Alex Esgana
A single safety checklist now covers disaster readiness, child protection, health, mental health support and physical security in every public school MAKATI CITY (November 4, 2026) – The Department of Education (DepEd) is rolling out a nationwide campus safety program called the Safe School Environment Audit (SSEA), which puts every safety measure in public schools … Read more
Quezon City revokes its 2025 heat-related class suspension circular as schools gain the power to call off in-person classes on their own under the new national framework QUEZON CITY (November 4, 2026) – The Quezon City government is scrapping its own rules on heat-related class suspensions to follow the Department of Education’s latest directive and … Read more
The Education department says the units come with a five-year warranty and will be delivered to public school teachers and staff from November 2026 to March 2027 The Department of Education (DepEd) has secured 172,654 Apple MacBook Neo laptops for public school teachers and administrative staff at about P43,000 per unit, the agency announced on … Read more
Education Secretary Sonny Angara says a risk assessment will decide where the new school counselor associates go first, with large urban schools at the top of the list The Department of Education (DepEd) will give priority to large schools and campuses with a history of bullying and violence in the hiring and deployment of school … Read more
Schools will plant munggo, okra, malunggay and other hardy crops and use water-saving methods to keep the School-Based Feeding Program supplied during the dry spell The Department of Education (DepEd) is shifting public school vegetable gardens to drought-resistant crops and water-saving farming methods as the country braces for a possible Super El Niño, according to … Read more
Three in four Grade 1 learners were tagged as struggling readers at the start of School Year 2026-2027, the commission said The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to strengthen and connect the early childhood and primary school curricula, after DepEd’s own assessment showed that 75 percent … Read more
The Senate President pushes for localized, not blanket, class suspensions as schools brace for the looming super El Niño MANILA – Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Sunday, November 1, 2026, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to make sure its protocols for the looming super El Niño keep students safe without deepening learning loss, … Read more
DepEd chief calls the recognition ‘a clear mandate to work harder’ as the country builds on its fastest-in-the-world reading improvement The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Friday, October 30, 2026, that Dean Nonie Lesaux of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) praised the Philippines for its improved showing in the 2025 Programme for … Read more
DepEd tightens checks on the senior high school voucher program and vows to prosecute fake billings Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, October 30, 2026, warned anyone trying to cheat the government’s school voucher program that the Department of Education (DepEd) will take them to court, as the agency reported that it has blocked hundreds … Read more
DepEd tightens checks on the senior high school voucher program and vows to prosecute fake billings Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, October 30, 2026, warned anyone trying to cheat the government’s school voucher program that the Department of Education (DepEd) will take them to court, as the agency reported that it has blocked hundreds … Read more