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House budget hearing: Sara Duterte’s DepEd accused of ‘rigged bidding’ for laptops   

September 3, 2024

Dwight de Leon, writing for Rappler;

House lawmakers moved on Monday, September 2, to compel the Department of Education to release all bidding documents in relation to the DepEd Computerization Program in 2022 and 2023, when Vice President Sara Duterte was still head of the agency.

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Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville “Jinky” Luistro introduced a motion to issue a subpoena duces tecum to DepEd, which the appropriations committee approved without objections.

Sara Duterte-led DepEd built only 192 of 6,300 target classrooms in 2023 – COA   

September 3, 2024

Bonz Magsambol writing for Rappler;

A Commission on Audit (COA) report showed that the Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2023, was able to build only 192, or just 3%, of the 6,379 target classrooms.

“Only 192 (3.01 percent) out 6,379 classrooms were completed/constructed in CY 2023 due to realignments because of modifications in the projects’ design. A total of 4,391 classrooms are still under construction, and 550 are yet to undergo various stages of procurement,” the COA report said.

Welp!

DepEd’s P5.69-B feeding program: Undelivered milk, expired nutribuns in 2023   

September 2, 2024

Rappler.com;

MANILA, Philippines – The P5.69 billion School Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) was spoiled by the non-delivery of milk and the serving of stale, even pest-infested, bread in 2023.

State auditors identified at least 21 school divisions in 10 regions where one or all of the following were found:

  • Nutribuns with molds or insects
  • Rotten food
  • Unhygienic packaging
  • Food with doubtful dates of manufacturing and expiry
  • Non-delivery or delayed delivery of food items and pasteurized milk

The findings were for 2023, the first and last full fiscal year that the DepEd was under secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte, although the SBFP has been running for many years.

The SBFP is a program that provides nutritious food to undernourished students in public elementary schools. The food items that children are served include hot meals, bread, fruits, eggs, sweet potato, and pasteurized milk.

That’s ₱5.69 Billions… not millions… down the drain.

DepEd to shift back to the old academic calendar starting SY 2024-2025

February 20, 2024

Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that they will gradually shift the school year calendar start next school year 2024-2025, this is when the school starts in June then ends by April or May. Philippines School was moved to October, instead of June, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote learning was also implemented. It was then moved to August in the succeeding year.

Below are the key dates to remember

  • School Year 2024 – 2025: opening on July 29th and then will end by May 16th.
  • School Year 2025 – 2026: opening on June and then will end by April or May.

DepEd added that the national activities will be conducted on the following dates:

  • Palarong Pambansa – July 6 – 17, 2024
  • National Festival of Talents – July 9 – 13, 2024
  • National Schools Press Conference – July 9 – 13, 2024
  • Learners’ Convergence – July 9 – 15, 2024

You can read the full text of DepEd’s announcement below;

DepEd amends ‘Panatang Makabayan’

February 15, 2023

Department of Education (DepEd) just released an amended version of the “Panatang Makabayan.” In the new version of “Panatang Makbayan,” the word “nagdarasal” was changed into “nanalangin,” the changes was made after consultation with various organizations regarding the terminology.

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines found the proposal for the use of nananalangin to be well-written and sufficiently rationalized. The Pambansang Samahan sa Linggwistika at Literaturang Filipino agreed with the use of nananalangin, because it is more inclusive, more solemn, and the choice for nananalangin is well thought of and extensively researched. The Language Study Center of the Philippine Normal University had a different opinion but expressed its support for the fina1 decision of Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching (OUCT) on this matter.

With these consultations, the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching (OUCT) recommended that “nananalangin” be used instead of “nagdarasal” primarily because the nananalangin is inherent and integral in Filipino identities as it is rooted in Tagalog. Likewise, it is more inclusive and appropriate as it does not refer to or specific religions, and at the same time, it encompasses indigenous belief systems.

Second, as expressed by the focal persons representing the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples and the individuals belonging to Muslim and Moro communities, dalangin and its equivalents may be more preferred than dasal since dalangin is more spiritual and universal. Finally, based on the data provided by the Philippine Bible Society, native words are preferred when Bible is being translated into different Philippine languages.

This will now be the new ‘Panatang Makabayan’;

Iniibig ko ang Pilipinas,
aking lupang sinilangan
tahanan ng aking lahi;
kinukupkop ako at tinutulungang
maging malakas, masipag at marangal.
Dahil mahal ko ang Pilipinas,
diringgin ko ang payo
ng aking mga magulang,
susundin ko ang tuntunin ng paaralan,
tutuparin ko ang tungkulin
ng mamamayang makabayan;
naglilingkod, nag-aaral, at nananalangin
nang buong katapatan.
Iaalay ko ang aking buhay,
pangarap, pagsisikap sa bansang Pilipinas.

You can read the full text of the amendment via DepEd Order No. 004 series of 2023.

Class will remain suspended unless there is a COVID-19 vaccine – President Duterte

May 26, 2020

In their latest meeting, President Duterte reiterates that classes will remain suspended in the country unless there is an available vaccine against COVID-19.

Here’s what President Duterte said in the meeting;

I will not allow the opening of classes na magdikit dikit ‘yang mga bata. Bahala nang hindi na makatapos. For this generation walang makatapos na doktor pati engineer.

Wala nang aral, laro na lang unless I am sure that they are really safe. It’s useless to be talking about the opening of classes. Para sa akin, bakuna muna. Yang mga bata. Bahala nang hindi na makatapos. For this generation walang makatapos na doktor pati engineer.

President Duterte’s statement came after DepEd announced earlier that class for school year 2020 – 2021 will open on August 24, 3030. DepEd later clarified that the August opening date did not mean that students needs to be inside the classroom, since distance learning would be implemented.