19 September 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) vehemently condemns the shooting of a public school principal in Sto. Tomas North, Jaen, Nueva Ecija. The Department is coordinating with the concerned field offices and the police to apprehend the perpetrators of this brutal crime. We denounce any acts of injustice towards our personnel, continue reading : OFFICIAL STATEMENT
September 07, 2023 – The Department has already comprehensively explained the need for confidential funds in the protection of learners, teaching and non-teaching personnel. We leave it to the wisdom of the members of Congress to decide on the matter. Thank you.
August 25, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has received an Order from the Office of the Ombudsman, in relation to the alleged overpriced laptops, preventively suspending one of our current officials, Undersecretary Annalyn M. Sevilla, for the duration of the proceedings but not to exceed six (6) months. DepEd adheres to due continue reading : OFFICIAL STATEMENT
August 17, 2023 – The Department recognizes the increasing tension in the fourteen (14) schools affected by the Supreme Court’s Decision in the case entitled, Municipality of Makati vs. Municipality of Taguig (G.R. No. 235316). Pursuant to its mandate to provide a safe and enabling learning environment, and in the pursuit of protecting the continue reading : ON THE MAKATI-TAGUIG ISSUE
July 25, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) shares the noble mission of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to provide our Filipino learners with an education that secures their future. President Marcos Jr.’s statements on basic education, made in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), demonstrate his dedication to improve the continue reading : OFFICIAL STATEMENT
May 3, 2023 — The topic on same-sex unions has been in the curriculum since 2013. It seeks to provide learners with a broader understanding of gender-based issues, encourage respect within the community, and promote inclusivity. Nonetheless, the Department will consolidate and consider all the comments received, as we move to finalize the K-10 continue reading : On the Inclusion of Same-Sex Unions in the K-10 Curriculum Guide
April 18, 2023 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is in coordination with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems (AO25 Secretariat) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of its personnel. The Department has already completed the submission to continue reading : On the release of the 2021 Performance-Based Bonus
March 31, 2023 – I have never claimed to be anything — but for the past eight months, the Department of Education has made strides in addressing the problems burdening our learners and education personnel. Allow me to educate ACT Teachers because the group is obviously uninformed, if not deliberately paying no attention to the continue reading : REPLY BY DEPED SECRETARY TO ACT TEACHERS REP. FRANCE CASTRO
March 30, 2023 – I am glad that France Castro confirmed that ACT Teachers is, without a doubt, a fake representative of learners, educators, and other members of the education sector in Congress with her continued refusal to publicly and explicitly condemn the New People’s Army’s violence in Masbate. That ACT Teachers is a sham continue reading : EDUCATION SECRETARY SARA DUTERTE’S REPLY TO FRANCE CASTRO
March 29, 2023 – The Department of Education is not blind to the problems besetting the education system. We have already laid down solutions to these problems during the Basic Education Report delivered on January 30, 2023. The hiring of teachers, the hiring of administrative staff, as well as the construction of new classrooms and continue reading : STATEMENT BY DEPED SECRETARY SARA DUTERTE ON ACT TEACHERS PARTYLIST