secondary schools was conducted here in the province. The activity was led by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Department of Health (DOH) to lower dengue cases by controlling the population of dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes. A DOST briefer said that 11 rooms including comfort rooms, canteens, and libraries of all public schools in the cit...
115 DepEd Accreditation & Equivalency test passers graduate
ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA, Sept 26 (PIA) -- At least 115 passers of the Department of Education's (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS)- Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) program from Siquijor received their diploma Friday during the 2012 ALS Day celebration and graduation of A&E test passers at the Social Center in Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor. Nine of the passers were for the elementary level, 103 for secondary level, and three in livelihood class earning diplomas on Computer-Basic encoding an...
DepEd Siquijor celebrates ALS Day, graduation of test passers
ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA, Sept 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Siquijor celebrated on September 21 the 2012 Alternative Learning System (ALS) Day and the graduation of Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) test passers at the Social Center in Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor. The celebration aims to create advocacy and social mobilization among the stakeholders and community on the impact of alternative learning in the improvement of the quality of life of the family, community and the cou...
Tagalog news: Apat sa 10 pinakamasayang Pinoy ay mga guro - DepEd
PASIG CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) -– Apat sa sampung pinakamasayang Pilipino ay mga guro, ayon sa Department of Education (DepEd). Ito ay matapos parangalan ng DepEd ang apat na guro sa isang pagpupugay sa punong tanggapan ng DepEd dito. Ang paghahanap ng pinakamasayang Pinoy ay pinagsamang proyekto ng Cebuana Lhuillier at Deped na naglalayong hanapin ang mayroong pinakamagandang pangitain at matatag na Filipino. Kabilang sa mga kinilala ng DepEd ang mga pinakamasayang Filipino ang mag-aaaral na ...
KNCHS studes qualify for 2012 NAMCYA national tilt at CCP
KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- After tedious preparation for the Mindanao Regional Qualifying round, students of a public high school here, now gears up for the 2012 National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) national tilt. Vocalist Easter Joy Parsacala, a 4th year student of the Koronadal City National High School (KNCHS), after passing the NAMCYA Mindanao round on September 8, at Tagum City, gets ready for the national competitions which will be held at the Cultural Center of t...
Hiligaynon news: DepEd ginhingadlan 2012 Brigada Eskwela Best Implementers sa Rehiyon6
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Sep. 5 (PIA6) -- Ang Departmento sang Edukasyon sa Rehiyon 6 ang naghingalan na sa mga tagdaug sa rehiyonal nga paindis-indis para sa sini nga tuig nga Brigada Eskwela Best Implementers sa bahin sang elementarya kag sekondarya. Napilian nga tagdaug sa kategoriya sang magagmay nga eskwelahan sa bahin sang elementarya amo ang Antonio Belo Elementary School sang probinsya sang Capiz, ginsundan sang Tacas Elementary School sang syudad sang Iloilo, ikaduha kag La Carlota Sugar C...
DepEd names WV 2012 Best Brigada Eskwela Implementers
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA6) -- The Department of Education Region 6 named the winners in this year's Brigada Eskwela Best Implementers regional search both in the elementary and secondary levels. Adjudged winner in the small schools category-elementary level is Antonio Belo Elementary School of the province of Capiz, followed by Tacas Elementary School of Iloilo City, second and La Carlota Sugar Central of La Carlota City, third. For the small schools-secondary level the top three winners...
DepEd-Maasin City to distribute health care packages in elementary schools
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Sept 5 (PIA) -- At least four public elementary schools in Maasin city will receive the Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) of the Department of Education (DepEd)-Maasin City Division in a distribution ceremony, Wednesday, September 5. In a message sent to PIA-Maasin, the distribution of packages consisting toothbrushes, toothpastes, and soaps willk be held in Asuncion Elementary School, Manhilo Elementary School, Maasin Central School, and San Rafael Elementary S...
Maguindanaon news : Klase kanu mga eskwelahan sa Cotabato City suspendido sabap sa idtatalus a kabpagulan
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Agosto 13 (PIA) – Kanu gugunayan entu na inisugot su kabpamintu kanu klase kanu pila a mga pampubliko endo pribado a mga eskwelahan kanu Cotabato City sabap sa dala katalen nu kabpambubus nu mabagel a ulan. Pila kanu mga eskwelahan a pinintuan na su mga kindergarten endo elementary departments nu Notre Dame University-Elementary Training Department (NDU-ETD), Dela Vida High School endo su Kutawato Darusalam College Inc. Su kinasuspendi kanu klase na kinumpir...
Sarangani tops 2012 NAT in all schools divisions in Region 12
MALUNGON, Sarangani, July 31 (PIA) -- Combined average performance of elementary and secondary schools in this year's National Achievement Test (NAT) has placed Sarangani on top of all provinces and cities in Region 12. "With pride and honor Sarangani is the number one division in Region 12 because we are number one in secondary and we are number two in the elementary," Dr. Allan Farnazo, Sarangani schools division superintendent, told principals and supervisors in a Management Committee...
Cebuano news: Mga balaodnon pagduso sa child-friendly television gilunsad
PASIG CITY, July 19 (PIA) -- Opisyal nang gilunsad sa National Council for Children's Television (NCCT) nga usa ka attached agency sa Department of Education kagahapon nga adlaw ang Children's Television Act's Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) aron pagduso sa child-friendly television programming sa Pilipinas uban ni Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro isip keynote speaker. Ang paglunsad sa IRR nahimugso usa ka buwan gikan sa mga konsultasyon sa nagkalain-laing child advocacy st...
Feature: Jail officers are now also storytellers
Jail officers in Western Visayas are now also into storytelling as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has instituted a reading program for school children. The nationwide "Reading a Book Activity" was launched last June in observance of the BJMP Community Relations Month, said Jimmy Britanico, BJMP-6 community relations service chief. The program caters to kindergarten, and Grades I to III pupils. A feeding program follows each storytelling session support to the Busog Lu...
DA and DepEd intensifies Gulayan sa Paaralan in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Education (DepEd) are keen on intensifying the "Gulayan sa Paaralan" program in Central Luzon The program aims to promote self food production activities and values appreciation of agriculture, as a life support system among children. "For this year, we have targeted almost 700 schools in the seven provinces of the region wherein we will be giving seven packs of open pollinated variety (...
Slight difference in classroom set-up due to K-12 says Cebu DepEd official
CEBU CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- An official from the Department of Education (DepEd) here declared, there was a "slight difference" in this year's opening of classes now that the K to 12's implementation is in full swing affecting the basic education system in the country. Edgar Baring, Lapu-lapu City DepEd program supervisor, bared this during the June 2 episode of "Pagtuki," the official radio program of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), as he said that the national government will...
Tagalog news: Mga Pinoy, aprub sa K to 12
QUEZON CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- Nasisiyahan si Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Station (SWS) na nagsasabing karamihan ng mga Pilipino ay naniniwala na ang K to 12 ay makatutulong maihanda ang mga estudyante sa kolehiyo at para makakuha ng trabaho. "Mahalaga sa atin na maraming tao ang nagsisimulang bigyang halaga ang K to 12, isang repormang program na magbibigay ng oportunidad sa mga kabataang Pilipino," ayon kay Luistro sa isang kalatas na ipi...
CHED to parents: Support government in the K to 12 program
ILOILO CITY, June 16 (PIA6) -- Parents will not regret the support they give to the government's K to 12 program, since their children will reap the quality of education needed for competitive jobs later. For Education Program Specialist Dr. Rex Casiple of the Commission on Higher Education, having his own children immersed in the K to 12 now, is preparing them for professional growth with enhanced curriculum and extended years. "That is why, even we at CHED have committed to endorse...
"Tabo sa DepEd" highlights nutrition month this July in Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Southern Leyte Division will host a "Tabo sa DepEd," displaying different vegetables from the school districts throughout the province, on July 2. "The Tabo will be one of the highlights of the education department for the upcoming Nutrition Month this July 2012," DepEd Medical Officer Dr. Consolacion S. Ruflo disclosed in a meeting held with the Provincial Nutrition Committee-Technical Working Group (PNC...
Agusan del Sur Gov turns over school desks to DepEd
AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 13 (PIA) -- Agusan del Sur Governor Adolph Edward Plaza on Tuesday, June 12, turned-over 5,000 school desks to the Department of Education (DepEd) and confirmed the 267 scholars of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur for the school year 2012-2013. The turnover of the school desks and the confirmation of scholars took place during the celebration of the 114th Independence Day and the grand opening of the Naliyagan Festival, where hundreds of people participated and t...
Butuan City commemorates 114th Philippine Independence Day
BUTUAN CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- The city government spearheaded the commemoration of the 114th Philippine Independence Day this morning with the flag-raising ceremony at the city hall grounds. The simple ceremony, attended by local government officials, employees from the national government agencies and led by the Department of Education (DepEd) focused on commemorating the gallantry and patriotism shown by the Filipino ancestors as they fought for the country's independence against the Spanis...
Surigao Norte gov increases pay of local teachers
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 11 (PIA) -- Governor Sol Matugas recently ordered a second-round increase on mentors' honorarium that will benefit 172 elementary and secondary volunteer-educators in the province. In an interview, Matugas said the school board teachers will receive a monthly honorarium of P7,000 effective June this year – or an increase of P1,000 from its current pay of P6,000 per month. "The pay increase which takes effect beginning this school year, although minimal, can help a...
K to 12 implemented this school year
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 11 (PIA) -- Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) starts this year. Bohol Department of Education (DepEd) officials assured concerned parents that the two more years in school, which begins this year, would make high school graduates earn the competency, better able to land jobs, and take a better standing among the country's and international labor force. According to Dr. Wilfreda Bongalos, the old system allows students to graduate high school while they are yet ...
Dumaguete turns over school building to public elementary school
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- The Dumaguete City government turned over a two-storey school building to the Calindagan Elementary School in Brgy. Calindaga. Dumaguete Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria led the turnover ceremony, which was also attended by Dumaguete City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ramir Uytico. Uytico welcomed the additional school building, saying that this will improve the delivery of educational services in the city and help the Department of Education's aim of providin...
Tagalog News: Bagong Grading System ipatutupad ng DepEd
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 7 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng pagpapatupad ng K to 12 Basic Education Program ngayong pasukan papalitan na rin ang sistema ng pagbibigay ng grado sa mga mag-aaral ayon sa opisyal ng DepEd sa Rehiyon 12. Hindi na ang tradisyunal na numerical grading system ang makikita sa report card ng mga estudyante, sa halip gagamitin na ng kagawaran ang descriptive system. Paliwanag ni Education Program Supervisor Josenette Brańa ng DepEd Region 12 ang descriptive rating ay ang bagong ...
