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Philippine Education News Round-up
(April 27 to May 3, 2009)

Local News

Over 13,000 pass teachers’ licensure exam
(Inquirer.net 05/01/2009)
Of the 26, 812 examinees of the Licensure Examination of Teachers (LET), 7470 or 27.86 percent passed for the elementary level while 5,914 or 24.67 percent made it in the high school, the Professional Regulation Commission reports.

Senate probes DepEd food for school program
(Inquirer.net 04/30/2009 Christine Avendaño)
The Senate investigates the Department of Education’s Food for School Program not only for alleged overpricing of its instant noodles but also for their lack of nutritional value.

Bill would make better writers
(Inquirer.net 05/03/2009 PDI)
Lawmakers file a bill that would put in place a National Writing Program to improve students’ writing skills as well as the way writing is taught in schools.

Teaching energy conservation
(Inquirer.net 04/30/2009 Maricar Cinco)
Elementary and high school teachers are adopting a module on renewable energy and alternative fuels in their Science, English and Mathematics lesson plans to inculcate the value of energy conservation among students.

Teachers rally for pay hike
(Inquirer.net 04/30/2009 Marjorie Gorospe)
A group of public school teachers held a rally in Manila over the failure of lawmakers to approve their demand for a salary increase.

Samar public school students to learn Spanish
(Inquirer.net 04/27/2009 PDI)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus has identified the Tagapul-an National High School (TNHS) and 16 other public schools in the country as pilot areas for the inclusion of Spanish in their curriculum beginning this June.

DepEd News

Memos

No. 184 s.2009 Change in DepEd Memo No. 112, s. 2009
No. 185 s.2009 Philippine Home Economics Association National Annual Convention
No. 186 s.2009 Conduct of the Basic Education Resources Survey
No. 187 s.2009 5-Day Training-Workshop on the Pilot Implementation of the Special Program in Journalism
No. 188 s.2009 The 2009 MTAP-DepEd Saturday Mathematics Programs
No. 190 s.2009 Oplan Balik Eskwela 2009
No. 192 s.2009 Reproduction and Distribution of Brigada Eskwela Manual
No. 193 s.2009 World Council for Curriculum and Instruction Conference
No. 194 s.2009 19th Annual Convention of the Pambansang Samahan para sa Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga
No. 195 s.2009 Teachers’ Re-training Project for Schools Recipient of PCPS3
No. 196 s.2009 Creation of a Working Group for the Development of Standardized School Information System and Enhancement of the Basic Education Information System

Orders

No. 37 s.2009 Utilization of Primers Relevant to School-Based Management
No. 38 s.2009 Corrigendum to DepEd Order No. 20, s. 2009
No. 40 s.2009 Continued Implementation of No Collection Policy in all Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and General Guidelines for the Opening of Classes

(Published 4 May 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)