News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(November 9-15, 2009)
Local News
Clinton vows $5M in storm relief funds
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/13/2009 Jerry Esplanada)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited a flood-devastated school in Marikina City and pledged the new relief package on top of the $14 million in assistance provided in the wake of the back-to-back storms that struck the country recently.
Classes to go on during Mayon evacuation – Albay gov
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/12/2009 Rey Nasol)
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda assured his constituents that preemptive evacuation efforts by various local government units in Albay would not affect the schooling of elementary and high school students.
Abu beheading a ‘retaliation’ vs AFP, PNP—Palace
(Inquirer.net 11/10/2009 Izah Morales)
The beheading of a school principal by the Abu Sayyaf Group could have been a retaliatory move over the success of the military and police against the Muslim extremist group and not against any personality, a Malacañang official said.
DepEd cites gains in English teaching and learning
(Philippine Information Agency 11/12/2009)
The Department of Education has noted gains in English proficiency of students in public schools even as the department continues to invest in teacher training to further improve student performance in English.
Teachers angry, fearful over school chief’s murder
(Inquirer Mindanao 11/09/2009 Julie Alipala)
Colleagues of murdered school principal Gabriel "Bong" Canizares expressed anger and fear over his beheading by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Youth exchange program binds Asean, Japan
(Inquirer.net 11/13/2009 Izah Morales)
Three hundred nineteen youth ambassadors from Southeast Asia and Japan will mark the start of the 36th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program.
Education sector assured of continuous aid from Cauayan City gov't
(Philippine Information Agency 11/11/2009)
The Sangguniang Panglungsod in Cauayan City, Isabela has assured to the education sector that it will continue the support it is extending for the raising of quality education.
DepEd News
Updates
DepEd Memorandum No. 488, s. 2009 -- Orientation/Briefing of Batch 4 (375 HS) and Batch 5 (675 HS) of the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP)
Orders
No. 110 s.2009 Guidelines in the Utilization of the PhP500,000 allocation to the Secondary Schools offering Special Programs
Memos
No. 487 s.2009 Additional Information to DepEd Memo No. 225, s. 2009
No. 488 s.2009 Orientation of Batch 4 and Batch 5 of the DepEd Computerization Program
No. 489 s.2009 Revised Automatic Payroll Deduction System Guidelines
No. 492 s.2009 Celebrating the National Environmental Awareness Month through School Level Activities
No. 496 s.2009 National Federation of Supreme Student Governments Conference
(Published 16 November 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)
