VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Robredo NOT appointed DepEd chief
Marcos has not appointed Robredo, his closest rival in the 2022 national elections, to any cabinet post.
Marcos has not appointed Robredo, his closest rival in the 2022 national elections, to any cabinet post.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the pronouncements of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on the return to the old academic calendar for elementary and high schools. STATEMENT In a chance interview on April 10, Marcos supported the call for the Department of Education (DepEd) to speed up the move to revert back to […]
Six months after stopping the issuance of vouchers for Grade 11 students enrolled in state and local universities and colleges for the current school year ending in June 2024, the Department of Education ordered that it be continued.
Noong Hulyo 2023, naglabas ng memorandum ang DepEd na nagsasabi sa mga SUC at LUC na ang mga benepisyaryo ng Grade 11 voucher program ay hindi na tatanggapin mula sa kanilang mga paaralan simula school year 2023-2024, kasunod ng paglipas ng 2015 agreement sa Commission on Higher Education na nagpapahintulot sa SUCs at LUCs na mag-alok ng senior high school upang tumulong sa pagtugon sa mga isyu sa kapasidad ng DepEd.
Days after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) released a memorandum halting the admission of senior high school students this year, a video on Facebook (FB) talked about this “sudden decision” that netizens misconstrued as the abolition of the K to 12 system. This needs context. The CHED does not have the power to remove […]
There is no announcement from the Department of Education about adding a new level to the K to 12 Basic Education program.
Sinabi ni Vice President Sara Duterte noong Nobyembre 9 na hindi na niya ipipilit ang panukalang P650-million na confidential funds sa 2024 national budget para sa Office of the Vice President at Department of Education (DepEd) dahil nagiging sanhi daw ng pagkakawatak-watak ang isyu. Pagkambyo ito sa naunang pahayag ni Duterte noong Oktubre 4 na […]
Habang inuulit ang kanyang desisyon na “hindi na ituloy” ang kahilingan para sa confidential funds, hiniling ni Duterte sa mga senador na sa halip ay ibigay na lang sa National Learning Recovery Program ng DepEd ang halaga.
Following weeks of heated discussions on the request of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) for confidential funds, Vice President Sara Duterte said she has given it up to end the divisiveness it has generated. This is misleading. STATEMENT On Nov. 9, the OVP issued a statement on its […]
Vice President Sara Duterte was quoted in a press release inaccurately stating that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) planned to file criminal charges against teachers who backed out of their duties in the Oct. 30 barangay polls. Duterte concurrently serves as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). STATEMENT In a Nov. 4 press release, […]