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Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua, in a statement issued Monday, May 10, said that these initiatives are part of DepEd’s preparation for the PEN where “we will connect all schools, all DepEd offices through various technologies.”
During the EduAksyon sa Norte virtual visit in April, DepEd turned over 2,972 smartphones and 82 laptops to selected learners and teachers from Regions 1, 2, 3, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The said donation, DepEd said, was conducted to help the learners, especially the student-leaders, to facilitate and actualize academic and co-curricular activities and student-oriented projects and initiatives online.
The Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS) also conducted a training workshop for the teachers and ICT coordinators on the e-book development using Kotobee and AppsGeyser.
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“As our youth are digital natives who are adept in navigating online tools, we saw this opportunity to bring our student leaders at the forefront for the national campaign for Philippine Identification System that will help their fellow youth and Filipinos to access public services,” said Education Secretary Leonor Briones in a statement issued Thursday, May 6.
In line with its commitment to provide learners better public services and opportunities, DepEd spearheaded the national orientation on the PhilSys for Student Government Officers early this week.
“We are engaging our youth leaders in our National ID program to provide them better knowledge on its benefits, which includes having wider access to education and public services,” Briones said.
Published April 29, 2021, 5:00 PM
Launched on April 27 through the initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) is Kidlat Tahimik’s inaugural Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition.
In a recent press conference, Kidlat Tahimik, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, explained the effort as hinged on redefining heroism.
He said, “Para sa akin, magandang catalyzer ito bilang pang-udyok para maka-focus tayo on heroism but also maybe redefine it: ‘Ano ba talaga ang heroism?’”
According to Kidlat, 78, heroes aren’t the only ones found in books. It could be anybody.
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FDCP and Nat’l Artist Kidlat Tahimik join forces in short film tilt
SMALL acts of kindness and heroism are often overlooked, with some of these stories known only to one person or local community. Those stories can now be told in film through Kidlat Tahimik’s Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition.
The USB Short Film Competition was launched by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), with the support of The Bureau of Learner Support Services Youth Formation Division of the Department of Education.
Kidlat Tahimik, a National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, hopes the competition will balance the influence of foreign comic book superheroes on the Filipino youth’s mindset with stories of our Filipino real-life heroes. The film competition’s theme takes its inspiration from the 500
Published March 3, 2021, 2:59 PM
As the government rolls out its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Education (DepEd) will intensify its efforts to ensure that its stakeholders are accurately informed on the COVID-19 vaccine. DepEd Task Force COVID-19 (DTFC) Chairperson Undersecretary Alain Del Pascua, through Bureau of Learner Support Services Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Director Lope Santos III, said that the agency will do this by issuing guidelines for its personnel.
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The said guidelines that will soon be issued by the DepEd, Pascua said, will “address the questions that the field personnel may have about their role in the vaccination program.”