Through all of the fuss and the temporary decisions made by lawmakers and some school heads, the Senate finally approved a bill that would allow the President to move the school calendar to August of this year. Senate Bill (S.B.) 1541 or also known as the Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two Hundred […]
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DepEd Enrollment Guidelines For SY 2020 — 2021
The Department of Education (DepEd) had released the enrollment guidelines for students and learners who would go for enrollment in public schools all over the whole country. As a matter of fact, Leonor Briones, Education Secretary, said that the enrollment guidelines for SY 2020 — 2021 look to: Provide schools various options for implementing a […]
Staggered Tuition Fee Payments Called on by Duterte
Since the announcement of the Education Department about the classes resuming and starting again on the 24th of August, many people turned and became frantic. As a matter of fact, they proposed various and different learning options for the learners. After all the fuss and the hustle and bustle about the country’s education, President Rodrigo […]
Duterte Not in Favor of Opening Classes Without a Vaccine
President Rodrigo Duterte has put emphasis and stress, during his televised address aired late Monday night that he is not in favor of opening of classes. In addition to that, he said that it will remain suspended in our country unless an effective vaccine for the infamous Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is made available to […]
DepEd Calendar of Activities For SY 2020-2021
The exceptional occurrence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has mainly led to the implementation of different forms of community quarantine. This brought great impact not only to the country or the world economy but specifically to our children’s education. With the school year ending not when it was supposed to; it looks like […]
Cash Allowance For Teachers, to be Released in June
The enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been extended and it’s on until the 15th of May. Although a wide variety of cities and municipalities have been placed under a more lenient general community quarantine (GCQ), it still means no work for a wide range of employees and workers in the country. The Department of Education […]
Rolling Opening of Classes, Eyed by CHED
After the Department of Education (DepEd) said that it’s going to be up to the findings of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), as well as the President, to come up with when classes should reopen again, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is looking at the option of rolling opening of classes. This, however, applies […]