Valentine’s Day horoscope campaign of DepEd, lambasted online The Department of Education (DepEd) earned netizens ire following its social media campaign for Valentine’s Day which featured horoscope posts. Netizens questioned its relevance amid several issues faced by the education sector due to the pandemic. In a series of tweets, the DepEd asked: “Anong Kapalaran Mo … Read more
DepEd Clarifies Issue About Controversial ‘Igorot’ Learning Material The Department of Education (DepEd) corrected the ‘Igorot’ learning material and clarified that they would not tolerate discrimination. On Monday (February 8, 2021), DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio clarified that the agency would not tolerate any form of discrimination and reminded everyone to … Read more
The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed concern over the alleged sale of private images and videos of students in exchange for buying gadgets and payment for internet connection. According to the Philippine Online Student Tambayan (POST), an online news portal for students, the selling of sensitive photos and videos of students is spreading online. … Read more
DepEd Usec. Alain Pascua Confirms he Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Experiencing Symptoms DepEd Usec. Alain Pascua confirmed that he tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after he experienced mild symptoms. The Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua announced that he tested positive for the respiratory illness after he was exposed to a COVID-19 … Read more
DepEd Responds To Worst Math, Science Proficiency Among 4th Graders Study DepEd RESPONDS TO WORST MATH STUDY – The Department of Education recently responded to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Unfortunately for Filipinos, the study revealed that 4th graders had the worst maths and science proficiency amongst 58 countries. This, despite … Read more
DepEd Issues Important Dates for Current School Year The Department of Education (DepEd) has released several important dates for the current school year 2020-2021. DepEd has shift to distance learning system due to the effects of the coronavirus disease, which currently spread in different countries all around the world. The virus does not only affect … Read more
DepEd Claims Agency Not Behind For All Errors Found in Self-Learning Modules The Department of Education explained that the agency should not be blames for all module errors and seeks help from DOJ. On Friday (November 27, 2020), the Education Department is now seeking help from the Department of Justice against those who were accusing … Read more
Pinay Singer Lea Salonga Criticizes Class Module Linking Tattoos w/ Criminals The Filipina celebrity Lea Salonga lambasted and criticized the class module linking tattoos with criminals. Recently, Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga or popularly known as Lea Salonga slammed a self-learning module, which allegedly discriminates people with tattoos. She expressed her disappointment against the author. … Read more
DepEd Suspends Distance-Learning Activities For Almost 1 Week in Areas Affected by Typhoon Ulysses WALANG PASOK – The Department of Education has suspended the distance-learning activities in typhoon-affected areas. On Monday (November 16, 2020), the Education Department released a memorandum dated November 15, 2020 announced the cancelation of online learning activities for almost a week … Read more
Knowledge Channel Foundation renewed its partnership with PCTA Knowledge Channel Foundation renewed its partnership with the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA) in order to provide learning materials for students who were adapting to distance learning. This, as the said initiative aimed to benefit more learners as they studied at home with the extended reach … Read more