News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(May 18-24, 2009)
Local News
Australian volunteers in RP’s needy areas
(Inquirer.net 05/24/2009 PDI)
The Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) helps local governments in improving business development, governance, and education.
DepEd appeals to LGUs: Hire more teachers
(Inquirer.net 05/23/2009 Joey Gabieta)
The Department of Education urges local government units to hire new
teachers to fill up vacancies for 700 teachers in Eastern Visayas.
DepEd monitors prices of school supplies
(Inquirer.net 05/23/2009 Edson Tandoc Jr.)
The Department of Education warns traders against jacking up prices of school supplies prior to the opening of classes.
H1N1 is first lesson for students in C. Luzon
(Inquirer.net 05/23/2009 Tonette Orejas)
Some 1.4 million elementary pupils and more than 600,000 high school
students in Central Luzon are getting their first lessons on Influenza
A (H1N1) virus, as they start the school year on June 1.
Flu scare won’t delay school opening -- DoH
(Inquirer.net 05/21/2009 Anna Valmero)
The Department of Health advises students, parents, and school officials to maintain proper hygiene to prevent diseases.
PNP gears for class opening
(Inquirer.net 05/20/2009 Abigail Kwok)
The Philippine National Police will intensify its police operations as
the June opening of classes nears, Director General Jesus Verzosa
announces.
Cleanup drive in public schools launched
(Inquirer.net 05/19/2009 Charlie Senase)
The Department of Education hopes to save billions of pesos in
maintenance costs with the successful launching of Brigada Eskwela, a
yearly campaign to prepare the country’s more than 44,000 public
schools for the opening of classes on June 1.
Go lean and green this school year
(Inquirer.net, 05/19/2009 Linda Bolido)
Tom Watson, in a special article for the Seattle Times, reminds parents
and students that cost should not be the only major consideration when
buying school supplies and clothes.
DepEd News
Updates
DepED Internet Connectivity Project (DepED Order No. 50, s. 2009) - Enclosures
DepED all set for Brigada Eskwela
Lapus seeks a more active private sector in Brigada Eskwela 2009
Lapus, DepED NCR officials meet for Oplan Balik Eskwela
Memos
No. 224 s.2009 Additional Information to DepEd Memo No. 194, s. 2009
No. 225 s.2009 7th National Science Quest for Elementary and Secondary Levels
No. 226 s.2009 Winners of the EDSA People Power First National Oratorical Contest
No. 228 s.2009 Implementation of DepEd eXCELS Scholarship Program for CY 2009
No. 230 s.2009 Assignment of School Financial Staff to Division Offices
No. 231 s.2009 Training on Survival Skills for Mobile Teachers and Regional Core of Trainors
No. 234 s.2009 Submission of Signed Certificates of Acceptance for GMA Kapuso Foundation’s Unang Hakbang para sa Kinabukasan Project
No. 235 s.2009 Increase in Membership Fee of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
No. 236 s.2009 Writeshop on the Development of Competency-Based Curriculum and Contextual Learning Matrix
No. 237 s.2009 Leveling the ICT-enhanced Curriculum of Regional ICT Tech-Voc High Schools to Local and International Certifications
No. 238 s.2009 Anti-Influenza A (H1N1) Campaign in Schools
Orders
No. 50 s.2009
Launching the DepEd Internet Connectivity Project and Directing all
Public High Schools to Subscribe to Internet Connectivity Services
No. 51 s.2009 Posting of List of Private Schools with Permit to Operate, Recognition, or Accreditation in Conspicuous Places
No. 52 s.2009
Requiring all Regional/Division Offices to Avail Internet Subscription
and Dissemination of Updated Official DepEd Email Addresses for
Regional and Division Offices
(Published 25 May 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
