The Senate approved on Monday, November 9 a bill institutionalizing and increasing the teaching supplies allowance for public school teachers starting next year. Senate Bill No. 1092, or the Teaching Supplies Allowance Act of 2020, was passed on third and final reading…Read More »
Instead of the previously announced date of August 24, the school opening for academic year 2020-2021 has been deferred to October 2020. Education Secretary Leonor Briones announced Friday, August 14 that the opening of classes will now now be on October 5.…Read More »
President Rodrigo Duterte is supporting the proposal of Department of Education (DepEd) to hold limited face-to-face classes in areas of the country that is classified as low risk for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a recorded address aired Tuesday morning, Education Secretary…Read More »
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas encouraged students to enroll in school in the upcoming academic year 2020-2021 which will start this August. In an official statement posted in Iloilo City Government’s Facebook page, Treñas said education of children should continue despite…Read More »
Department of Education (DepEd) announced that it will comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to suspend face-to-face classes until a vaccine for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is available. In a statement, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones thanked Duterte for supporting DepEd’s endeavor…Read More »
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that gives the President the authority to postpone the opening of classes beyond August. Senator Win Gatchalian, co-author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1541, thanked his colleagues for recognizing the…Read More »
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his full support for the programs of Department of Education (DepEd) for the upcoming school opening in August 24, 2020. In a televised briefing aired Thursday night, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that they are one with the…Read More »
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that it is safe to open classes on August 24, the schedule given by the Department of Education (DepEd) in their school calendar. Duque disagreed with President Rodrigo when asked about the opening…Read More »
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has reaffirmed his stand to forego the opening of classes in August as the coronavirus remains a threat in the country. The governor supports Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s statement of not allowing classes to open until a vaccine is…Read More »
Mayor Jerry Treñas has formally asked the Department of Education to reconsider its earlier pronouncement of opening the classes this August and instead postpone it to next year. In a letter addressed to Education Secretary Leonor Briones posted in Iloilo City Government…Read More »