News
Philippine Education News Round-up
(June 22-28, 2009)
Local News
No more total school shutdown – DoH
(Inquirer.net 06/25/2009 PDI)
Instead of shutting down entire schools, the Department of Health says
school officials should suspend only the specific classes and offices
attended by students or personnel who have Influenza A(H1N1).
Schools can only suspend classes once
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/26/2009 Dona Pazzibugan)
Stressing that the new virus was “generally mild” though it was
spreading fast, the Department of Health revises its response
guidelines for schools confronted with confirmed swine flu cases among
their students and staff.
Sec. Lapus faces graft case
(Manila Times 06/25/2009)
Graft charges were filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against
Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and six others over an
alleged noodles scam.
Lapus hits back at accuser
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/26/2009 Philip Tubeza)
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus lashes out at Kolonwel Trading, the
company whose former official filed graft charges against him in
connection with the aborted P427-million supply contract for the
education department’s school feeding program.
No more celebrity role models for educ
(Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/24/2009 Jerry Esplanada)
Militant student and teacher groups instead urge the Department of
Education to tap “ordinary young achievers” as youth spokespersons.
DepEd joins efforts against Dengue H-Fever
(Philippine Information Agency 06/23/2009 PIA)
The Department of Education advises school administrators to work
closely with the Parents-Teachers Associations (PTA), Local Government
Units (LGUs) and Municipal Health Offices to protect the schools and
communities from the threats of dengue fever.
Kids learn ‘butanding’ care through reading
(Inquirer Southern Luzon 06/24/2009 Jonas Soltes)
Cemex Philippines and Sa Aklat Sisikat sponsor a month-long reading program for fourth graders in Donsol, Sorsogon.
DepEd conducts workshop for Project DRIVE
(Philippine Information Agency 06/25/2009 PIA)
The Paningkamot-Pagsikapan (STRIVE) a DepEd project supported by the
Government of Australia through the AusAID, intend to provide flexible
and responsive assistance in strengthening basic education in selected
provinces in the Visayas.
Spain's school building assistance to improve primary education
(Philippine Information Agency 06/24/2009 PIA)
Spanish embassy turns over to the Department of Education five new
elementary school buildings in Carmen, Agusan del Sur constructed
through the assistance of the Spanish government under its Improvement
of the Quality of Primary Education (IQPE) program.
DepEd News
Updates
DepED chief enlists support of local officials on H1N1 prevention
DepED lauds youth achievers
'Schools for excellence' in Leyte breed achievers
Memos
No. 268 s.2009 Announcing the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Winners
No. 269 s.2009 Creation of Project Team for the Library Hub
No. 272 s.2009 Second NASSPHIL Student Leaders Congress
No. 275 s.2009 Installation of the Human Resource Management Information System in DepEd
No. 277 s.2009 Strengthening the Expanded Universal Medical and Dental Check-up in Schools
No. 278 s.2009 Tree Planting, Tree Growing, and Tree Caring Program Conference and Workshop
No. 279 s.2009 2009 Nutrition Month Celebration
No. 281 s.2009 2009 Anti-TB Educational and Fund Campaign
No. 282 s.2009 Observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month 2009
No. 286 s.2009 Winners of the 5th Pambansan Gawad sa Ulirang Kabataan
Orders
No. 59 s.2009 Reconstituting the Task Force on Multimedia Instructional Materials
No. 60 s.2009 Clarification and Amendment to DepEd Order No. 27, s. 2009
No. 61 s.2009 Addendum to DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2009
No. 62 s.2009 Guidelines in Managing Existing Multimedia Materials in Schools
No. 63 s.2009 Guidelines for the Implementation of the Electronic Updating of DepEd PSIPOP
No. 64 s.2009 Institutionalization of DepEd Library Hub Project in all Regions and Schools Divisions Nationwide
No. 65 s.2009 Implementation of Essential Health Care Program for the schoolchildren
No. 66 s.2009 Addendum to DepEd Order No. 56, s. 2009
No. 67 s.2009 Clarification to DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2009
No. 68 s.2009 Scholarship and Training Grant/Fellowship Pool
No. 69 s.2009 Additional Curriculum Guidelines for the 282 Technical-Vocational Secondary Schools effective SY 2009-2010
(Published 29 June 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
