2013 National Teachers Month and World Teacher's Day Celebrations

Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 242 signed by His Excellency Pres. Benigno S. Aquino 3 on August 24, 2011 and to the designation of Oct 5 as World Teachers Day by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the DepEd will celebrate the National Teachers Month during the whole month of Sept starting Sept 5, 2013 and will culminate during the World Teacher's Day celebration on Oct 5, 2013 with the theme My Teacher, My Hero.

2. The Celebrations aim to:

a. highlights the unique role, service and commitment that teachers paly in guiding families, strengthening communities and building the nation.

b. revitalize the image of and respect for teaching as vocation by increasing public awareness on the value of teachers in the Philippines society and in national development.

c. Us the occasion to encourage everyone to contribute in making teaching an attractive profession nd ingiving teachers teh needed support and assistance.

d. Generate widespread support fo teachers in particular and for education in general and

3. Express sincere gratitude for the positive influences of teachers on Filipino leaners.

All public and priate elementary and secondary schools, including division and regional offices, are enjoince to follow the Synchronized Programs, Projects and Activities. Sicne Oct 5 falls on Saturaday, school based celebration, including the recitation of A Prayer for Teacher or Panalangin Para s mga GUrom may be anticipated and held on Oct 4. However, district, division and regional and national celerbations must be held on Oct. 5. All expenses relative to NTM and WTD shall be chardged to local funds, subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

4. All school officials are required to post streamers to ensure that the public is aware of the NTM and WTD.


Reference: DepEd Memorandum No. 155 s.2013xxx

Policy on the Establishment of DepEd Email Service

As part of the DepEd's thrust and direction toward improving governance particularly in strengthening its internal systems and processes, innovations in its information and communication systems are implemented that are aimed to:

• a. enhance existing communication channels in the Department making communication timley, reliable and accessible.
• b. provide its personnel a sense of distinct online identify and affiliation with the Department and
• c.provide tools that will allow for teamwork among its employees in the planning, performance and evaluation of tasks

In line with these  the DepED establishes the DepED Emails service as one of the official means of communication for use by its permanent employees and authorized consultants, personnel and staff.

All permanent employees are enjoined to register for their DepEd email accounts and adpot it in its day to day official communications.

The use of the Deped email service is a privilege and its subject to acceptable use  by all employees.

The technical service shall be responsible in operating and managing the DepEd Email Service and shall prepare the periodic reports.

To ensure the these policies are properly and effectively implemented, the Guidelines on the use of the DepEd Emails service shall be issued.


DepEd Order No 85 S. 212

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DepED Secretary alerts teachers against investment fraud

The Department of Education recommends the public mainly its teaching and non-teaching personnel not to be taken in by high-yielding financial commitment plans that are very likely nothing but hoaxes.

Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said that there are actually certain lending institutions or institutions that solicit investments from the community purportedly for a substantial return on your investment.

“Offers for example greater return on investment and a strangely elevated rate of return are alluring to the gullible who are weaker to this form of scam,” Luistro added. As an illustration, an investment of a certain amount will earn as high as 50 percent per month. This, specialists say, is statistically impossible.

60% of DepED Teachers Favor K12

After almost 6 months running the survey on DepEd Teachers if they favor K12 curriculum. We found out that 61% of participants favor the new curriculum.

NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK

In conformity with DepED Order No. 39, s. 2009 this advisory is issued for the details of DepEd officers and workers
August 24, 2012
The National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF) chaired by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will perform its State
Family Week together with the theme “Ensuring Work-Family Balance” on September 22-30, 2012.

The Activity goals to strengthen the family oneness and relationships through purposeful celebration and campaign of Filipino values. The conduct on this exercise must not affect lessons relating to the teachers and learners as specified in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled “Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Task and Ensuring Consent Therewith.”

