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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education said that public schools can accommodate the thousands of senior high school (SHS) students set to be displaced next year by the discontinuation of the SHS program in state universities and colleges (SUCs).
CEBU, Philippines — At least seven records supposedly established in the track event in the athletics competition of the recently concluded 64th Palarong Pambansa will go down the drain after the organizers of the biggest annual national sporting event refused to recognize following the validation of a third party surveyor that the P52 million newly-refurbished rubberized track oval of the Cebu City Sports Center fell short of the 400-meter international standard.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will cut the prescribed minimum of 180 school days for the coming school year 2024-2025 by 15 days to ensure that students and teachers are not in classrooms during extreme summer heat by April and May 2025.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will commit to President Marcos’ decision to revert to the old school calendar by next year, according to an agency official.
MANILA, Philippines — Extreme heat driven by climate change has forced the government to speed up its return to the old school calendar, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself asking Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to provide a "concerted plan" for schools to go back to the June-March schedule by "next year."
MANILA, Philippines — Acceding to a clamor for an immediate return to the old school calendar due to extreme heat, the Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday said it has suggested to President Marcos to end the coming school year 2024-2025 in March 2025 and start the succeeding school year by June.
MANILA, Philippines — Several cities and municipalities nationwide yesterday canceled on-site classes either in all levels or only from pre-school to senior high school due to unbearable classroom conditions brought about by extreme heat, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).
MANILA, Philippines: The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed Monday the suspension of in-person classes from preschool to senior high school in some areas due to sweltering temperatures.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education wants to continue the implementation of Catch Up Fridays despite appeals from teacher groups to halt the program, saying that there is still ample time for the program to improve since it was rolled out only three months ago.