DepEd to implement Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual education
SIQUIJOR, June 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here recently conducted a three-day training seminar on the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) aimed at teaching kindergarten pupils using their mother tongue as the medium of instruction starting this school year. School division superintendent Dr. Joseph Irwin A. Lagura said it is necessary to implement the MTB-MLE in the teaching curriculum for the kindergarten pupils because it helps them in the early developme...
AFP, DepEd, ABS-CBN ink MOA to build more classrooms
QUEZON CITY, June 6 (PIA) –- To start the school year right, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has joined hands with the Department of Education (DepEd) and media company ABS-CBN in forging an agreement in constructing school buildings and providing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR). The Memorandum of Agreement signing held Tuesday, June 5, is in time with the opening of the classes and onset of the rainy season. In a release sent to PIA-NCR, it said that the par...
Smooth class opening in Siquijor, says DepEd
SIQUIJOR, June 6 (PIA) -- The opening of classes in the province went smoothly with no complaints coming from the students and parents reaching the division office as of today, said DepEd-Siquijor Administrative Officer Loreta B. Tangapa. Tangapa said that their office has been closely monitoring enrolment activities and classes opening in schools provincewide since May 28. Since then, school activities have been smooth, she said. DepEd planning officer Vivian Bomediano also reported that a...
Tagalog News: Unang araw ng pasukan sa Koronadal City naging maayos dahil sa Oplan Balik Eskuwela
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Naging maayos ang unang araw ng pasukan sa lungsod ng Koronadal sa pangkalahatan, ayon kay City Schools Division Assistant Superintendent Mario M. Madrero. Ang pangkalahatang kaayusan, ayon kay ASDS Madrero ay resulta ng itinatatag na Local Information Action Center (LIAC) ng Koronadal City Division Office bilang tugon sa kautusan ng Department of Education (DepEd) para sa pagpapatupad ng "Oplan Balik Eskwela for School Year 2012-2013." Ang tanggapa...
School opening smooth despite rains in Metro
QUEZON CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- Many schoolchildren in Quezon City, Navotas City, Pateros, and other parts of Metro Manila as well went to public elementary and secondary schools soaking wet due to rainshowers, reports reaching the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office in Pasig City said. The rains stopped towards early afternoon yesterday making it comfortable for many students. DepEd said in a press release that it has almost met all the requirements to ensure that Filipino students to...
Kalinga public schools to observe "no collection policy" on school opening
TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 5 (PIA) -- School administrators and teachers in the province have been directed to strictly comply with the 'no collection policy' guideline issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) to avoid possible administrative sanctions as classes start today. Kalinga Schools Division Superintendent Norma Brillantes announced during the inter-agency flag ceremony yesterday morning that based on DepEd Order 41 series of 2012, no fees shall be collected from school childr...
DepEd-Kalinga enjoins participation to Search for Happiest Pinoy
TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 4 (PIA) -- Kalinga Schools Division Superintendent Norma Brillantes is enjoining the participation of the province in the Search for Happiest Pinoy 2012. With a purpose to promote the "wear a smile campaign," contenders are judged based on a constantly cheerful face and optimistic outlook; proven ability to rise above life's challenges; and positive impact in the lives of others. Based on DepEd Memorandum No. 85, series 2012 the contest, she informed is open to any Fi...
Tagalog News: Mahigit 2-M mag-aaral sa Bicol balik-eskwela ngayon
LUNGSOD NG LEGAZPI, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Mahigit dalawang milyong mag-aaral sa rehiyong Bicol ang nagbabalik-eskwela ngayon, kung saan mahigit 200,000 ang sa kindergarten, 1.5 milyon ang sa elementarya, at halos 400,000 ang sa sekondarya, ayon sa Department of Education o DepEd regional office dito. Ayon kay Dr. Jose Bonto, DepEd Bicol Administrative Officer, tumaas ng dalawang porsiyento ang bilang ng mga nag-enrol sa pampublikong paaralan na pang elementarya at sekondarya bunsod ng pagtaas ng tui...
PNP Samar deploys 170 police in 56 schools as classes open today
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 4 (PIA) -- With about 160,000 Samarnon students trooping to schools today, the provincial director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed his men to different central schools in the province. In a meeting earlier with the Samar Provincial Peace and Order Council, P/Sr Supt Eusebio Mejos assured DepEd Division Superintendent Thelma Quitalig that the PNP will deploy police who will patrol school premises. Policewomen were spotted stationed at the Catbalogan...
Taguig, TESDA treat students with free haircut
TAGUIG, June 4 (PIA) -- Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano today joins Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Joel Villanueva in welcoming students back to school by giving them free haircut. Dubbed "Libreng Gupit sa Mag-Aaral Ngayong Pasukan Handog ng TESDA," the program gives free haircut service to students of the Tenement Elementary School in West Bicutan, Taguig City. In a release, Cayetano expressed her suppor...
Waray News: Pagsuspender han klase durante hin kalamidad in aada na ha LGU
MANILA, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- An pagkanselar han mga klase durante hin bagyo in igbabasar la gihapon ha sinyal o signal han bagyo nga ginpagawas han Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), pero an Department of Education (DepEd) in diri na mag-aanunsyo han pagsuspender han klase. An responsibilidad in aada na yana ha lokal nga mga opisyales han gobyerno kay hira in aada ha mauruupay nga posisyon panginano han lokal nga situwasyon. Ini in aada ha Executi...
Classes begin in Navotas smoothly
QUEZON CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- All 22 public elementary and secondary schools in Navotas City opened smoothly today, local officials said in a text message to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The Navotas Police Station said there was no untoward incident during the first hour of the schoolyear 2012-2013 as they heightened alert for traffic and safety. Meanwhile, Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco assured all classrooms are clean through the Brigada Eskwela program. He said Education Secre...
DepEd welcomes 21.49M students for 2012-2013 school opening
QUEZON CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Eduction (DepEd) is all set to welcome today 21.49 million students in public schools for the opening of school year 2012-2013. Last year, the actual enrollment for public schools was 20.48 million. Of expected enrollees this year, 5.76 million are in secondary, 14 million are elementary, and 1.73 million are kindergarten, in over 45,000 public schools nationwide. However, other private elementary and secondary schools in Metro Manila and other ...
Tagalog News: QC, handa na sa pasukan ng mga bata
LUNGSOD NG QUEZON, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Handa na ang lahat para sa pagsisimula ng klase sa pampublikong paaralang elementarya at sekondarya sa lungsod ng Quezon ngayong araw, ayon sa ulat ng Division of City Schools kay QC Mayor Herbert M. Bautista. Tiniyak ni QC Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Betty Cavo sa isang pulong kamakailan sa City Hall na inayos na ng division of city schools ang napaulat na pagsisikip ng mga silid-aralan dahil sa pagdagsa ng mga nagpapatala lalo na sa high s...
Tagalog News: Mga barberya sa QC, puno sa bisperas ng pasukan
LUNGSOD QUEZON, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Isang araw bago magbukas ang klase sa Kamaynilaan, napuno ang ilang barberya sa may Novaliches, Quezon City ng mga lalaking mag-aaaral at guro bilang paghahanda sa pasukan sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan. Alas-7:00 a.m. ay puno na ang Licel's Barber Shop na matatagpuan sa Old Sauyo Road ng mga parokyano. "Kapag ganitong panahon na magpapasukan, lalo na bisperas ng pagbubukas ng klase ay dagsa na ang mga bata at guro," ayon kay Lito Camillo, may-ar...
DOST gives 435,000 OL traps public schools
QUEZON CITY, June 2 (PIA) - In a bid to fight dengue , the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said in a press release Friday it is distributing more than 435,000 Ovicidal-Larvicidal (OL) Traps to public elementary and secondary schools nationwide before the rainy season comes. "DOST will provide OL Trap kits to every public school classroom all over the country," DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said in the press release. "OL Traps prevent the larvae from maturing into dengue-carryi...
Expect for "no perfect" attendance on opening of classes, DepEd official says
BUTUAN CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Education (DepEd), Butuan City Division said it is expected that there will be no perfect attendance on opening of classes especially in far-flung areas. Dr. Israel Reveche, DepEd Butuan City Division information officer said that based on the previous years, no perfect attendance of pupils and students were noted in far-flung barangays. However, the official said because of the successful conduct of Brigada Eskwela, DepEd officials...
Tagalog News: 40,000 silid-aralan handa na sa Hunyo 2013 - Luistro
BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 2 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 40,000 silid-aralan ang nakatakdang itayo sa taong ito na inaasahang handa na pagdating sa pasukan ng 2013. "Makaka 40,000 classrooms tayong maipapagawa this year... By June 2013, maihahabol ito sa kakapusan sa classrooms," pahayag ni Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro. Noong 2010, sinabi ni Luistro na may kulang na 66,800 silid-aralan subalit nagawa ng kagawaran na makapagpatayo ng 15,000 hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Inaasahan...
DepEd reiterates zero-collection rule for public schools
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- As preparations for the opening of classes next month kick into high gear, the Department of Education (DepEd) in Dumaguete City said it will strictly enforce zero collection policy among public schools here. Dr. Ramir Uytico, Dumaguete City Schools Division superintendent, explained that said policy prohibits the collection of fees from kindergarten up to Grade 4 pupils in public schools throughout the school year. "We can only start collecting the prescrib...
DepEd-Caraga all set for Monday's Balik Eskwela
BUTUAN CITY, June 1 (PIA) -– It's all systems go for Caraga Region's Department of Education (DepEd) as classes for school year 2012-2013 will open on Monday. According to Prof. Carol Niepes, DepEd-Caraga regional information officer, all the nine divisions of the region are ready and prepared for the opening of classes this Monday since the conduct of Brigada Eskwela last week was considered successful. To ensure an orderly opening of classes, Niepes said that a master list of officiall...
Tagalog news: 21 milyong mag-aaral, inaasahang papasok sa mga paaralan sa ika-4 ng Hunyo - DepEd
BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 1 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 21 milyong mag-aaral ang inaasahang papasok sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa sa pagbubukas ng klase sa ika-4 ng Hunyo. Sinabi ni Department of Education Armin Luistro na tumaas ng isang milyon ang enrollment rate sa mga pampublikong paaralan. "Last year, we had 20 million enrolments but this year, we expect 21 million students from kinder to fourth year high school (Noong nakaraang taon, mayroon tayong 20 milyong nagpalista subalit sa ...
Tagalog News: Mag-ingat sa mga hindi accredited na paaralan - DepEd
BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 1 (PIA) -- Pinag-iingat ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang mga magulang na matuksong ipa-enrol ang kanilang mga anak sa mga pribadong paaralan na hindi accredited. Pinayuhan ni Education Secretary Armin Luistro ang mga magulang na alamin muna kung ang mga paaralan ay may kinakailangang akreditasyon mula sa kagawaran. "We encourage parents to check whether the private school where they intend to enroll their children has the required permits so the department can easi...
