DepEd: 10,000 classrooms up for PPP bidding

MANILA, Philippines - An initial batch of 10,000 classrooms will be constructed under the administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme by the second quarter of next year. Education Secretary Armin Luistro told The STAR the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has made “substantial approval” of the initial guidelines set by the DepEd technical working group (TWG) in charge of coming out with the parameters and bid documents that will be issued to groups participating in the bidding for the classroom construction. … [Read more...]

Prioritize classroom shortage, solon urged

MANILA, May 2 (PNA) – A lawmaker has sought to prioritize the shortage of classrooms in public schools nationwide as a result of the significant increase in the transfer of students from private schools. … [Read more...]