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MANILA - The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expand resources and dedicated teachers to the Alternative Learning System (ALS), which has been one of the effective anti-poverty measures of the agency. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said a logical conclusion regarding increased poverty due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is to expand access to ALS. "The pandemic likely forced many to stop from their classes, and man...

THE Department of Education (DepEd) aims aiming to surpass its budget utilization rate (BUR) last year of 97 percent amid challenges posed by Covid-19. “For 2021, we are aiming to maintain 96 percent or even surpass 97 percent for BUR,” DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn M. Sevilla said. Sevilla also…

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(File photo) MANILA - After missing out on face-to-face classes and meeting new friends for more than a year due to the pandemic, learners once again get to cherish the joys of going to school. In November, students in areas identified low risk for the coronavirus started to return to limited face-to-face classes across the country after 20 months of blended learning. It is a school year unlike any other and the Department of Education, along with other government agencies and partners, made str...

Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021 (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Recognizing the impact brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and champi

Various distance learning equipment worth over P2.2 million were recently donated by the United States (US) government to a learning center in Cagayan de Oro, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. ALS EQUIPMENT-- Partners from Cagayan de Oro City, led by Mayor Oscar Moreno (center), receive edu

For Education Secretary Leonor Briones, the strengthening of the program for learners that are outside formal education is among the “best news on education” especially under her term. (Photo from DepEd) The Alternative Learning System (ALS), a parallel learning system under DepEd, provides op

THE Education Department has established a new bureau that would oversee its Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. In a statement, Department of Education (DepEd) chief Leonor Magtolis Briones said the newly established bureau would boost the program for out-of-school youth, serving as the focal office for implementation. “This will strengthen…

Department of EducationSecretary Leonor Briones (Photo courtesy of DepEd) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) has established a new bureau that would oversee the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. In a statement Tuesday, DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones said the newly established bureau would strengthen the program for out-of-school youth, serving as the focal office for implementing it. "This will strengthen our initiatives, programs, and policies for the out-of-school child...

In an effort to further ensure effective and efficient implementation of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established the Bureau of Alternative Education (BAE). Photo taken in DepEd Region IX in November 2020 (Courtesy of DepEd) Education S