For more information, all concerned may communicate with: Ms. Alicia R. Bala
Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Chairperson, National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF)
DSWD Building, Batasan Complex, Quezon City
Telephone Nos.: (02) 931-81-01 to 07
Website Address: http://www.dswd.gov.ph
D-MCR/DA-Filipino Family Week
1507/August 23, 2012

Universal Kindergarten Right Now a Law

Education Admin Br. Armin Luistro FSC welcomes the particular passing of the Widespread Kindergarten Bill straight into law, - the Republic Act (Third.A.) 10157, giving the particular department more elbow room to institutionalize reforms in basic schooling which include the execution of the universal kindergarten program in all community schools.

“The Kindergarten Education and learning Act is just on the list of components  to push pertaining to serious education reforms. This should be propelled simply by strong political can and commitment to conserve the school children reach their particular maximum potential via a variety of carefully picked and meaningful experiences just like what is estimated of a premium school education program,” said Luistro in a ceremonial presentation in the Kindergarten Education Work at the Malacañang Palace in Monday, February 27, 2012.

No less than His or her Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino 3 delivered the keynote address, declaring the policy declaration of the new law -- to provide equal options for all children to be able to avail of accessible obligatory and compulsory school education that effectively promotes physical, interpersonal, intellectual, emotional, and also skills stimulation along with values formation in order to sufficiently prepare them for formal education.

Luistro seconded that will by saying “with the Kindergarten Education Act, DepEd believes that it can accomplish more in supplying quality education on the school children in line with their commitment Millennium Improvement Goals on accomplishing Education for All (EFA) through the year 2015.”

Among the ten-point education agenda of Chief executive Benigno S. Aquino III, your universal kindergarten program will prepare the actual young learners for that rigors of regular education. Specifically, the Third.A. 10157 or the Kindergarten Education Act is very important so that the program gets a permanent stage inside the school children’s school life without it being affected by modifications in the political scenery.

R.A. 10157 or perhaps “An Act Institutionalizing the Kindergarten Education into the Basic Education System along with Appropriating Funds Therefore” marks a new milestone reached from the Aquino government - the achievement of one in the President’s education agenda 4 years ahead of the target yr.

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In 2011, DepEd has implemented the universal general public kindergarten program for 5-year olds to give new entrants to basic education the proper preparation for the rigors of training as it continues to discover possibilities that will range up basic education performance in the country. For one more school year, school education shall be made mandatory and mandatory for entrance for you to Grade 1.

As stated in the process, kindergarten education shall apply to elementary university system being the initial stage of compulsory and mandatory formal education. Thus, school will now be a fundamental piece of the basic education system of the country.

DepEd fetes spectacular SPED lecturers and facilities

The Department of Education announces your winners from the 2011 National Search for Fantastic Special Schooling (SPED) teachers along with SPED centers in the united states in identification of their exemplary work in giving an answer to the learning requires of children using learning ailments or giftedness.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro stated these particular needs instructors play an essential role for making Education For Most (EFA) a reality. “Inclusive education and learning means almost all learners including those who are differently-abled and we have the SPED teachers and stores nationwide saying thanks to for their excellent work,” Luistro stated.

There were types used to better categorize and enjoy the different aspects of exceptionalities such that it comes with an outstanding instructor for children with autism, experiencing impairment, aesthetic impairment, cerebral disability, learning disability and kids with intellectual giftedness.

The national champions for SPED teachers instructing children with autism are Ma. Cristina Key of Sta Ana Primary School SPED Center, NCR, beginning; Marife de Guzman involving Tomana ES SPED Center, Pangasinan, subsequent place; and Marilou Oliveros of Sinag SPED Middle of Kalalake, Olongapo Town, third place.

For SPED teachers for children with hearing impairment, first place champion is Salvacion Olinares of P. Gomez ES SPED Centre, NCR; second position winner will be Rosebeth Gabay of La Union SPED Center of San Fernando City, 3rd placer is Mylene Cosico associated with Candelaria West SPED Heart of Quezon.

For SPED instructors for children with visual impairment, first placer is Apolinaria Sun's rays of Western City Exceptional Child Understanding Center associated with Dumaguete City; subsequent placer is Estela Sembrano involving M. Hizon ES SPED Middle of NCR and third placer is Sheryll Ativo of Legazpi Town SPED Center involving Region 5.

