Latest in Edson ByronThe Department of Education (DepEd) has received a budget exceeding ₱1 trillion for the first time in its history, with Undersecretary Edson Byron Sy confirming the agency received an allocation of ₱1.012 trillion under the Marcos administration. Sy made the disclosure in an interview on DZRH News…
The Department of Education (DepEd) has allocated ₱65 billion specifically for new classroom construction under its historic ₱1.012 trillion budget, the largest classroom infrastructure investment in the department’s history, Undersecretary Edson Byron Sy said Saturday. Sy made the disclosure in…
The Department of Education will hire 32,000 new teachers in 2026, the largest single-year teacher recruitment in the department’s history, Education Undersecretary Edson Byron Sy said Saturday, as the government pushes to improve classroom ratios and reduce the burden on existing teachers. Sy…
All kindergarten and Grade 1 students in Philippine public schools will receive meals under the school-based feeding program for the first time in history, as the budget for the program more than doubled from ₱8 to 9 billion to ₱25 billion under the Marcos administration, Education Undersecretary…
For the first time in Philippine history, a single administration has promoted 82,000 public school teachers in a short span of time, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said Saturday, describing the mass promotion as one of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s lasting legacies. Angara made the statement…
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