DepEd purchased ‘expensive, outdated’ laptops for teachers in 2021-COA
According to the Commission on Audit (COA), the Department of Education (DepEd) spent P2.4 billion on outdated and expensive laptops for instructors in order to deploy distance learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. State auditors criticized DepEd for...
DepEd Requests Additional P18 Billion to Reconstruct Damaged Schools
In order to repair, renovate, or rebuild schools that were damaged in recent catastrophes or calamities that struck the nation, the Department of Education (DepEd) requires P18 billion. DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa stated during a press conference on Thursday,...
LATEST: DEPED TO HIRE NON-TEACHING STAFF TO REDUCE ADMIN TASKS OF ‘OVERWORKED’ TEACHERS
When asked about teachers who are saying that they lack of rest, he stated that the Department really understand what they going through especially in the past 2 years and with the transition of educating the students during the pandemic, the Department of Education...
Lowering RETIREMENT AGE of TEACHERS and DepEd employees REFILED by Sen. Chiz Escudero
Teachers and other regular workers of the Department of Education (DepEd) currently have to retire at 65, a bill was filed before to lower the retirement age and now a SENATOR has introduced a new measure for that. Senator Francis Escudero has refiled legislation to...