DepEd expands kindergarten enrollment cut-off age to October 31

Pia Piquero 06/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More Filipino children will now have better access to formal education as the Department of Education (DepEd) expands the cut-off age for kindergarten enrollment beginning School Year 2025–2026. Under the newly issued DepEd…

DepEd to hire 10,000 non-teaching staff nationwide — DBM

Luisa Cabato - Reporter 05/22/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the hiring for 10,000 non-teaching positions in the Department of Education (DepEd). This move is meant to boost the volume of the education personnel nationwide.…

DepEd: No Grade 13 for senior high school

Luisa Cabato 05/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A Facebook post “announcing” that there will be an additional Grade 13 in senior high school for school year 2025–2026 is false, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). The clarification was made by…

US aid freeze threatens $94M DepEd projects

Agence France Presse 02/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is exploring ways to continue five projects funded by the US government, despite US President Donald Trump’s recent freeze on foreign aid. These projects, worth $94.02 million (about P5…

DepEd-7 calls for child-friendly schools amid rising bullying cases

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education Central Visayas (DepEd-7) director hopes that the schools in the region are all “child-friendly.” This is to address the bullying cases that still occur despite the department’s efforts in…

Angara laments DepEd budget cut as Marcos vows a ‘remedy’

Dempsey Reyes, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promised to address the significant budget cut for the Department of Education (DepEd) in 2025, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said on Sunday. Angara, a former senator, expressed disappointment over…

3 DepEd events in Cebu ‘safe and successful’ — police

Emmariel Ares 07/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three major events organized by the Department of Education (DepEd) and held in the province of Cebu over the past week ended successfully with zero disruptions to the security coverage. This was announced…

PH history: More focus on this, Marcos orders new DepEd chief

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 07/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday that he told incoming Education Secretary Senator Sonny Angara to include more subjects about Philippine history in the current education curriculum. Marcos, on the sidelines…

DepEd orders public schools to implement distance learning mode on April 15-16

Zacarian Sarao 04/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — All public schools are ordered by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday  to implement asynchronous classes or distance learning from April 15 to 16. In an advisory, DepEd explained that the two-day asynchronous…

June opening: Teacher’s group says this is possible with shorter school calendar

Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A teachers group said on Tuesday, April 9, that reverting to the old school calendar can be done as soon as possible with certain sacrifices. The immediate return to the old academic calendar, in…

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