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DepEd, DPWH team up to fast-track titling of public schools

Monday, December 21, 2009

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MANILA, Dec. 20 (PNA) — The Department of Education has entered into an agreement with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to hasten the titling of school sites continuously occupied by public elementary and secondary schools nationwide but have yet to be registered and titled to DepEd. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and DPWH [...]

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DepEd health initiative for schoolchildren bags international award

Monday, December 21, 2009

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Pasig City (20 December) — The Essential Health Care Program (EHCP) being implemented by the Department of Education has been recognized as one of the world’s best practices in primary health care among school children. The award was bestowed by the Global South-South Development Expo, a United Nations-wide annual event. It was handed out in [...]

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Lapus to school officials, teachers: Don’t compel students to shell out contributions for Christmas party

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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MANILA, Nov. 8 — With the Christmas season fast approaching, Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus told school officials and teachers on Sunday not to compel students to shell out donations or contributions for their Christmas party. “We all know the guidelines of DepEd, no collection policy in public schools. This is voluntary and not [...]

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Project Reach targets 5M OSY

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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n line with the Department’s thrust of achieving the 2015 Education for All (EFA) targets, the Department of Education came out with Project REACH, a combination of strategies using innovative “catch and hold” interventions. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said a strong partnership with local government units (LGUs) is half of the solution in bringing to school [...]

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Overpriced Shampoo, Needles, Otoscopes: DepEd Faces New Set of Corruption Scandals

Monday, August 31, 2009

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Progressive lawmakers want to investigate how the DepEd is spending its large annual budget, given that the department has been hounded with an endless stream of corruption allegations. MANILA –Progressive party-list legislators today said there is a need to look into the corruption allegations that have hounded the Department of Education, now that the hearings for [...]

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DepEd-XI to train teachers, employees on punctuality and honesty program

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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DAVAO CITY — Teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Davao region will undergo an orientation on a punctuality and anti-corruption advocacy. Under the program We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty or Watch, it is hoped that the Filipino youth ages 8-18 will be inculcated with the value of time consciousness and [...]

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PTCA overhauled, not abolished: DepEd says

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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THE DEPARTMENT  of Education (DepEd) will call an emergency meeting with school divisions superintendents to clarify several points about the order dissolving the Parents-Teachers Community Association (PTCA) in public schools.

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Lapus confident law on add’l teachers’ salary will be passed soon

Saturday, August 23, 2008

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Department of Education Secretary “Jesli A. Lapus” said that a proposed legislation which seeks to add P9000 more over the next three years to present monthly compensation of public school teachers and non-teaching personnel may be passed into law soon after the House leadership assured the immediate passage of the bill.

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DepEd, Lapus top Pulse Asia Survey

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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The Department of Education garnered highest approval ratings among the top 3 government agencies according to DepEd Office Secretary Communication. The survey was done by Pulse Asia Ulat ng Bayan survey.

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Remote schools receive textbooks from DepEd’s “Textbook Walk”

Monday, August 4, 2008

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MANILA (PNA) — Schools in far-flung areas will receive textbooks from the Department of Education (DepEd) through the 2008 National Textbook Delivery Program. “Talking about DepEd would also be talking about the Filipinos’ time-tested and revered value of Bayanihan. Through the “Textbook Walk,” the department, CSOs, NGOs and other partners are walking the talk on [...]

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3 Public schools benefit from corporate social responsibility

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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MANILA, May 11 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) and Philip Morris recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) as an expression of the growing cooperation between the public ad private sectors at the DepEd Central Offce, Pasig City.

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Baguio Teachers Camp revels in its centennial

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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MANILA, May 10 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) is marking the 100 years of Baguio Teachers Camp (BTC) with physical enhancements worthy of the 21st century but retaining its reason for being as the center for public school teachers’ training and recreation.

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DepEd enlists community support for school opening

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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MANILA, May 7 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday once again enjoined all public schools to rally community support for the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) or Brigada Eskwela set on June 2-7 in time for the nationwide opening of classes on June 10 for both elementary and high schools.

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Davao dad urges DepEd to hire LET topnotchers

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PNA)–The Department of Education must create policies that encourages Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) topnotchers to work in public schools. City Councilor Ma. Belen Sunga-Acosta urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to create policies aimed at encouraging.

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