Basic Education Development Plan News Today

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) has approved the new guidelines for its Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) in the review and approval of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Neda made the decision during its 15th Board Meeting presided over by its head, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday.   Neda Secretary Arsenio M.…

Malacañang says Marcos 'did not raise any objection' to Vice President Sara Duterte's MATATAG agenda, which had attracted criticism for alleged historical revisionism

WITH the opening of classes today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) called for immediate and collective actions for the learning recovery of the Filipino youth, especially those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The learning crisis affects vulnerable children the most and is a major driver of intergenerational poverty and…

DepEd required all schools to shift to full face-to-face classes in November after two years of distance learning with limited exceptions. At least 28 million students enrolled for the school year 2022-2023.

There’s one thing that Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte wants from parents and local government leaders: ensure that 100 percent of the youth are attending schools.

After the Commission on Human Rights found employment and skill issues among K to 12 graduates, the government’s sole body tasked with a top-to-bottom review of the education sector said that it will prioritize reviewing the senior high school curriculum.

Reminding DepEd of the “endless” tasks teachers take during vacations, such as handling early enrollment and attending required training sessions, ASSERT Secretary-General Fidel Fababier said that teachers are not simply "paid to rest” between school years. 

Most teachers report that students are struggling to concentrate in class and are not showing up to school due to "intolerable" heat in classrooms, a survey conducted by the country’s largest organization of teachers showed.

More than a quarter of the students at a school in North Cotabato have been absent from class after shooting incidents near campus left one schoolmate dead and several others injured.

The Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of the “whole-of-society approach” to address one of the most pressing issues confronting Philippine basic education --- shortage of classrooms and other school facilities. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group During the National Plann