1,500 police to be deployed in Cebu as school opens on June 4
CEBU CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- Over 1,500 police personnel will be deployed in strategic areas including in different public and private schools throughout the province of Cebu to provide safety and security to students as school opens on Monday. P/Supt. Julian Entoma of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) bared the number of police deployment does not include the security augmentation from their force multipliers including members from the Barangay Information Network (BIN) and the Barangay ...
Cebuano News: DepEd mibahad sa mga pribadong eskwelahan nga wala pa mahatagi ug pagtugot
PASIG CITY, Mayo 31 (PIA) -- Gimandoan na sa Department of Education (DepEd) ang tanan regional offices pagsumite sa listahan sa mga pangalan ug address sa mga pribadong eskwelahan nga gihatagan na ug permit sa gobyerno aron magiyahan ang mga ginikanan ug estudyante kung asa sila mopa-enroll. Ang deadline pagsumite sa listahan anha sa Mayo 31, sumala pa sa press report sa ahensiya. Iplastar ang maong listanan sa tanan regional ug division offices, municipal halls ug uban pang mga dayag nga da...
ARMM gears up for 2012 National Literacy Awards search
COTABATO CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- It's all systems go for the Departments of Education (DepEd) and Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the conduct of the 2012 National Literacy Award (NLA) search. Republic Act 10122 series of 2009 known as "An Act Strengthening the Literacy Coordinating Council by Amending Republic Act No. 7165 Otherwise Known as "An Act Creating the Literacy Coordinating Council, Defining Its Powers and Functions, App...
DepEd warns school administrators, teachers not to collect fees during enrollment
BUTUAN CITY, May 30 (PIA) -– The Department of Education (DepEd) - Caraga region warned school administrators and teachers not to collect fees during enrollment. DepEd emphasized that school principals, heads and teachers who will be reported on having collected fees during enrollment will be called for investigation. This developed after DepEd-Caraga received reports during the previous years informing the office that allegedly, there were school principals and teachers collecting miscellan...
NCCA opens national training for theater teachers at DCPNHS
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 30 (PIA) --The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department of Education with Artists Pars Association bring to Bohol the SanayGuro, a five day National Arts Training for teachers handling the Special Program for the Arts in the Visayas, on May 22-26. "The program opens to five Boholano SPA theater artists and theater teachers," said Lutgardo Labad, former head of the NCCA Drama Committee. Set at the Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (...
DepEd-6: No turning back on K to 12
ILOILO CITY, May 29 (PIA6) -- There is no turning back on the full implementation of K to 12, as the Department of Education in Western Visayas has engaged itself in this very challenging task. "We have accepted the challenge as this is the number one item in the 10-point agenda of President Aquino which is the completion of the 12-year basic education cycle," said Dr. Lilibeth Estoque, chief, DepEd-6 Curriculum and Learning Management Division. Estoque was guest during the weekly cable...
Makati all set to implement Grades 1,7 curriculum
MAKATI CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-Makati) is all set to implement the curriculum for Grades 1 and 7 on the opening of classes on June 4 as part of the implementation of the Kindergarten to 12 (K to 12) program. In a statement posted on the city's website, DepEd-Makati officer-in-charge Priscila De Sagun said all the teachers who will be handling Grade 1 and Grade 7 (first year high school) are now undergoing series of trainings for the K to 12 education program cur...
Davao Region all set for school opening
DAVAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- A regional official of the Department of Education here assured that the region is all set for the school opening on June 4. DepEd Assistant Regional Director Fe delos Reyes guaranteed a hundred percent readiness of all schools from the nine DepEd Divisions in Davao Region during Friday's Kapihan sa PIA held at Abreeza Mall in the city. Delos Reyes also assured that all elementary and secondary schools will have enough school chairs and tables for all the students...
DepEd-Caraga to inaugurate training infra facilities
BUTUAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Caraga is set to inaugurate its infrastructure facilities that are deemed beneficial for training educators in the region. In a statement, Dr. Rebecca Delapuz, DepEd-Caraga OIC-Assistant Regional Director said the education department will be conducting blessing rites of the Regional Education Learning Center (RELC), Learning Resource Management and Development Center (LRMDC), and a dormitory, all located...
237 Agusanons graduated in DepEd's alternative learning system today
BUTUAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) -- A total of 237 students in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) from the province of Agusan del Norte have graduated today, Saturday, May 26 in ceremonies held at the Nasipit National Vocational School (NNVS). According to Leonisa Lavapez, DepEd-Agusan del Norte Division ALS coordinator, 37 high school students graduated from Cabadbaran City, the province's capital city. Also, in Buenavista, 35 elementary and high school st...
Tagalog News: Mga pampublikong paaralan sa La Union lumahok sa Brigada Eskwela 2012 – DepEd
LUNGSOD NG SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Mayo 25 (PIA) -- Nakilahok sa programang "Brigada Eskwela" ang 308 na pampublikong paaralan sa elementarya at 79 na sekondarya na sumasailalim sa sangay o Dibisyon ng La Union, maging ang mga 26 na elementarya at limang paaralan sa sekondarya ng dibisyon ng Departament of Education (DepEd) ay . Ito ay ayon kina Dr. Marlon Canave, ang Planning Officer ng DepEd sa dibisyon ng La Union at Dr. Jose Mari Almeida, Education Supervisor at Brigada Eskwela Coordin...
DepEd-Caraga to inaugurate education infras
BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Caraga is set to inaugurate its infrastructure facilities that are deemed beneficial for training educators in the region. The education department will be conducting blessing rites of the Regional Education Learning Center (RELC), Learning Resource Management and Development Center (LRMDC), and a dormitory, all located at DepEd-Caraga Regional Office on Monday morning, May 28, according to Dr. Rebecca ...
Tagalog News: DepEd, CSOs lumagda ng Budget Agreement sa unang pagkakataon
LUNGSOD NG SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Isang Budget Partnership Agreement (BPA) ang nilagdaan sa unang pagkakataon ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon o DepEd 1 at Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) bilang tugon sa nais ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Aquino na pagtibayan ang democratic institutions sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay kapangyarihan sa mga tao para maitaguyod ang prinsipyo at kasanayan ng good governance,. Isinagawa kamakailan ang agreement sa isang consultation meeting sa DepEd 1 n...
Kalibo school leads regional Brigada Eskwela launching
KALIBO, Aklan, May 24 (PIA) -– The country's hall of famer awardee of Brigada Eskwela, the Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center (KISEC) served as this year's venue for the regional kick-off of Brigada Eskwela 2012 held May 21 in Kalibo, Aklan. The kickoff started with a parade and followed by a program which was graced by Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Armando C. Ruiz for Finance and Management Services of DepEd Central Office, who said that Brigada Eskwela is ...
Brigada Eskwela is about cooperation, volunteerism
ILOILO CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Local stakeholders in the national clean-up week, dubbed "Brigada Eskwela" implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd), said the activity is a showcase of cooperation and participation for the good of the children. Mr. Gowen Madera, Master Teacher I of Jaro I Elementary School, said Brigada Eskwela is putting a premium on cooperation and volunteerism, without expecting rewards. He said it is also a way of helping the school provide quality education th...
Visayas-wide Congress highlights children's leadership capacities
ILOILO CITY, May 23 (PIA6) -- About 110 children aged 10-15 years old from various places in Regions 6, 7 and 8 are gathered now in Iloilo City for a Visayas-wide Congress that underscores the need to develop children's capacity to participate in activities. Convened by World Vision, the activities aim to enhance their knowledge on the proper use of social media, health and nutrition and community participation. The congress carries the theme "Batang taga Visayas, hawak natin ang pagbabag...
Tagalog News: "No collection policy" ipapatupad pa rin ngayong enrollment - DepEd
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Sinabi ngayon ng Department of Education (DepEd) na ipapatupad pa rin ng ahensiya ang "no collection policy" ngayong enrollment. Ito'y matapos makatanggap ng ulat ang tanggapan ng DepEd-Caraga noong nakaraang taon, na pinapayagan diumano ng mga principal ang mga guro na mangolekta ng miscellaneous fees noong nakaraang enrollment. Sinabi ni Arnold Solen ng DepEd-Agusan del Norte na ang mga guro at school administrators ay hindi pinapayagan na mangulekta ng kahit an...
Deped, DSWD campaign on positive discipline gains support
QUEZON CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) campaign on promoting positive discipline is gaining strength. Recently, Save the Children, the world's leading independent organization for children pledged to support this endeavor and has invited renowned child-clinical psychologist Prof. Joan Durrant, Ph.D of Manitoba, Canada to train a core group of trainers on positive discipline. Professor Durrant has over 2...
Brigada Eskwela exemplifies PPP program, says principal
ILOILO CITY, May 23 (PIA6) - - Brigada Eskwela best exemplifies government's public private partnership program according to a school official here. Dr. Eva De Juan, Principal of Lapaz I Elementary School (LPIES) said that through this annual pre-school opening maintenance activity the community not only participates in the improvement of the school facilities through cleaning and repair works but also gives support-in-kind. She pointed out that as early as April donations were already deli...
CFSC unique, says DepEd Asec. Ruiz
TAGUM CITY May 22 (PIA) -- The Care for School Chairs Program (CFSC) initiated through the leadership of City Mayor Rey T. Uy gained another admirer in the person of Asst. Sec. for Programs and Projects Elena R. Ruiz of the Department of Education. "I have not seen one like this in the entire Philippines and Mayor Uy is really making history," said Ruiz in an interview at Tagum City Motorpool last May 17, where she was given a personal briefing by no less than the local chief executive. ...
Butuan police readies for opening of classes
BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The city's police force is now ready for the opening of classes for school year 2012-2013. Police City Director PSupt. Pedro Obaldo said police officers here are ready for deployment to different barangays and areas as classes commence on June 4 as per Department of Education's (DepEd) directive. "Our policemen are already deployed to the different areas especially in schools to ensure peace and order," he said. Supt. Obaldo said this is to ensure that pup...
Parents, teachers beautify schools under Brigada Eskwela in Cebu
CEBU CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- Volunteer parents and teachers of the biggest public high school in Mandaue City trooped to the school to devote their free services in painting classrooms and helping in the minor repairs in time for the opening of classes on June 4 as the Brigada Eskwela 2012 kicked off yesterday. "We provided the manpower and the materials needed, we hope to finish everything in one week's time," said Vic Suliva, president of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of Mandaue...
