News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(July 6-12, 2009)
Local News
DepEd tells schools: Hold remedial classes
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/10/2009 Nestor Burgos)
The Department of Education requires schools that suspended classes due
to A(H1N1) to hold remedial classes to fulfill the required number of
classes per school year.
DepEd challenge: Almost is not good enough – Lapus
(Philippine Information Agency 07/08/2009)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus expresses confidence that the education
department can meet its target of making basic education accessible to
all by 2015.
Lapus hits UNESCO report on education
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/09/2009 Jerry Esplanada)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus disputes a report from the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that
the Philippines is not likely to achieve its Education for All (EFA)
goals by 2015.
House commends DepEd, Sec. Lapus' performance
(Philippine Information Agency 07/05/2009)
The House of Representatives lauds the Department of Education for its
outstanding performance in improving the delivery of basic education to
the country.
Lapus urges schools to practice year-round Brigada Eskwela
(Philippine Information Agency 07/09/2009)
The Department of Education plans to expand Brigada Eskwela by addressing other pressing school concerns year-round.
DepEd mandates lessons on students' personal safety
(Philippine Information Agency 07/07/2009)
The Department of Education orders the institutionalization of Personal
Safety Lessons in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.
500 youths stripped of scholarship
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/10/2009 Carla Gomez)
Presidential spokesman Anthony Golez accused Bacolod City
Representative Monico Puentevella of being behind the removal of 500
out-of-school youths in Bacolod from a scholarship program of TESDA.
School execs face graft, sex raps
(Inquirer.net 07/06/2009 Tetch Torres)
Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez orders the filing of criminal case
against the president of the Western Mindanao State University and
other officials for various offenses.
Training set for youth would-be entrepreneurs
(Philippine Information Agency 07/09/2009 A. Lumaque)
The Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship will hold a training for the
youth on July 26 to 31 in Baguio City to assist the participants become
responsibly engaged in entrepreneurial activities and endeavors.
DepEd News
Updates
The real challenge of Education For All (EFA) -- Almost is not good enough - Lapus
DepEd mandates lessons on students' personal safety
House commends DepEd, Sec. Lapus' performance
DepEd's EHCP to keep school children healthy
DepEd Announces the October 2009 ALS Accreditation & Equivalency Test Registration
DepED Internet Connectivity Project (DepED Order No. 50, s. 2009) - Enclosures
Orders
No. 70 s.2009 Revised Guidelines on Organization of DepEd Preschool Classes
No. 71 s.2009 Guidelines for the Effective Implementation of the Elementary Curriculum
No. 72 s.2009 Inclusive Education as Strategy for Increasing Participation Rate of Children
Memos
No. 290 s.2009 DepEd Support for the Signing of the Magna Carta of Women
No. 292 s.2009 3rd Annual General Assembly of the National Organization of Professional Teachers, Inc.
No. 293 s.2009 Guidelines for the 2009 Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency Tests
No. 295 s.2009 Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa 2009
No. 296 s.2009 ASEAN Regional Drawing Competition
No. 297 s.2009 National Seminar-Workshop in Elementary School Science and Math Education
No. 298 s.2009 3rd DepEd National Employees’ Union National Congress and Seminar-Workshop
No. 300 s.2009 National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers
No. 303 s.2009 2009 Search for the Most Outstanding SPED Teacher and SPED Center
No. 304 s.2009 National Essay Writing Contest of the Philippine Olympic Committee
No. 305 s.2009 Change in DepEd Memo No. 223, s. 2007
No. 306 s.2009 National Consultative Workshop on the Competency-based Performance Appraisal System for Teachers
No. 307 s.2009 Training on the Formulation of DepEd Citizen’s Charter
(Published 13 July 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