Greatest SPED teachers for kids intellectual incapacity are Zoraida Gonzales, first place, of La Marriage SPED Center throughout Region 1; Evelyn Basa, 2nd place, regarding Baguio City SPED Middle; and Juliet Sepe Sonjaco involving West Metropolis Exceptional Little one Learning Center of Dumaguete Metropolis.

The those who win for teachers handling kids learning disabilities are Flordelina Lee, first place, regarding Baguio City SPED Middle; Myrakay Palana, second location, of Sto. Nino SPED Middle in Tacloban Area and Luz Cabogrin, 3rd place, of Dipolog City SPED Center in Region 9.

For teachers teaching children with giftedness, first place winner can be Lelibeth Duran of West City Exceptional Child Studying Center involving Dumaguete City; 2nd placer is Amcy Esteban of Legarda Es SPED Center regarding NCR and 3rd placer is Aubrey Marie Oasay of Catalino Acosta Memorial service ES SPED Center of Batac City inside Region 1.

On the other hand the country’s prime three SPED Stores are Baguio City SPED Center, first place; Butuan City SPED Centre, second spot; and Angeles City SPED Center, third place.

SM Group and Deutsche Bank Donate P17M Worth of Classrooms

One of the country’s biggest firms and an international bank are giving some P17 million to help government deal with the perennial scarcity in public school classrooms.

The SM Group, a retail store, along with Deutsche Bank, signed agreements with the Department of Education (DepEd) to fund up to 26 classrooms in selected locations.

The assistance came as DepEd doubled its classroom building goal this year to some 30,000 across the country to reduce by more than half the existing shortage.

Public schools are currently in need of some 50,000 classrooms to reduce congestion and achieve the suitable classroom-student ratio of one to 45.

“The resource distance in the country’s public school system is so enormous that any aid from other sectors especially non-public businesses is most welcome.

In respect to the fresh agreements, SM Prime will handle the construction of a two-story building with four classrooms in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

SM Prime will also build six 1 story, 2 classroom,: one unit each in Davao City, General Santos, Sariaya and Cebu; and 2 units (four rooms) in Pampanga.

The overall P10.8-million project value will also pay for classroom fittings, including chairs, furniture, wall fans and chalkboards.

SM Prime and Deutsche Bank also donated a 2 classroom in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, and a 2 story, 4 room building in Navotas City, each contributing P2.15 million.

With Banco De Oro Foundation, SM Prime will construct a P2.2million building with 4 school rooms in GenSan City. Lecture rooms will be complete with school furniture.

The project with the SM Group and Deutsche Bank will be under the Adopt-a-School system, “one of DepEd’s most successful and innovative ways” of working with the non-public industry.

Cebuanos Part of Student Exchange Program - USA

DepED News


We are pleased to announce the 12 successful Pinoy Student Exchange Grantees for the Memphis in May International Student Exchange PRogram to be held in Memphis, Tennessee USA including the final list of Foster Parents who will host the student from Memphis, Tennessee in Feb 2012.

The 12 Successful Pinoy Student Exchange Grantees are the following:

1. Justine Craig Canares 4th year
2. Luwin Rabaya 4th YEar
3. Gabrielle Khryss Abad 4th year
4. Rhea Geralding Suice 4th year
5. Michelle Fulgencio 4th Year
6. Rubielyn Virtucio 4th year
7. Marcus Balsicas 4th year
8. John David Sanchez 4th year
9. Elaiza Maric Co 4th year
10. Man Molion  3rd year
11. Melanie Grace Impas 3rd year
12. Zen Alfred Nemenzo 3rd year


Dr. Severina B. Cbin, Principal, Cebu City National Science High School shall serve as the official chaperon of student grantees from the Philippines.

2012 Philippines Holidays

Dissemination of Presidential Proclamation No 295 Declaring the Regular Holidays, Special Non Working Days and Special Holiday for the Year 2012.

