Youth & Education

The additional budget includes P500 million for the agency’s school safety and security program.

Senators are pushing for the passage of bills aimed at strengthening protection measures in schools.

All proceeds from the exhibit will help struggling Grade 2 and 3 learners develop the foundational literacy and numeracy skills they need to succeed in school and in life.

Under the new law, poor and deserving students taking priority programs who are not covered by existing grants may also receive government support to pursue their studies in qualified private higher education and technical-vocational institutions.

DepEd advised field offices and school disaster risk reduction and management teams to sustain monitoring and operational readiness as weather conditions remain capable of triggering localized flooding, landslides and further disruptions.

The department created 5,000 guidance counselor positions in 2020, but only about 1,000 of these were filled, a DepEd official said.

Opposing the one-size-fits-all suspensions, EDCOM 2 said the same hazard does not affect every school or community in the same way.

Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Olaso has called on schools to prepare specific security and contingency plans, stressing that every school should have its own detailed emergency response plan.

The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines said the three-term calendar gives teachers longer and more focused periods for instruction.

President Marcos Jr. highlights education programs supporting Filipino students in his 2026 SONA.