DepEd holds Adopt-A-School stakeholders forum in Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) City Schools Division in Dumaguete City held a multi-stakeholders' forum to mark the nationwide simultaneous launching on Tuesday of Brigada Eskwela 2012 program. The forum held at North City Elementary School gathered stakeholders from civic groups, non-government organizations, government agencies, private and business sectors who contributed to the development of public education in the city. During the forum, Dr. Ramir...
DepEd set to start mother tongue-based instruction in public schools in SY 2012-2013
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 20 (PIA) -- The Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) will be implemented in all public schools, specifically in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3, as part of the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP), starting the School Year (SY) 2012-2013. This is prescribed in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 16, s. 2012 signed by Atty. Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary and MTB-MLE Officer-in-Charge, to support the goal of "Every Child-A Read...
DepEd-Butuan, Agusan del Norte all set for Brigada Eskwela opening on Monday
BUTUAN CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- It's all systems go for the Butuan City and Agusan del Norte divisions of the Department of Education (DepEd) as the 2012 Brigada Eskwela commences on Monday, May 21. According to Arnold Solen of DepEd-Agusan del Norte, all schools in the division have already prepared for the conduct of the six-day activity from May 21-26. He added since this is an annual activity of the education department, all school administrators in the province have already made preparation...
DepEd to revitalize high school journalism
QUEZON CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will revitalize journalism in secondary education for the pilot implementation of the Special Program on Journalism (SPJ) and in line with the implementation of the K-12 Basic Education Program. A training workshop for English and Journalism teachers will be conducted to hone and enrich their journalistic skills and competencies. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said, "The move is in line with the spiral approach ...
Tagalog News: Tatlong bagay na di malilimutan sa Palarong Pambansa 2012 sa Pangasinan - Sec. Luistro
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Mayo 16 (PIA) -- Ipinahayag ni Department of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro ang tatlong bagay na hindi malilimutan sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan bilang bahagi ng kanyang talumpati sa programa para sa pagtatapos ng Palarong Pambansa 2012 sa Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) noong Sabado. Una sa mga ito ang pagapanatili nito ng pamantayang pang-Olimpiko para sa pinagganapan ng mga laro kaya mas maraming palaro ang ginawa sa lilim ngayong taon kaysa sa labas...
DepEd-Caraga boosts teachers skills for K to 12
BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- As support to the Aquino administration's Philippine Development Goals 2011-2016, the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga is strengthening skills of teachers in the region to cope with the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Teachers for the basic education are currently undergoing simultaneous training on the program's curriculum, Conchita Ubay, elementary education chief, said during the 2nd Quarter Meeting of the Regional Development Coun...
PNP sets security plan for 2012 school opening
QUEZON CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a press statement Monday that it has set into motion a nationwide security and public safety plan ahead of the opening of the 2012 school opening in June. PNP Chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome ordered Director for Operations Police Director Samuel B Diciano, to mobilize all PNP Regional Offices and National Support Units to perform specific tasks and coordinating instructions to implement a nationwide security ...
DepEd-Agusan del Norte all set for Brigada Eskwela 2012
BUTUAN CITY, May 14 (PIA) –- The Department of Education (DepEd) - Agusan del Norte Division is all set for the conduct of the nationwide "Brigada Eskwela 2012," which will be held on May 21-25, 2012. According to Florante More, Jr. of DepEd-Agusan del Norte, the activity will be participated by parents of schoolchildren who are enrolled in public elementary and high schools in the country. The five-day "Brigada Eskwela" will be spearheaded by all public school teachers and school ad...
School opens June 4; DepEd pilots new K-12 program curriculum
BAGUIO CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Public elementary and high schools will open on June 4 with the Department of Education (DepEd) piloting the K-12 program's new curriculum for Grade I and Grade VII. City schools division administrative officer, Atty. Augustin Laban III, said the K-12 curriculum will use the Mother-Tongue Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) where the country's 12 "mother tongue languages" will be used as medium of instruction. The particular languages are Tagalog, Iloko...
Nutrition status of children improves with govt's feeding in Quirino province
CABARROGUIS, Quirino, May 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here has reported that the nutritional status of malnourished school children in the province improved after 120 feeding days. Schools Division Superintendent Benjamin D. Paragas said there were 1,106 malnourished children in 18 schools in the province and based on the consolidated report, 1,105 of them were rehabilitated. "These pupils also posted 99.25 percent attendance in school," he added The 18 schools include...
2012 Brigada Eskwela kicks-off in Kalibo
ILOILO CITY, May 12 (PIA6) - - The official kick-off ceremony that will launch the first day of this year's Brigada Eskwela in Western Visayas will be held in Kalibo, Aklan on May 21. DepEd 6 Resource Mobilization Special Program and Project Division Chief Dr. Eden Deriada said DepEd Assistant Secretary for Financial and Management Services Armando Ruiz was tasked to lead the kick-off activity in the region which will be held at the Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center, the Best Schoo...
Mother tongue to boost comprehension of lessons
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 11 (PIA) -- Mother tongue will definitely be taught starting this school year at public school in line with the implementation of K to 12 Basic Education Program. Department of Education (DepEd) officials of the DepEd Tagum City Division however assured parents that their school children will continue to learn English speaking and writing while they sharpen cognitive skills through the aid of the Mother tongue. Tagum City Division Superintendent Nenita ...
DepEd ICT monitoring team evaluates e-classroom
BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) monitoring team has started to evaluate the e-classrooms of the 13 recipient schools, which are part of the batch 7 of Butuan City Division this summer. To prepare these schools for the delivery of the e-classroom package before the opening of the school year 2012-2013, they need to be evaluated if each e-classroom is already prepared and have completed the requirements given by the mo...
News Feature: Inmates thankful for ALS-A&E program
ESCALANTE CITY, Negros Occidental (PIA6) -- After a year of attending classes, 30 inmates of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) of Escalante City here in Negros Occidental had finally completed the Alternative Learning System-Acceleration and Equivalency (ALS-A&E) program. Among the thirty inmates, seven finished Elementary and twenty three completed High School. Willie D. Apostol, an inmate completing elementary level testified that, at first, he has no interest about the progr...
DepEd gears up for Brigada Eskwela 2012
VIRAC, Catanduanes, May 9, (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Catanduanes Division is all set for the 2012 Brigada Eskwela from May 21-26, 2012. The activity, also known as National Schools Maintenance Week, is an annual activity of DepEd which engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources in ensuring that public school facilities are set in time for the school opening. DepEd Catanduanes is encouraging the department's employees to participate ...
Surigao del Sur teachers take training on K to12 program
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 9 (PIA) -- Public school teachers in Surigao del Sur are undergoing training since last week in preparation for the implementation this coming school year of the K to 12 program of the national government. According to Imelda Falcon, information officer of the Department of Education (DepEd) Division Office here, this week's turn is for secondary school teachers, who are in St. Paul University in Surigao City. She noted that last week's occasion was set fo...
DepEd grants more funds for SPED centers
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 8 (PIA) -- The 18 schools division in Central Luzon will receive P42,000 each from the Department of Education (DepEd) while the region will get P40,000 for the monitoring and evaluating the implementation of special education (SPED) in elementary schools. Each SPED center, DepEd Regional Director Teofila Villanueva explained, will get a financial subsidy of P500,000 to sustain the implementation of SPED programs, projects and activities. The subsidy will ...
DepEd-Butuan prepares for "Brigada Eskwela"
BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) - Butuan City Division instructed their teachers to be prepared for the conduct of the nationwide "Brigada Eskwela," which the division scheduled on May 14-18 3. According to Dr. Daylinda Tampus, Schools Division superintendent, the activity aims to prepare the infrastructure facilities of all public schools with the opening of the classes for school year 2012-2014 on June. The official also called on stakeholders, especial...
ARENA-XI "Serbisyo Caravan" to bring surgical mission to DavSur town
DAVAO CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Residents of the municipality of Malita in Davao del Sur province will benefit today, April 27, from a surgical mission to be provided in the "Serbisyo Caravan" by the Association of Regional Executives of National Agencies in Davao Region (ARENA-XI). ARENA-XI will bring the surgical mission to the said town as one of the major highlights in the "Serbisyo Caravan," a one-stop-shop delivery of programs and services by some 47 national government agencies in...
Nurses initiate "tiange" to finance nutrition program in Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) nurses throughout Southern Leyte will be holding a "Tiange-Tiange" on May 3 at the DepEd Division compound, Maasin City. DepEd Supervising Nurse Teresita Marquez disclosed that the "Tiange-Tiange" will gather used items from the 40 DepEd nurses assigned at the 18 municipalities throughout the province. "They will be bringing used items including used clothing, toys, bags, among other materials that c...
Tagalog News: Mga guro sa lalawigan, lumahok sa lakbay-aral program
VIRAC, Catandunes, Abril 23 (PIA) -- Mahigit 40 guro mula sa mga pampublikong paaralan dito ang lumahok sa Lakbay Aral Program kamakailan sa ilalim ng Educator's Program ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Catanduanes. Ang mga guro na lumahok sa naturang aktibidad ay mula sa mga paaralan ng Virac Pilot Elementary School at Virac North District sa pamumuno ni District Supervisor Nora Sales. Layunin ng nasabing tour na mapaunlad at mapalawak ang kakayahan at karanasan sa pagtuturo ng mga guro. Sa ...
DepEd declares Tagum City as national champion in ALS
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, April 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Tagum City was cited as this year's 1st Placer for National Champion for Most Efficient City Division in the implementation of the Alternative Learning System (ALS). DepEd's Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) has accorded the award to said division, citing the very strategic partnership of DepEd and the Local Government of Tagum City. BALS Director Carolina Guerero bestowed the award t...
Dipolog hosts special children's national confab
DIPOLOG CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- Special children with autism, intellectual disability, learning disability, visual impairment, hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, down syndrome,and others have recently converged here for the 8th Camp Journey 2012 spearheaded by the Club Journey Volunteers, Inc. Some 100 campers consisting of volunteers and special children from Manila, Zamboanga, Davao, Dipolog, Dapitan, and other places in country participated in the 10-day activity which aims to provide these...
PPP-funded classrooms ready for bidding - DPWH
QUEZON CITY, Apr. 21 (PIA) -- Secretary Rogelio Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Friday that the bidding schedule for the 1st public-private partnership (PPP)-funded classrooms will begin June this year. Singson said that the bidding schedule set this June is for the construction of 10,000 classrooms. He further said that under the PPP-funded school building program, DPWH and Department of Education are planning to construct a total of 30,000 classrooms. ...
