Education News Philippines

School official calls for serious evaluation of education programs

Davao City (25 October) — A private school leader called on government to come up with serious evaluations of educational programs. Dr. Alicia Sayson, vice president for Academic Affairs of the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) said the program has not trickled down to the intended beneficiaries. More news here

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450 Bontoc OSYs take Accreditation and Equivalency Test

Bontoc, Mt. Province (25 October) — To reach out to all kinds of learners especially those outside the formal education, the Department of Education administers regular examinations on Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E). More news here

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DepEd to unveil new HS curriculum

Davao City (25 October) — High school students in public schools will soon follow a new secondary education curriculum. Department of Education regional supervisor Lorenzo Mendoza announced in yesterday’s (Oct. 24) Kapihan sa PIA media forum, the possibility of implementing a new curriculum by 2010. More news here

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DepEd orders early registration in January 2009 for incoming first year high school students

Tacloban City (October 13) — Pursuant to the thrust of the Department of Education to increase the participation rate in basic education, all incoming First Year high school students for school year 2009-2010 must register in the public or private high schools of their choice within the four Saturdays of January 2009. More news

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DepEd holds gardening, tree-planting activities to celebrate Nat’l Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Tacloban City (October 13) — Gardening and tree planting activities will be the major “Stand Up, Take Action” Activity of the Department of Education as the country observes the National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty on October 17-23, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 717, series of 2004. More news

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DepEd, Rotarians scale up Megumi Project; 1.8-M Grade 3 pupils expected to benefitDepEd, Rotarians scale up Megumi Project; 1.8-M Grade 3 pupils expected to benefit

Pasig City (13 October) — The Department of Education (DepEd) and Partners for Universal Literacy (PULL) Foundation today forged an agreement for the second phase of the Megumi Reader project — a reading device which helps elementary pupils to read and improves teaching-learning process in the classroom. More news

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