News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(October 19-25, 2009)
Local News
DepEd: Schools slowly returning to normal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/23/2009)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus orders the schools in the regions that are now recovering from the destruction to conduct make-up classes.
Teachers convert homes to schools
(Inquirer 10/19/2009 Maricar Cinco)
In Laguna, teachers open their own homes to accommodate students and resume classes after Tropical Storm “Ondoy” left the town and several others flooded.
Lapus acknowledges private sector for helping typhoon-hit schools
(Philippine Information Agency 10/21/2009)
DepEd chief Jesli Lapus thanks the Adopt-A-School partners from the private sector who have readily expressed interest to help public schools that were hit by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
Transparency the issue in DepEd purchases–solon
(Inquirer 10/23/2009 Leila Salaverria)
Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino insists that the education department’s procurement process is flawed.
LGUs to meet for capacity dev’t learning
(Cebu Daily News 10/22/2009)
Some 80 local chief executives from all over the country will convene in Silliman University in for a Regional Capacity Development Learning from Oct. 26 to 28.
RP math aces get 100%, near perfect scores in Aussie tilt
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/21/2009 Jerry Esplanada)
A sophomore student from Manila got a perfect score while 13 other young Filipino numbers aces registered scores of over 99.7 percent in the tough 2009 Australian Mathematics Competition.
Filipino scholars abroad urged to return to RP
(Inquirer.net 10/21/2009 Alex Villafania)
Filipino scholars abroad should return to the Philippines and share what they have learned to help improve the country’s academic and industrial sectors, Senator Edgardo Angara says.
Private school students in 2 cities get passing marks
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/21/2009 Philip Tubeza)
Some private schools in the cities of Marikina and Caloocan have decided to give their students passing grades this semester, following the devastation brought about by tropical storm “Ondoy.”
Shorter classes shortchanging students, says crusader
(Inquirer 10/20/2009 Philip Tubeza)
The decision to shorten class hours in crowded schools is “shortchanging” students, especially with textbooks riddled with errors still plaguing the public school system, “sick books” crusader Antonio Calipjo Go says.
Solon wants stock trading in curriculum
(Inquirer 10/19/2009)
A party-list lawmaker wants students to be introduced to the complex world of stock trading as early as high school to give them the financial savvy to face economic challenges as they get older.
DepEd, Hedcor ink MOA for school building donation
(Philippine Information Agency 10/21/2009)
Hedcor, Inc. & Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Education to construct a school building for Catalunan Pequeño National High School (CPNHS).
DepEd News
Updates
Classes returning to normal; make-up classes on
Lapus acknowledges private sector for helping typhoon-hit schools
Rural public schools welcome 5,000 new nurses
Lapus: No to extravagance at DepEd
Lapus mobilizes DepEd to undertake disaster response efforts
Vacant Position - Technical Adviser for Advocacy and Communications
DepEd to conduct A & E exam in October
2008 ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test Passers
DepEd Announces the October 2009 ALS Accreditation & Equivalency Test Registration
DepED Internet Connectivity Project (DepED Order No. 50, s. 2009) - Enclosures
Memos
No. 443 s.2009 Support to the Federations of Supreme Student Governments for SY 2009-2010
No. 446 s.2009 Special Program in the Arts for Elementary Education Consultative Planning Workshop
No. 447 s.2009 52nd National Conference of Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of Elementary Education
No. 449 s.2009 8th “Computer Eyes” National Computer Campo for Blind Students
No. 452 s.2009 Seminar on Enhancing Administrative Competence towards Service Excellence (Part 2)
No. 462 s.2009 Voting Centers Site Survey Project
Orders
No. 103 s.2009 Community Involvement through Brigada Eskwela for Public Schools Affected by Typhoon Ondoy
No. 104 s.2009 Gabay sa Ortograpiya ng Wikang Pilipino
No. 105 s.2009 Guidelines in Managing the Proper Use of Internet Services in all Administrative Offices and Schools
No. 106 s.2009 Amendment to Section 3.1 Chapter III of DECS Service Manual
No. 107 s.2009 Participation of the CAT Students in the National Road Safety Special Program
No. 108 s.2009 Advance Payment of the Remaining Half or Balance of the FY 2009 Year-End Bonus
(Published 26 October 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)