Public schools ready to receive transferees from private schools, says DepEd
DAGUPAN CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- Public elementary and high schools are ready to accommodate transferees from private schools next enrollment, according to the Department of Education (DepED). Dr. Viraluz S. Raguindin, Pangasinan II Schools Division Superintendent, said in a television interview Tuesday that public schools are prepared to handle the expected migration of students resulting from the impending increase in tuition fees in the private schools. Raguindin clarified that it is not th...
Activities for labor day in Caraga region set
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through Regional Director Ofelia Domingo has already released the activities for the May 1 Labor Day celebration in Caraga Region. According to Teofila Rosales, Supervising Labor Employment Officer (LEO) and Field Office Head in Surigao del Sur, these include the Pre-Employment Seminar for Local Applicant (PESLA) on April 10 to 30, Pre-Overseas Employment Seminar (PEOS), and the Pre-Registration and P...
Palawan, Comval replicate Sarangani Big Brother
ALABEL, Sarangani, April 16 (PIA) -- Sarangani Big Brother (SBB) "Reading is Fun!" enters its "Season 5" this week with two provinces replicating the program this year. SBB "Reading is Fun!" is a 15-day reading program run by the provincial government's Quality Education for Sarangani Today (QUEST) program designed to assist the Department of Education (DepEd) to improve reading skills of "frustration readers" among incoming Grade 2 and 3 pupils. "Frustration readers" a...
Population education for youth crucial, says commission
ILOILO CITY, April 11 (PIA6) -- A stepped-up education on population is needed for young people to be aware of issues on pre-marital sex, pregnancy and early marriage, according to a Commission on Population official. Speaking before members of Iloilo media, Commission on Population Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano said population education coupled with values education among students will enable them to contribute in addressing the problems that go with increasing population. The 2010 Cen...
DepEd to hire science scholars to teach in public high schools
PASIG CITY, April 10 -- The Department of Education will prioritize the hiring of science scholars to teach in public high schools, a statement from the department said. DepEd has issued Memorandum No. 55 series of 2012 mandating the priority hiring of teachers who graduated as science scholars, to directly address the critical need for Science and Mathematics teachers in public high schools, Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said Department of Science and Technology - Science Edu...
DepEd increases budget for SPED centers
PASIG CITY, April 10-- The Department of Education has increased the budget allocation for Special Education (SPED) centers in the elementary level all over the country by more than fifty percent to enable public schools to properly respond to the needs of gifted children and those with learning disabilities, an agency statement said. Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said from P115 million last year, the government has increased the budget subsidy to P180 million, up by 56%. The nu...
DepEd calls on multi-sector advocacy for K to12 system
CENTRAL VISAYAS, April 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) called for a multi-sector advocacy for the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum system to address the poor quality of basic education in the country. DepEd assistant secretary Jesus Lorenzo Mateo presented a special report on the K to 12 curriculum and other DepEd initiatives to the committee on social development of the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) during its 1st quarter meeting in March 2012. Mateo said that th...
Iloilo to host National Festival of Talents 2012
ILOILO CITY, April 6 (PIA6) -- This city will play host to the 2012 National Festival of Talents from April 10-13, facilitated by the Department of Education (DepEd)- Division of Iloilo. DepEd-6 said in a press release that the Festival of Talents, a special program of the DepEd through the Bureau of Secondary Education, is an avenue where the students can best show their knowledge and skills in the field of arts, population and development and technology and livelihood education. Further, D...
DepEd approves extra P9M for schools' repair and rehabilitation
VIRAC, Catanduanes, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) recently approved P9 million additional fund request for the repair and rehabilitation of school buildings in the province. DepEd's move was in response to the request of Congressman Cesar V. Sarmiento. With this, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently issued Sub-Allotment Release Order (SARO) for P9,079,165.50 to DepEd Catanduanes Division, charged to the Continuing appropriations of 2011 GAA. Last year...
Dumangas town gets first 4Ps grant from DSWD's Soliman
ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) –- The Department of Social Work and Development recently released P4.9 million to the local government of Dumangas for its first batch of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The turnover of funds for 2,300 beneficiaries was led by DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. Soliman told the beneficiaries that the 4Ps is implemented to ensure that their children are in school and finish an education for their ...
Cebuano News: Luistro miawhag paggamit sa edukasyon alang sa kalamboan sa nasud
PASIG CITY, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- Sa gibana-banang 3 milyones nga mogradwar nga elementary ug high school students gikan sa mga pampublikong tunghaan sa nasud sa pagtapos sa school year 2011-2012 niining buwan sa Marso, 1,817,549 milyones ang mga elementary pupils ug 1,153,643 ang mga high school students, sumala pa ni Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC. Nagtinguha si Secretary Luistro nga gamiton unta sa mga mogradwar ang ilang edukasyon sa pagpalambo sa nasud. Kump...
DepEd: Hold simple graduation rites
TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- A Department of Education (DepEd) official here reminded all elementary and secondary schools to conduct recognition and graduation rites as simple as possible. Regional Director Benito S. Tumamao said that education Secretary Armin Luistro issued a directive urging all school officials to end the school without collecting contribution from the parents and students. He emphasized that teachers need not collect any amount from the stude...
DepEd issues student summer employment guidelines
PASIG CITY, March 16 -- The Department of Education's Center for Students and Co-Curricular Affairs (CSCA) has come out with an application procedure to guide students who want to apply for the 2012 Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). There are 150 slots opened by the DepEd Central Office to accommodate qualified student applicants for this program, a statement from the agency said. SPES is an annual summer employment program that encourages students...
Teachers to undergo orientation on teaching and learning strategies
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 16 (PIA 6) -- Capiz Schools Division Information Officer Alan Vincent Altamia disclosed that they will be conducting an orientation to elementary and secondary administrators and schools district supervisors in Capiz on teaching strategies. Altamia said that their series of activity starting March 16 is part of the Department of Education's program, which is aimed to provide more inclusive approaches and wider strategies to address access and quality of ed...
Math whiz named most outstanding elementary pupil of Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, March 14 (PIA6) -- Math whiz Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa from the PAREF-Westbridge School, Inc. was named as the Most Outstanding Elementary School Pupil (MOESP) of Iloilo for academic year 2011-2012. Ildesa ranked number 1 in the Search for the Ten Outstanding Elementary School Pupils of Iloilo conducted by the Outstanding Student Circle of Iloilo and the Department of Education. As this year's MOESP, Ildesa is expected to deliver the response speech on behalf...
SM foundation turns over classroom building in Gen San
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 12 (PIA)--A private corporation recently donated classroom buildings here in support of the Adopt-A-School Program of the Department of Education (DepEd). SM Prime Holdings, through SM Foundation has turned over a two-classroom building to General Santos City Special Education Integrated School or SPED and another four-classroom building to Banisil National High School in Tambler here. "The school buildings are equipped with...
Cebuano news: Scholarship giawhag aron mapalig-on ang culture-based teaching sa basic education
PASIG CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) – Miawhag ug scholarship alang sa mga magtutudlo sa pampublikong mga tunghaan ang National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) ug ang Department of Education (DepEd) aron mapauswag ang hibawo sa mga magtutudlo kabahin sa kultura sa Pilipinas ug kung unsaon kini paggamit diha sa pagtudlo sa mga kabataan. Si Education Secretary Armin Luistro miingon nga ang scholarship makapauswag sa kaalam sa mga magtutudlo sa natad sa kultura, ar...
Graduation rites to focus on: "Your Gift of Learning, Our Tool for Nation Building"
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum Order 9, addressed to the Bureau Directors, School Division City Superintendents, Heads, Public and Private Elementary and Secondary schools concerning the 2012 Graduation Rites will focus on the theme "Your Gift of Learning, Our Tool for Nation Building." The memo states, "The significance of the occasion should not be overshadowed by pomp and pageantry but should be Sp...
DepEd to hold poster-making contest on road safety
ILOILO CITY, March 6, (PIA6) -- Road safety gleaned thru the eyes of a child is at the heart of a Department of Education (DepEd) project. The DepEd will hold the National Road Safety Poster Making Contest poster making contest on road safety. The final judging of the contest is on November 18, 2012 highlighting the celebration of the World Remembrance Day. This contest to heighten awareness among students, teachers, DepEd officials and even the whole community an...
DepEd calls for austere, meaningful graduations
LEGAZPI CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- With just a month before Grade 6 and 4th year high school students receive their graduation certificates and diplomas, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminds the need for austere but meaningful and solemn commencement rites. The reiteration for simple and significant graduation is based on DepEd Order No. 8 made by Acting Albay Division Superintendent Marilet Almayda during PIA's radio program Aramon Ta Daw. Supt. Almayda said that such graduation rite...
DepEd holds National Road Safety Poster Making Contest
ILOILO CITY, March 2 (PIA6) -- The Department of Education will launch on Monday, March 5, the nationwide National Road Safety Poster Making Contest to further increase the awareness and participation of teachers and school children in the agency's advocacy on road safety. Here in Western Visayas, Dr. Eden Deriada, Chief of the Resource Mobilization Special Program and Project Division and Information Officer of DepEd 6, said the event will be launched through a program which wi...
Village opts for school building as priority project
KIAMBA, Sarangani, March 2 (PIA) – A Department of Education (DepEd) official lauded the barangay council and community of barangay Salakit for choosing a school building project over other sub-projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program. During the turnover and inauguration ceremony of a three-classroom building for Salakit Natio...
Cebuano news: Sistema sa Edukasyon, kinahanglang mag-prodyus ug patriotic ug pro-reform Filipinos, matod pa ni Coloma
DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 27(PIA)--- Ang mapuslanong sistema sa edukasyon kinahanglang makaprodyus ug Filipino nga andam nga mahimong tipik sa pagmartsa sa nasod padulong sa reporma ug kalambuan. Kini ang mensahe ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio "Sonny" Coloma sa iyang pagpakigpulong sa paglusad sa libro nga gisulat sa kanhing Kalihim sa Edukasyon nga si Mona Valisno didto sa Dusit Thani Hotel sa dakbayan sa Makati. Ang libro ni Valisno ...
Red Cross organizes '143' teams in P'que schools
PARAŇAQUE CITY, February 25 (PIA) -- To help promote safety awareness in schools and communities, over one thousand public school teachers from 31 schools in Parañaque City were recently sworn in as Red Cross '143' volunteers. Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard J. Gordon led the induction ceremony on February 11, 2012 at the PAGCOR Theater. He was joined in by representatives of the PRC Parañaque Branch-Rizal Chapter, UPS Foundation, City Government of Para&...
Teachers asked to include EDSA revolution in lesson plan
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA6) -- Department of Education-Iloilo city division superintendent Dr Nelly Valerio instructed district supervisors here to have teachers integrate the spirit of the bloodless revolution in lesson plans as the country celebrates the 26th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power. EDSA People Power Revolution took place 26 years ago when today's students in the elementary and high schools were not even born yet. The four day event happened on F...
