Angara Warns Voucher Scammers as DepEd Withholds P238M in Suspicious Claims

Education Secretary Sonny Angara inspecting classrooms at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City

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

Angara Warns Voucher Scammers as DepEd Withholds P238M in Suspicious Claims

Education Secretary Sonny Angara inspecting classrooms at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City

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 Turns to Leasing Private School Buildings to Ease Classroom Shortage

Education Secretary Sonny Angara taking his oath before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacanang

Leased rooms in Baliwag and Marikina now serve more than 800 public school learners The Department of Education (DepEd) is now leasing available private school facilities to ease the classroom shortage in crowded public schools, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced in a statement on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The leasing program targets highly congested public … Read more

DepEd, First Lady Launch Hydroponics Greenhouses in 200 Public Schools

Rows of lettuce growing in a hydroponics greenhouse

The “Agri Tayo, Lab for All” project aims for 700 units nationwide The Department of Education (DepEd) and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos have launched a nationwide school-based hydroponics project that will put greenhouse facilities in public schools as part of the “Agri Tayo, Lab for All” program. The project was launched on Thursday, October 29, … Read more

CSC Opens Online Filing for March 14, 2027 Civil Service Exam on Nov. 2

Civil Service Commission regional office building with Philippine flag

352,391 Slots Up for Grabs in the March 2027 Career Service Exam; Here’s How to Apply CIVIL SERVICE EXAM 2027 – Aspiring government workers can start securing their slots for the next Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on Monday, November 2, 2026, when the Civil Service Commission (CSC) opens online registration at 8:00 … Read more

DepEd to Assign Its Best Teachers to Grades 1 to 3, Says Angara

Education Secretary Sonny Angara visits San Jose National High School in Tacloban

Angara: DepEd Ends Practice of Giving Early Grades to New Teachers, Taps Best Educators to Fix Reading Gaps DEPED EARLY GRADES – The Department of Education (DepEd) will put its best teachers in Grades 1 to 3 to tackle reading difficulties at the earliest stage, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said in remarks published on Wednesday, … Read more

DepEd Tells Schools to Use MOOE Funds to Buy Electric Fans for El Niño

Rosauro Almario Elementary School building in Tondo, Manila

Angara: Schools May Tap MOOE for Electric Fans; Must Notify LGUs on Heat Suspensions DEPED EL NIÑO – Public schools can tap their Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to buy electric fans as the country braces for Super El Niño, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after visiting Lakan Dula … Read more

CHED Signs Deal With Malaysia to Widen ASEAN Scholarships and Research Grants

CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis in an official portrait wearing a red blazer

CHED, Malaysia’s EMGS Sign Letter of Intent on ASEAN GEMS+ Scholarships, Research Grants and EduPHIL Student Visa Portal CHED SCHOLARSHIPS – Filipino students, faculty and researchers are set to get wider access to scholarships and research funding across Southeast Asia after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Education … Read more

DBM Approves 3,627 New DepEd Teaching Positions for Sulu

Education Secretary Sonny Angara with school and local officials during a DepEd school visit

Thousands of Plantilla Items Created as Sulu Schools Move Under DepEd Region IX DEPED SULU – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has cleared the creation of 3,627 teaching and teaching-related positions for the newly formed Schools Division Office (SDO) of Sulu, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The … Read more