Regular Holidays

New Year - Januar 1
Maundy Thrusday - April 5
Good Friday - APril 6
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9

Labor Day - may 1
Independence Day - June 12
National Heroes - Aug 27
Bonifacio Day - Nov 30
Christmas Day - Dec 25
Rizal Day - Dec 30


Special Non Working Days

Chinese New Year -  January 23
Ninoy Aquino Day - Aug 21
All Saints Day  - Nov 1
Additional Non Working day  - Nov 2
Last Day of the YEar - Dec 31

Special Holidays

Edsa Revolution Anniversary - Feb 25





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The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid'l and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the the lunar calendar or upon Islamic Astronomical calculations.

DepEd Memo No. 276 S 2011

DepEd Goal: To Fully Release Bonus Before Dec 25

DepEd working round the clock to guarantee 100% put out of Christmas bonus prior to December 25

Public the school teachers have began getting their Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) as the Department of Education (DepEd) continues to monitor its regional offices national to ensure that teachers obtain theirs in time for the holiday season. The P10,000 PEI is typically referred to as the Christmas bonus.

“As quickly as we got authorization from the Department of Budget and Management, our releasing officers have commenced the handling of fund release. We had our implementing units, prepare the required papers so when the money are obtainable, we can fast track payment to our teachers and personnel” said Education Secretary Armin Luistro.

The education chief said that the office hopes to complete the release of the Christmas bonus to all teachers ahead of Christmas day if no major hitch comes up.

As of December 15, Regions 1, 2, and 7 announced that all teachers in their particular regions have acquired their bonuses. Bicol Region (Region 5) has paid 95% of its teachers while 90% of teachers in Metro Manila (NCR) have already received their bonuses.

Release of obligations to teachers are still on-going in Regions 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, Caraga, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR).

Meanwhile Regions 4A, 4B, 8, 11, and 12 are processing the fund transfers and aim to pay teachers on Friday, December 16 or early next week. They received their cash allocations on Tuesday, December 13 while others received it the following day.

The DepEd in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is independently monitoring the progress of their payments.

P1.32B Textbook Contracts of DepEd, Questioned

If things go as planned, the Department of Education will start providing this month Sixty one.4 million duplicates of textbooks as well as teachers’ manuals worth P2.58 billion to open public elementary and high colleges nationwide.

The deliveries consist of some 40 titles, both aged and new, these expected to be written by summer. When college year 2012-13 rolls around, every public school child will have his or her own textbook in all the core subjects except in senior high school Filipino where absolutely no books were purchased by the DepEd.

But civil society watchdogs as well as a number of former and present education officials say about half the books, or just over $ 30 million copies valued at P1.317 million, were procured through direct contracting, a mode they said breaks Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Change Act. The law sets competitive or open public bidding as the guideline for all state procurements and allows direct getting only in “highly outstanding cases.”

The dealings involve seven marketers of 18 old titles that have been in use in public schools for almost a decade. And it was Education Secretary Armin Luistro that decided in late April to buy the books through direct getting. That early, the DepEd’s own Procurement Service reminded the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the breach through a memo.

Philippines Stock Exchange Academe Week 2011

The Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) will conduct its Academe Week 2011, an investing literacy project pioneered by its Market Education Department in partnership with national and recognized student organizations, Council of Economics Students, Junior Philippines Economics Society, PSE Blue Chip Club and Bedan Business Spectrum Foundation on Sept 5- 10 2-11 at the different venues in NCR.

The Academe Week aims to:

1. Educate high school, college and post graduate students and educators about stock market investing through various activities which will stir intellectual and creative abilities, and

2. encourage them to be active participants in the Philippines stock and capital markets.

All high school nationwide are enjoined to participate in this week long event either in the seminars special events and in individual or group competitions through on line registration at the PSE website.


For more information, contact Mr. Mark Valino at tel no:02-688-7539 or send a message through email addresses: mavalino@pse.com.ph or pse.academeweek@gmail.com.

DepEd Advisory 399 s 2011

IDOL KO SI RIZAL YouTube Video Contest

The National Youth Commission and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines will launch a competition on Idol Ko Si Rizal YouTube Video Contest.

