A Facebook page made multiple posts claiming that the Department of Education is giving out cash assistance ranging from P2,000 to P8,000 to students from elementary to college, along with other supposed benefits including school supplies and uniforms. This is fake.
There is no recent announcement from the DepEd’s official website or social media channels regarding student cash aid for the school year 2025-2026.
The FB page posted a graphic on June 13 bearing DepEd’s logo to make it appear legitimate, along with a text that read:
“DepEd Cash Assistance 2025
ITO ANG MAKUKUHA
ELEMENTARY – 2,000
JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOL – 4,000
SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL – 6,000
COLLEGE – 8,000
MAY KASAMA PANG SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT UNIFORM
PRIORITY YONG MGA NAG MESSAGE
(DepEd Cash Assistance 2025
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL GET
ELEMENTARY – 2,000
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – 4,000
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – 6,000
COLLEGE – 8,000
IT INCLUDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND UNIFORM
PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE WHO SENT A MESSAGE).”
Its caption included several links for every level, where interested netizens with children going back to school this academic year are encouraged to register so that the cash assistance and other benefits can be “sent to them immediately.”
Clicking the supposed registration links in the two spurious posts merely redirects people to an e-commerce site.
The FB page reposted a similar graphic on June 16, coinciding with the opening of the new academic year, and on June 17.
Although the fake cash aid program claims to help college students, DepEd’s mandate is limited to elementary and secondary education only. The Commission on Higher Education is the government agency responsible for tertiary education.
Since last year, the DepEd has been cautioning the public about the “fake DepEd cash assistance” circulating online and has encouraged everyone to visit its official platforms for legitimate announcements.
VERA Files has previously fact checked a similar bogus claim on cash assistance for graduating students from the Education department. (READ: NO DepEd cash assistance for graduating students)
The FB posts started to surface three days before the June 16 official start of the new academic year.
Posted by FB page Dswd Educational Assistance (created on June 10, 2025), the bogus posts have collectively received 5,287 reactions, 6,879 comments, and 17,681 shares as of writing.
