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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a special session in the Senate. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB file) Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said in a statement that “it is crucial to equip learners with strong foundational skills that would boost innovation,” which he said is important in boosting economic recovery and building resilience against future health threats like the COVID-19 pandemic. He cited the results of the 2019 Trends in Internat...

As it mourns the passing of former President Benigno Aquino III, the Department of Education (DepEd) paid tribute to the late leader for being a strong advocate of basic education reforms. The Department of Education (DepEd) remembers former President Benigno Aquino III as an advocate of reforms

(DepEd Facebook page) The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has given 1,638 “provisional” teachers priority status in the 2021 Licensure Exam for Professional Teachers (LEPT), Education Secretary Leonor Briones said on Saturday, June 5. DepEd said the teachers’ provisional appointments are set to expire by July this year. “We are thankful to the PRC for immediately accommodating our request to include provisional SHS teachers in the first batch of examinees in this year’s LEP...

(Photo courtesy of DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) TDC national chairperson Benjo Basas said the teachers, who were hired on probationary status since 2016, were told that their last day would be today, May 31, following their failure to secure a teaching license or take the licensure examination under a provision of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, popularly known as the K-12 Law. “These colleagues have consistently performed satisfactory to excellent tas...

Press Release Delivered by the Honorable Win Gatchalian, Senator of the 18th Congress: Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, I take the floor today to present a sobering assessment of the quality of education being provided to children enrolled in Philippine elementary, junior and senior high schools. In the same way that students are tested at the end of a lesson to gauge how well they have mastered the skills and knowledge taught to them, we must also assess the efficacy of the education system...