Maguindanaon news: Sarangani nangunan sa kapapedtindeg sa mga eskuwela kaped su pribadong sektor
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 22 (PIA) – Nangunan sa intilo inged su probinsiya nu Sarangani sa kapadtuman sa kanu mga proyekto sa kapapedtindeg nu mga eskuwela kaped su pribadong sektor, pidtalo nu isa opisyal nu Department of Education. Inipayag ni Sarangani Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Allan Farnazo na sa school year 2012-2013 na aden 90 a eskuwelahan a nakapagalaga sa P61 milyon su papedtindegen sa kanu mga lugar sa intilo probinsiya sa dalem nu regular na aloka...
Technical working group to correct textbook content on EDSA I
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) plans to form a technical working group to correct errors in textbooks on the first EDSA people power revolution. "It is sad that some books devote only one paragraph about the EDSA," EPPC chief of staff Celso Santiago. He said there were also some errors in the books. To address this, Santiago said, "The commission is planning to form a technical working group composed of people who...
Daram teachers, parents welcome K+12
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Teachers and parents from the island town of Daram (Samar) welcomed the news and implementation of the DepEd program K + 12. In an interview with Daram DepEd officials recently, they said there has been no opposition to the program with the more than a hundred mentors in Daram. DepEd Miguel Labnao Supervisor said that they made the rounds of the whole island of Daram with fellow supervisor Felipa Del Monte to inform both parents and teachers ...
DepEd 6 readies for 2012 Reg'l Achievement Test
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA6) - - The Department of Education 6 is now in the thick of preparation for the conduct of the 2012 Regional Achievement Test for Grade 6 and fourth year high school this coming Wednesday and Thursday, February 22 and 23. DepEd 6 Quality Assurance and Accountability Division Chief Dr. Donato Delgado said test materials are now being readied for distribution to the different school divisions in Panay and Negros areas starting at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 21. ...
DepEd-ARMM Regional Secretary urges school officials and teachers to support reforms
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the education department of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) called on teachers and school officials to support the reforms being instituted in the department and assured readiness to have regular meetings to boost the mentors' morale in pursuit of an improved education system in the autonomous region. According to Maguindanao Schools Division I Supt. Meriam Kawit, DepED-ARMM regional sec...
US envoy inaugurates 2 school buildings in Basilan
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 21 (PIA) –- US Charges d' Affaires Leslie Bassett led the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of two two-classroom buildings in Basilan recently. The Department of Education in Isabela said the project was funded by Petron Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills 2 (EquALLS2) program. One school building is situated at the Malamawi ...
1st Basilan Arts Conference set Feb 23-25
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 20 (PIA) –- The Nagdilaab Foundation Inc. (NFI) and the Claret Colleege of Isabela (CCI) will host the first Basilan Arts Conference 2012 for cultural education and peace-building slated on February 23-25. The conference, with the theme "Taguima heritage, arts and peace," intends to gather selected cultural educators teaching the arts and various artists in the communities to look into the state of the culture and arts in Basilan and ho...
Teachers to undergo sign language training
MANILA, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to conduct a series of training programs on sign language across the country to upgrade teachers' competence in teaching learners who have hearing impairment, a statement posted on the official gazette said. "This is in line with our thrust to make education truly inclusive of all learners especially those who have difficulty understanding lessons due to hearing impairment," Education Secretary Br...
25 school heads in Agusan del Sur to take up master's degree
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Twenty five school heads from elementary and secondary schools in Agusan del Sur will take up masteral degree in education and administration in Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) in order to attain the thrust of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) to give quality education to Agusanon children. Representing Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza and Vice Gov. Santiago Cane signed a Memorandum of Agreement with ADDU President Fr. Joel Tabora si...
DepEd, SAS to open 10 more reading camps
PASIG, Feb. 11 -- The Department of Education and the Sa Aklat Sisikat (SAS) Foundation are opening ten additional computer access mentorship programs (CAMP) to elementary grade teachers to improve the teaching of reading in public schools. SAS has developed computer laboratories or CAMP sites in the Boy Scouts Council Offices nationwide that train elementary teachers on the latest methods of teaching reading on-line, a release from the Dep Ed stated. Education Secre...
DepEd counselors to undergo seminar on child abuse
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 10 (PIA6) -- To make teachers more adept at handling cases of sexually abused children, a one-day seminar on this will be conducted for them on Feb. 17, in Roxas City. Capiz Schools Division Information Officer Alan Vincent Altamia disclosed that 53 high school guidance counselors and 18 guidance coordinators from the different districts in the division here will undergo a one-day seminar on handling sexually abused children. He said that the activit...
Parents, teachers, brgy officials in CV inspect school bldgs
CEBU CITY February 9 (PIA) --- Amid the suspension of classes declared by the Department of Education (DepEd-7) in all public and private elementary and high school levels in the region yesterday, concerned stakeholders immediately conducted room to room structural inspections on possible damages to school buildings wrought by the strong quake on February 6. DepEd 7 assistant regional director Carmelita Dulangon said that teachers, parents and barangay officials joined forces ...
Deped cancels classes in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY. February 9 -- All classes in public and private schools have been cancelled yesterday in Central Visayas to give time for the inspection of any damages to school buildings affected by the strong quake that hit the region. Department of Education (DepED) – 7 Assistant Regional Director Carmelita Dulangon said that Director Recaredo Bigornia earlier issued ordered suspension of classes yesterday in both elementary and high school levels, so that respective sch...
TESDA chief shares agency is full of projects
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- During the two-day sorty of TESDA Secretary Joel Villanueva here and in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, he met with the press and shared that the agency is vibrant with programs, projects and activities for the benefit and development of stakeholders, middle level clients, industry sectors and technical-vocational institutions. He shared that the multi-agency endeavor of TESDA, Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Environment an...
DepEd- Dipolog conducts information drive on K+12 Program
DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 8 (PIA) -- In line with the upcoming implementation of the K+12 Educational Reform of the Department of Education, the Dipolog City Schools Division has recently conducted an information drive at the City Schools Division Office, this city. The information drives aims to strengthen the advocacy campaign of DepEd on K+12 Enhanced Basic Education Program and to solicit reaction from the stakeholders on the new program. Among the participants of ...
Schools, business establishments urged to strengthen earthquake preparedness
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has called on school authorities and owners of other establishments in this city to reinforce their earthquake preparedness following the midday tremor that occurred on Monday which led to early suspension of classes and work. Mabilog advised people as they go back to school and work today to check on the structural preparedness of their buildings and readiness of their students and employees. He asked them to r...
Close to 900 aftershocks recorded by Phivolcs, Bohol safe
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The local seismology monitors recorded as much as 900 mild aftershocks as of noontime today after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Central Visayas on Feb. 6. According to the local Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), through Engineer Nolan Evangelista, aftershocks are just ordinary incidents after a major earth movement. Evangelista also shared that the most noticeable aftershocks reached intensity 3 that was recorded at aro...
DepEd suspends classes in all levels in CV due to earthquake, tsunami alerts
CEBU CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Students from kindergarten to high school in Central Visayas in both public and private schools were advised to go home because of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that shook the region at 11:49 this morning. Department of Education Assistant Regional Director Carmelita Dulangon issued the pronouncement due to the unpredictable nature of the earthquakes unlike the onset of storms wherein people have more time to prepare. "It is better for the childr...
DepEd chief urges school officials to take care of donated armchairs
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro recently urged school officials and school children to take care of the donated armchairs under the PNoy Bayanihan Project. Luistro said the production of these armchairs is a product of collaboration of government agencies, originally conceptualized by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Because of this, Luistro said school officials should value these donations because DepEd is very fortunate to...
DepEd-Caraga chief thankful to stakeholders of PNoy Bayanihan project
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) – Department of Education (DepEd)-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Gloria Benigno on Friday thanked all stakeholders of the PNoy Bayanihan project. In her parting statement during the ceremonial turnover of armchairs to schools in Caraga Region, Benigno said the collaborative efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (...
PNoy Bayanihan, not only an anti-corruption campaign of the present admin, also a campaign for education – TESDA chief
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Emmanuel Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Friday pointed out that the PNoy Bayanihan project is not only anti-corruption campaign of the Aquino administration but also a campaign for education. According to Villanueva, the project was conceptualized after Sec. Ramon Paje of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) presented a report during a cabinet meeting in Malacañan Pal...
DepEd Sorsogon readies for mother-tongue based instruction this June 2012
SORSOGON CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Sorsogon City Schools Division Superintendent, Dr. Virgilio S. Real disclosed yesterday that the Department of Education (DepEd) here is now ready to implement the "Mother-tongue-based instruction" in classrooms, meaning, that the language of instruction will use the local dialect in schools starting grade one this school year June 2012. Real said that the DepEd is now ready with books and other instructional materials that were translated into the l...
Reg'l Achievement Test to be held for SY 2011-2012
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA6) – Western Visayas schools will hold a Regional Achievement Tests (RAT) for this school year to measure performance of students. Department of Education 6 Regional Director Mildred Garay said in a radio interview that the order of Education Secretary Armin Luistro to discontinue the conduct of the Regional and Division Achievement Tests will take effect next school year 2012-2013. In his DepEd Order No. 7, series of 2012 dated January 20, Luistro...
Sec. Villanueva set to visit armchair production site
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Dir. Gen. Joel Villanueva planes in today here and will proceed to Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades at Patin-ay, Agusan del Sur to officially witness at the ground level the production of armchairs, which is actually an output of the vaunted partnership and collaboration between and among the agencies of TESDA, Department of Education DepEd), Department of Environment and Natural Resou...
South Cotabato LGU hands more chairs, tables to public schools
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- In line with its continuing efforts to help the Department of Education (DepEd) address its problems, the provincial government of South Cotabato donated chairs and tables to 11 public schools. In a ceremony at the covered court at the provincial capital here just recently, Governor Arthur Y. Pingoy, Jr. handed 49 tables, 790 arm chairs and 351 kiddie chairs to school heads. These were made possible with help from the local governme...
DepEd ASEC Umali exhorts EVRAA athletes for best performance
SOUTHERN LEYTE, Maasin City, Jan 30 (PIA) -- Assistant Secretary Tonisito Umali of the Department of Education (DepEd) quoted a prayer for inner peace as his way of encouraging players participating in the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) to strive for victory but learn from defeat. "Let me share with you a serenity prayer: Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom...
Dep Ed Regional Secretary starts reforms in DepEd-ARMM
COTABATO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The newly appointed head of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao DepEd-ARMM) vows to push needed reforms in support of OIC-regional governor Mujiv Hataman's reform agenda for the region. Atty. Jamar Kulayan who was recently appointed by Hataman as DepEd-ARMM regional secretary assured to pursue reforms to address and resolve the perennial problems hounding the agency in order to improve the quality of education in ...
