News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(April 20-26, 2009)
Local News
Instant noodles cheap and healthy—DepEd
(Inquirer.net 04/24/2009 Philip Tubeza)
DepEd defends its feeding program from allegations that the noodles it
distributed to school children were overpriced and did not contain
enough nutrients.
2 RP teeners rule int’l sudoku tilt
(Inquirer.net 04/21/2009 Jerry Esplanada)
Two Filipino students beat more than 100 contestants from over six
countries to emerge as grand champion and runner-up in the 3rd Brand’s
Sudoku International Open competition in Thailand.
30 villages with poor literacy identified
(Inquirer.net 04/21/2009 Philip Tubeza)
The government Literacy Coordinating Council identified the 30 poorest
villages with the lowest literacy rates in the country, and more than
half of them were in Mindanao.
Albay starts ‘study now, pay later’ plan
(Inquirer.net 04/21/2009 Rey Nasol)
The Legazpi provincial government will finance the college education of
about 1,600 students starting this school year under a “study now, pay
later” scheme.
Enrollment drop expected in C. Luzon
(Inquirer.net 04/20/2009 Tonette Orejas)
Enrollment in public elementary and high schools in Central Luzon is
expected to drop this June as an offshoot of the global economic crisis
and other factors, according to DepEd reports.
Palace hails PNP in teacher rescue
(Philippine Information Agency 04/22/2009)
Malacañang lauds the Philippine National Police for the successful
rescue of a teacher who was abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan
last Good Friday.
DepEd 02 launches "Bawat Bata Nasa Eskuwela" program
(Philippine Information Agency 04/22/2009)
To solve the continuously declining trend in the achievement rates of
elementary and secondary schools, the Department of Education launches
the Bawat Bata, Nasa Eskwela.
DepEd, Bohol town build 68 classrooms
(Philippine Information Agency 04/21/2009)
Bohol local government sets aside P26.5 million for the construction of school buildings in the province.
DepEd News
Memos
No. 171 s.2009 Orientation on Internal Controls and Internal Audit Functions
No. 172 s.2009 DepEd-PNRC 143 Partnership Program
No. 174 s.2009 Program Planning Activity for 2009 Targets of the DepEd Computerization Program and DepEd Internet Connectivity Project
No. 175 s.2009 4th ASEAN Quiz
No. 176 s.2009 Special Program in Foreign Language
No. 177 s.2009 51st National Conference of Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of Elementary Education
No. 178 s.2009 Coordinating Mechanism for Restructuring the Sterling Silver Accreditation System
No. 179 s.2009 Participants to the ABK2 Initiative Teacher Training Series
No. 182 s.2009 Capacity Building of Schools implementing the Special Program in Sports
No. 183 s.2009 Participation in the 2009 Science, Mathematics and Engineering Camp
Order
No. 36 s.2009 Strict Compliance with Passing the Qualifying Examination for Principalship for Appointment to Principal I Position
(Published 27 April 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
