News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(June 1-7, 2009)
Local News
Police note peaceful class opening in metro
(Inquirer.net 06/01/2009 Abigail Kwok)
Despite looming protests from different sectors, the first day of
classes opened in relative peace with no untoward incidents, the
National Capital Region Police Office reports.
SC ruling says UP owns Technohub site
(Inquirer.net 06/02/2009 Julie M. Aurelio)
The University of the Philippines maintains that it owns the property
on which the UP-AyalaLand Technohub was built, contrary to the claims
of a man who is contesting the university's ownership of the land.
DLSU closed due to swine flu
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/04/2009 Dona Pazzibugan)
The De La Salle University’s (DLSU) Taft Ave. campus voluntarily
suspends classes because one of its foreign exchange students tested
positive for swine flu virus.
Enrolment surge worsens classroom shortage
(Inquirer.net 06/05/2009 PDI)
Students from private schools are flocking to public schools as
enrolment continues, aggravating the lack of classrooms plaguing the
public school system for years.
DepEd welcomes ‘constructive criticisms’
(Inquirer.net 06/03/2009 Philip Tubeza)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus Tuesday says the Department of
Education did not tolerate errors in public school textbooks but
admitted that sometimes these mistakes escaped their evaluators.
Pumps to keep Malabon schools ‘dry’
(Inquirer.net 06/04/2009 Beverly Natividad)
The Malabon Engineering Office reminds public school officials in
flood-prone areas in the city to use the pumps provided by the city
government to rid their hallways of flood water.
Schools nourish poor pupils’ minds–and bodies
(Inquirer.net 06/03/2009 Edson Tandoc)
DepEd’s Breakfast Feeding Program nourishes pupils in low-performing schools.
MMDA targets food vendors near schools
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/02/2009 Allison Lopez)
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will go after street vendors hawking unhygienic food to students.
DepEd News
Updates
DepED reiterates cell phone ban during class hours
Balik Eskwela Command Center's Stage 2 operations go full swing
Lapus thanks PAGASA for school opening weather reports
DepED: school opening went smoothly
Lapus: DepED's Balik Eskwela goes to 'Stage 2' of operations
Lapus: 'cases in Balik Eskwela Command Center promptly resolved'
Lapus kicks off SY 2009-2010
Memos
No. 248 s.2009 Additional Information and Clarification to DepEd Memo No. 255, s. 2009
Orders
No. 53 s.2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Response Level System in Schools
(Published 08 June 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