DepEd USec inspects school projects in Ifugao
LAMUT, Ifugao, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Undersecretary (USEC) for Legal and Legislative Affairs of the Department of Education (DEPED) recently visited this province to monitor ongoing school building projects and the implementation of the Philippines' Response to Indigenous People and Muslim Education (PRIME) program, of which Ifugao is a beneficiary. USEC Alberto Muyot arrived here morning of January 25 and had a meeting with the local government unit...
DepEd opens early registration
CEBU CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) declared Jan. 28 as "Early Registration Day" for the school year 2012-2013 in all public elementary schools nationwide. The early registration seeks to reach out to all five-year-old children to enroll in kindergarten and for six year-olds to enlist for Grade 1 level. In last year's early registration, it only covered the kindergarten that started the K+12 basic education program, as well as the Grade 1...
DepEd reiterates call for early registration on January 28
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Education reiterated its call for the early registration set on January 28 to ensure that schoolaged children are not left behind and everybody is enrolled for school year 2012-13 and to achieve universal participation in basic education. DepEd Region 8 Director Luisa Bautista-Yu enjoined the cooperation and support of the local government units, barangay officials, parents-teachers associations, civil society, and the business sector to m...
Team WESCOM joins Unity Run for education
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 27 (PIA) – In support to raising the country's quality education, the Western Command (WESCOM), led by Lt. Gen Juancho M Sabban AFP, showed full support to the campaign "Kahit Isang Araw Lang" (Just One Day) Unity Run held last Sunday, 22 January 2012 in Puerto Princesa City. The 6th Civil Relation Group of the AFP disclosed that the said activity aims to unite Filipinos in a fun run and gather funds for the construction of 150 computer...
NFA calls on Aklan's socio-civic organizations to utilize I-Rice
KALIBO, Aklan, January 25 (PIA6) -- An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) urged socio-civic groups in Aklan to use Iron Fortified Rice (I-Rice) in the conduct feeding program for less privilege kids. NFA-Aklan Provincial Manager Procopio B. Trabajo II said this would ensure that the children will not be deficient in iron, while encouraging demand for I-Rice in Aklan communities. Saying that Region 6 has a high incidence of iron deficiency, Trabajo also called on government agencie...
DENR-7 to donate confiscated forest products to DepEd-7
CEBU CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR7) is set to donate and turn over confiscated forest products without court cases to the Department of Education (DepEd7). With an estimated value of P613,944.24, a total of 36,593.76 board feet of Mahogany, Gmelina, Bagalunga, Makaasim, Molave, Narra, Teak, Sangilo and Acacia lumber pieces, were found to be free from all liens and encumbrances with no cases filed in court, according to the DENR.  ...
No more turning back for K to 12 - USec Quijano
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) has assured the public that the K to 12 program will surely be implemented. "K to 12 is a go, walang atrasan. (K to 12 is a go. There's no turning back)" said Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano of the DepEd during the first Regional Education Summit on Jan. 20 in Tacloban City. "We have a well-prepared curriculum," said Quijano, citing several committees that are preparing thoroughly for ...
Teachers group urges DepEd to give plantilla positions to Kindergarten volunteers
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan 23 (PIA) -- The leader of the group called Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) urged the Department of Education to give plantilla positions to Kindergarten teachers. Edilberto Sumapig, regional coordinator of (TDC) expressed this sentiment during the regional education summit held today at DepEd regional office graced by Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano, a passionate and staunch supporter of K+ 12 Program. Sumapig said that the Kindergarten teachers perfor...
Special education seminar set on March 14-16
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan 19 (PIA1) -- A National Seminar-Workshop on Special Education will be conducted on March 14-16, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) region 1. This will be held at the Urdaneta City University Gymnasium, Urdaneta City in Pangasinan. "Nurturing Children with Special Needs" is the theme for this year activity which aims to hone the capabilities of regular and Special Education Division (SPED) faculty and staff in addressing the edu...
Deped reiterates call for early registration of students
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their incoming kindergarten, Grade 1 and first year high school students for the next school year for the early registration on Jan. 28. Although the registration day is a Saturday, all public elementary and high schools will be opened to accommodate early registrants. Department of Education (DepEd) Public Information Officer Erlie Blanco explained that the DepEd will determ...
'Kahit Isang Araw Lang' Unity Run set in Butuan
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan. 12 (PIA) – The Avant-Garde Creatives, Inc., in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and UNTV are set to hold the "Kahit Isang Araw Lang" Advocacy through its first project, the unity run, on Jan. 22. According to Mr. Arthur Peña, Event Coordinator, the "Kahit Isang Araw Lang" (Even Just One Day) is the bold call for people to do good things to others even for just one day. "The unity ...
Teachers, guidance counselors, students, get orientation on '' Drop-Out-Reduction Program''
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- Curriculum chairmen, curriculum guidance counselors, 30 newly hired teacher and a crowd of students of a public school get an orientation /seminar on "Drop-Out-Reduction Program (DORP) and Entrepreneurship," a program in consonance with the "Education for All" (EFA) agenda of the national government. The Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High School (DPLMHS) conducted a whole day orientation on DORP to give participants a clear and...
Art exhibit to showcase the 'Gabaldon' schools
CEBU CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) -- The Cebu Provincial Government, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., League of Municipalities-Cebu Chapter, and Department of Education with the support of the Cebu Artists Inc., University of San Carlos-Conservation and Heritage Research Institute and Workshop, and United Architects of the Philippines will open an art exhibit called "Mugna-Lambigit" on Dec. 21 at the 3rd floor Atrium of SM City-Cebu. "Mugna-Lambigit" is a fund-raising Gabaldon ...
DepEd 9 lauds LGU Zambo for education support
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) - - The Department of Education 9 (DepEd) lauds the support of the Local Government Unit (LGU)of Zamboanga to education sector. "The support of the Zamboanga LGU to DepEd is matchless," said DepEd9 Assistant Regional Director Habib Adzhar Sarahadil during the opening program of the National Bi-Annual Planning Conference of the Philippine Association of Secondary Education Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs (PASECAC) held here recently. DepEd cited Mayo...
DepEd's rationalization plan will not retrench health workers
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 02 (PIA) -- A national official of the Department of Education (DepEd) recently clarified that the department's impending rationalization plan will not retrench any of its health personnel. Dr. Juan Araojo, assistant director of DepEd's Health and Nutrition Center in central office, emphasized that there will be no reduction of personnel from the health and nutrition units under the department's mandated streamlining program. "Wala...
LCC conducts module development workshop for ALS radio program
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 25 (PIA) –- A consultative module development workshop for a Radio Program on Literacy (RPL) in Regions 9 and 10 will be held at Dynasty Court, this city on Oct. 27-28. The RPL aims to promote the thrusts and programs of Republic Act 10122, otherwise known as "An Act Strengthening the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) by Amending RA 7165," also, known as "An Act Creating the LCC, Defining its Powers and Functions, Appr...
DepEd lifts suspension of classes in Butuan City today
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division has lifted today the suspension of classes declared yesterday due to typhoon "Ramon." In an interview with Prof. Israel Reveche, who also made the announcement of the suspension of classes yesterday, said since the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) has removed the city in the list of those affected with the storm signal, it is already safe to send...
DepEd suspends classes in elementary level in Butuan City
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division has declared suspension of classes in the elementary level. Storm signal no. 1 was declared in Agusan del Norte and the neighboring provinces as tropical storm "Ramon" gets closer. In a radio interview this morning, DepEd-Butuan City Division spokesperson Prof. Israel Reveche said they have directed all elementary schools in Butuan to suspend classes today. However, Reveche said teachers a...
Classes going on in Butuan amidst transport strike, DepEd says
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) – In spite of the nationwide transport strike where majority of the transport groups here sympathized with the militant transport group Piston, the Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division did not suspend classes in the elementary and high school. In an early interview this morning, Prof. Israel Reveche, Spokesperson of DepEd Butuan City Division, they did not issue a directive for the suspension of classes because students in schools ...
So. Cotabato board authorizes gov to loan P30 M for school buildings
KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's provincial board yesterday approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to enter into a loan contract with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for the construction of classrooms. But instead of the original request for P40 million, the provincial board authorizes Gov. Pingoy to borrow only P30 million in behalf of the provincial school board. According to data from the Department...
DepEd, PRC partners for bloodletting activities
BATANGAS, September 1 (PIA) -- For the second time, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Batangas Chapter joined hands in a project which aims to collect blood from the parents and relatives of school children in public schools to help people in need of blood. Education Program Coordinator Generiego Javier of DepEd-Batangas City said the program dubbed 'Color It Red' was started in their division last year. He said they are planning to undert...
DOLE holds stakeholders' forum re child laborers
KORONADAL CITY, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Officials of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday gathered stakeholders in a forum regarding the issue of child laborers in mining operations in T'boli town. Present in the forum intended to discuss and clarify issues why children below 15 years old should not be required to work and earn for their families were parents, barangay and town officials, as well as representatives of the mining firm operating in the a...
Iponan river bank is 3rd bamboo planting area of TF BAMBOO-3E
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) –- The Iponan River Bank in Iponan, this city, has become the third area for planting bamboo by Task Force Best Action for Mobilizing Barangay Organizations for Opportunities in Education, Environment and Entrepreneurship (BAMBO 3E). A multi-sectoral approach to enhance environmental education and entrepreneurship formation among children, BAMBOO 3E is a year-long activity that commits and supports bamboo growing and caring proje...
DepEd-10 supports campaign to vote for PPUR as one of the N7WN
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 17 (PIA) –- The Department of Education (DepEd), region 10, has supported the campaign for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN). Dr. Luz S. Almeda, Regional Director of DepEd-10, in her directive to the different Schools Division Superintendents (SDS) of the region, said her office is extending support to the campaign. "I strongly encourage your benevolent support relative to...
DepEd, NGOs hold multi-lingual education workshop
CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-7), the Akademiyang Binisaya Foundation (ABF) and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held a training workshop on multi-lingual education for elementary teachers recently at Casa Gorordo Museum in Cebu City in celebration of the National language Month or "Buwan ng Wika" this August. The seminar dubbed "Translation of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MLE) Competencies for Grade 1," aimed ...
Opol town goes green as it implements NGP
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 13 (PIA) -- The Opol town goes green as it gathered recently various government agencies as well as private entities in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Town Mayor Dexter B. Yasay cited the event is in support of Executive Order No. 26 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino on February 24, 2011 and established the NGP as a national priority aimed not only to reforest 1.5 million hectares of land but also to promote a sustained env...
