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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: HINDI inalis ang K to 12; kailangan pa ring tapusin ng mga grade 10 ang SHS

By VERA Files | May 19, 2023 4:31 PM

Ilang Facebook (FB) pages at groups ang nagpakalat ng post na nagsasabing puwede nang dumiretso ng college ang mga grade 10 pagtapos mag-high-school dahil binasura na ang K to 12. Mali ito. Hindi inalis ng Department of Education ang K to 12 na bumubuo sa labintatlong taon ng basic education mula kinder hanggang grade 12. […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte did NOT tell teachers to ‘shut up’ over DepEd laptop issue

By VERA Files | May 18, 2023 4:01 PM

Netizens and several Facebook (FB) pages and groups are circulating a fake quote card of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio allegedly telling teachers to hold back their criticism over slow and outdated laptops allegedly purchased by the Department of Education (DepEd). The hoax spread as early as May 16 and was supposedly published by Sonshine Media […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DepEd to revise, NOT abolish K to 12

By vera files fact check | Feb 02, 2023 8:26 PM

Two days after Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivered the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 on Jan. 30, a YouTube video falsely claimed that she, along with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, abolished the K to 12 education system. The 8-minute and 35-second video posted on Feb. 1, carried the headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG GRABE! […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte has NOT abolished K to 12

By VERA Files | Jan 18, 2023 3:41 PM

Several Facebook (FB) pages circulated a blog link claiming Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the scrapping of the K to 12 education system. This is false. First posted on Jan. 14, the blog link carried the headline: “GOODNEWS! MATlNDlNG UTOS DEPED K 12 ni PNOY BUBUWAGIN PIRMADO NA (SEVERE ORDER PNOY’S […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio flip flops on ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes by November

By VERA Files | Oct 10, 2022 5:26 PM

Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, concurrently the Education secretary, has issued Department Order No. 034 dated July 11, 2022, mandating full face-to-face classes in all public and private schools starting Nov. 2.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sara Duterte-Carpio nag-flip-flop sa ‘mandatory’ face-to-face classes sa Nobyembre

By VERA Files | Oct 10, 2022 5:26 PM

Sa pagpapaliwanag sa mga nagawa ng Department of Education sa unang 100 araw ng administrasyong Marcos, umatras si Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio sa kanyang iniutos na full face-to-face classes sa mga pampubliko at pribadong paaralan.

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Three govt agencies put pressure on Congress to scrap bill on vapes, e-cigarettes

By Klaire Ting | Sep 16, 2021 9:24 AM

The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical practitioners and youth leaders on Wednesday in asking Congress to reject the bill that seeks to lower the age of persons who can buy, use or sell vapes and electronic cigarettes.

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Lack of registered guidance counselors forces schools to keep unlicensed ones, violate guidance and counseling law

By DENISE VALDEZ | Jan 15, 2018 11:09 AM

Perez had performed the role of guidance counselor when he was not supposed to. He is not a licensed or registered guidance counselor, and was hired by DepEd as a teacher.

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Gov’t rolls out K-12 system

Jun 02, 2012 11:26 AM

By YVONNE T. CHUA
WHEN classes open on Monday, the country is finally giving up the distinction of being the only country in Asia that has a pre-university education of just 10 years.

The Department of Education is rolling out in all 45,619 public elementary and high schools the “K to 12 curriculum,” beginning with Grades and 1 and 7, also called the “new high school.”

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Stop K-12, asks teachers group

Jun 02, 2012 11:23 AM

AN association of school teachers has called for a stop to the implementation of the government’s K-12 basic education program, citing the absence of a law authorizing the program and the “disastrous” partial implementation of universal kindergarten last year.

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