South Cotabato teachers go house-to-house to bring children back to school
KORONADAL CITY, July 1 (PIA) -- Three weeks into the school, teachers in South Cotabato go house-to-house, armed with a mission to bring every school-age child to school. Christopher Frusa, planning officer of South Cotabato Schools Division said, the primary objective of the teachers is to ask parents whose children had stopped schooling this year to enrol them. "The school teachers themselves conduct the home visitations becau...
DepEd 12 releases P5-M calamity loan for Cotabato City teachers
KORONADAL CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education today announced that P5-M fund has been released as assistance to public schools teachers affected by the recent flood in Cotabato City. Dr. Isabelita Borres, DepEd 12 regional director said, the fund, intended for the calamity loan of teachers with permanent appointments, was downloaded to Cotabato City Schools Division on Friday. "Each teacher could avail o...
1.3 M students expected to enrol in Region 12
KORONADAL CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting about 1.3 million children to enrol for school year 2011 – 2012. DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director Allan Farnazo, said that last year the enrolment in SOCCSKSARGEN region reached 1,162,000. Of this number, 852,000 were enrolled in public school. "This year, based on our projected 5 percent increase in enrolment, we ex...
Chiz tells DepEd to insure school buildings
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 27 (PIA) --- All school buildings in the country especially those in the northeastern seaboard where disasters usually occur should be immediately insured by the Department of Education (DepEd). In press statement, Senator Chiz Escudero said he has been pursuing this plan together with the DepEd and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) which will serve as DepEd's insurance underwriter. With the early onset of the rainy season, Escudero said, Dep...
DepEd appeals for support for Brigada Eskwela
KORONADAL CITY, May 19 (PIA) - Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) here are asking parents and other education stakeholders to lend a hand to the Brigada Eskwela 2011 next week. Ernesto Alferes, physical facilities coordinator of DepEd-South Cotabato Division said that Education Secretary Armin Luistro, through Memorandum No. 84 s. 2011 has ordered the conduct of Brigada Eskwela also known as National Schools Maintenance Week from May 23 to 28...
South Cotabato opens summer sports clinic
KORONADAL CITY, May 16 (PIA 12) – In a bid to inculcate appreciation of sports at young age, South Cotabato's provincial government, headed by Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr today opened a 10-day sports clinics for children and youth. Florentino Perez, South Cotabato's provincial sports coordinator, said the project dubbed "1st Governor Arthur "Dodo" Y. Pingoy Jr. Sports Aral" aims to teach teamwork, discipline, and lead...
NorMin public schools prepare for this year's "Brigada Eskwela"
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Preparations are underway for the conduct of "Brigada Eskwela," also known as the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) in Northern Mindanao on May 23-28, this year. A school maintenance program, Brigada Eskwela engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources in ensuring that public school facilities are set in time for the forthcoming school opening. Director Luz Almeda of th...
Feature: Salamat po, ALS!
When newly-crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe was asked in the Q & A (question and answer) portion of the Bb. Pilipinas 2011 Coronation night on what cause she was championing, 27-year-old Shamcey Gorea Supsup, regally answered, "Education. You can have money and fame but they can take these away from you. Education is something that nobody can take away from you." Shamcey is right, but how about those people who were not lucky in life to get the needed education from a schoo...
Kauswagan, Lanao Norte launches "SIKAD PA" bridging program, today
KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte, April 23 (PIA) –The local government of Kauswagan is set to formally launch, today, its bridging program called Sustainable Integrated Kauswagan Area Development and Peace Agenda (SIKAD PA). Mayor Rommel C. Arnado said "SIKAD PA" becomes the town's "bible" for development that would bridge the town's vision for development and its constituents. "This will tell the world that, indeed, Kauswagan is back on its fee...
DepEd gears public high schools valedictorians for leadership training
CEBU, April 23 (PIA) --- Secondary public schools valedictorians of the Department of Education (DepEd) division of Cebu Province and its component cities of Bogo, Carcar, Danao, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay and Toledo will undergo a two-day leadership training on April 25-27, 2011 at the DepEd Ecotech Center, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. This is an annual activity that the Department of Education (DepEd-7) and the province of Cebu jointly undertake to equip the top students of the prov...
Feature: "Floating School" for Badjao children
Badjao children will soon experience the challenges and joy of learning via "floating school", a mobile school "boat" that will ply the sea waters of Zamboanga City. The floating school will teach Badjao children ages 7 to 15 years old reading, writing and simple arithmetic in a 20- month literacy course. The floating school will be handled by a competent teacher who speaks well of the sinama- badjao's native dialect for an effective education input. &ld...
DepEd gears to strengthen PPP to ensure safety of students
CEBU, April 9 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized the need to strengthen public-private partnerships to address the infrastructure gaps and safety in the public schools. Education secretary Armin Luistro, in a TV interview explained that the target of DepEd is to realize the intent and purpose of the UNESCO-prescribed 'Education for All' (EFA) specifically to improve the quality of education in the country. Lusitro shared that one of DepEd's maj...
Multi-sectoral partnership strengthens support to TB control program
DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – A multi-sectoral partnership of private and government agencies across the region has strengthened commitment to fully support the control and prevention program on tuberculosis which remains at the top ten causes of deaths in the country. Some 40 private agencies and 14 government offices signed a pledge of support to implement the Philippine Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis (PhilPACT) 2010-2016, which gears towards achieving the Millennium Devel...
Iloilo public schools to hold graduation rites April 1-7
ILOILO CITY, Mar. 23 (PIA) – Public schools in the region will hold their graduation rites during the period from April 1-7 as per Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 4, Series of 2011 issued by Education Secretary Armin Luistro. The order instructed all public schools to schedule their graduation rites any day between April 1-7 this year. It also reminded public school heads, teachers, personnel and other education stakeholders to keep the graduation rites simple. The DepEd region...
City LGU hires teachers sans request from DepEd
KORONADAL CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Even without a request from the Departmetn of Education (DepEd). the city government of Koronadal will be hiring ten teachers to augment the need of teachers. Koronadal LGU is also set to build six classrooms as its counterpart of an equal number that the national government will construct in the city this year. Mayor Peter B. Miguel said, "there is deficiency of teachers, classrooms in the city," which is why the LGU decided to hire teachers and c...
Gov't, private org., to launch Zero Basura Olympics
ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The government, in partnership with private environmental network will soon launch Zero Basura Olympics (ZBO), an undertaking that will recognize best pratices of students and schools in solid waste management. ZBO will be jointly implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Earth Day Network Philippines (EDNP), a private organization. Roservirico ...
All systems go for 6th Mindanao Educators' Summit
KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- "Except for final touches on the loose ends, it's all systems go for the Mindanao Educators' Congress," an official of the regional office of the Department of Education said yesterday. Dr. Allan Farnazo, DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director said, he met with officials of DepEd 12, Project EQuaLLS2, Notre Dame of Marbel University and other teams involved to discuss the final preparations for the congress which will be held in Koronadal City from M...
UAP chooses DepEd- Zambo City Division office to launch "2011 Project Citizen"
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- The University of Asia and the Pacific has chosen Zamboanga City Division Office of the Education Department as one of the seven selected areas in the entire country to launch its project called "Project Citizen" for the year 2011. Project Citizen "is a campaign intended to develop school children not only as concerned citizens conscious of their civic duties but also develop skills in speaking the English language" reads a press statement ...
DepEd fasttracks updating of service records of teachers, other employees for GSIS pension
KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- Human resource staff of the Department of Education in Region 12 (DepEd 12) based here are working overtime to update the service records of teachers and empployees of the department in SOCCSKSARGEN Region. Dr. Allan Farnazo, OIC assistant regional director said, this is in response to clamour especially among teachers that they may end up losing their hard-earned pensions from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) if the teachers' service ...
DepEd Cebu issues safety measures in school
CEBU, Feb. 27 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu Provincial division issued recently, safety measures in schools in the aftermath of the abduction and murder of 6-year old Ellah Joy Pique. DepEd-Cebu disivion pre-school coordinator Vina Salomon informed the members of the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children (PCWC) that DepEd-Cebu has issued a memorandum circular for safety measures guidelines to all public elementary and high schools in the province. The g...
DepEd allots additional teachers in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 28 (PIA 9) – Education Secretary Armin Luistro, through the Department of Education (DepEd), has allocated additional teacher items for Zamboanga City, this was revealed by city information officer Sheila Covarrubias in a press release. Covarrubias said the allocation of teachers is in reciprocation to the city government's aggressive support to the education sector of which the latter benefited over P600 million worth of infrastructure projects such as sc...
Reg.10 is home to 3 of the country's best teachers in 2010
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 27, (PIA) -- Three of the 10 winners of the 2010 Search for Outstanding Teachers conducted by the MetroBank Foundation, Inc. (MFI) were from Region 10. And what is interesting about them is that their names all start with the letter "M," which could also mean "Mentor," or "Model," and they not only love to teach but have very strong passions for the teaching profession. Their profound commitmen...
DENR launches Nat'l search for sustainable, eco friendly school tilt
ZAMBOANGA CITY, January 18 (PIA9)- The environment department announces it's 2011 "National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools," a nationwide contest open to all elementary, high school and tertiary school levels, intended to encourage schools and academic institutions for an enhanced involvement on environmental issues. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said interested schools that would like to join in the search may now start submitti...
2005 Bb. Pilipinas International to grace Laki sa Gatas Campaign
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -– Bb. Pilipinas International 2005, Lara Quigaman, is expected at the Camaman-an Elementary School (CES), Cagayan de Oro City on Jan. 25, to promote the Laki sa Gatas (LSG) Nutrition Education Advocacy Program. Launched by Nestle Philippines in 2006, the said program is aimed at pushing the relevance of the health campaign to address the prevailing malnutrition problem in the country, especially among children 5 years and below, Rowennah Marivele...
DepEd to make sure public school teachers perform their BEI functions
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (11 February) -- The Department of Education will enforce all orders and instructions of the teachers relative to the May 10, 2010, Automated National and Local Elections. Such is embodied in the deputation order, per Comelec Resolution No. 18716, for DepEd, its Secretary and other key officials to perform such measures as are necessary in the coming elections, including the use of all public school-buildings designated as polling centers, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, R...
DepEd comes up with disaster risk reduction manual for schools
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (5 February) -- The Department of Education has come up with a Disaster Risk Reduction Resource Manual (DRRRM) that is responsive to the needs of the DepEd family during the occurrence of disasters. Dr. Luz Almeda, Regional Director of DepEd-10, said the manual aims to provide school administrators, teaching and non-teaching staff with a handy and ready reference on what to do before, during and after the occurrence of a calamity / disaster brought about by both hum...
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