The competition aims to inculcate in the Filipino youth a sense of pride and nationalism.

The specific objectives of the competition are to

1. Motivate young Filipinos to restudy Rizal and find meaning of his life and works
2. Encourage them to engage in the discourse of maing sense of Rizals heroism by producing online materials which articulate their appreciation of the national hero.
3. Foster dialogue online between creators and viewers and among thegeneral topic of Rizal.

The following are mechanics of the contest.

1. The contest is open to all young Filipinos 15-35 years old
2. The video should not more than 150 seconds
3. The participants can choose real life drama, comedy, documentary, animation, musical whatever they can imagine
4. The video must answer the question "Bakit Idol ko Si Rizal"
5. The entry form can be downloaded at the NYC website. www.nyc.gov.ph
6. The video must be submitted via www.tranferbigfiles.com to idolkosirizal@gmail.com
7. Deadline of submission Aug 19,20100
8. A list of eligible entries will be announced in NYC website and Facebook page.

Prizes for the youtube video contest

Gold - P25000
Silver - P20000
Bronze - P15,000
3 Special Citazions - P5000 each
3 Most Popular awards - P5000 each

For details contact - 781-2386 or 02-749-9401


Email at nyc@youth.net.ph


Deped Advisory 318 S 2011

Now Where Do We Go?

Under a arrangement achieved Thursday between the Prince George’s County school district and the U.S. Department of Labor, 161 teachers employed from overseas will lose their own jobs any time their visas end within just two months, and hundreds far more terminations are most likely to observe in the next two years.

Prince George’s will be expected to shell out $4.2 million in back wages to far more than 1,000 teachers recruited from foreign countries underneath the contract with the Department of Labor.

The federal investigation was brought about when a educator reported in 2007 that the institution program was illegally asking teachers for their visa applications and other charges. The educators, recruited mainly from the Philippines, generally utilized their very own own funds to pay a $500 anti scams fee to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as a $1,000 lawyer's fee and a $3,500 placement fee, among other costs, the investigation found in April. Under federal law, the school district should have paid those fees.

Ariston was among initial to be chosen in 2005 from the Philippines. She was fascinated to the job, she said, in large part because she was informed that the H-1B work visa could lead to a green card. But whenever her visa finishes next year, the school system may do absolutely nothing to support her stay and function. The school district’s faults in hiring have “cost us so much,” she said. “Now where do we go?” she said. “Where do we go?”

Feeding Program Assistant Offered by Nutri-Asi

Private company to nourish over 700 malnourished public school learners

Some 780 undernourished pupils from 5 selected public elementary schools around the country are set to gain from a supplemental feeding and nutrition program arranged between the Department of Education and condiments manufacturer Nutri-Asia, Inc.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the feeding program offered by Nutri-Asia would result to improved school attendance and better school effectiveness for students who usually go to school on an unfilled stomach.

“There is a direct relationship between learning and nourishment as confirmed by many studies and actual situation we discover in public schools,” added Luistro.

Students who are poorly nourished have a hard time concentrating on the training, and ultimately resort to absenteeism and falling out of the rolls.

The additional feeding and nourishment program will be put in place within a period of six consecutive months to fight malnutrition and feed back to wellness undernourished learners. The program beneficiaries are Bagong Ilog Elementary School in Bagong Ilog, Pasig, Banay-banay Elementary School and Lias Elementary School

Puerto Princesa Underground River

DepEd Memo No. 138 S 2011

Dissimenation of Presidential Proclamation No. 182

For the information and guidance of all concerned, enclosed is a copy of Presidential Proclamation No. 182 dtd June 3, 2011 entitled Declaring a National and International Promotion Campaign for the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature which is Self Explanatory.

Provincial Government Allocates P82M for DepED Pampanga

P82 million are actually earmarked from the provincial government’s school board funds to the construction of school buildings and classrooms as well as provision of some other needed facilities in several public elementary as well as secondary schools throughout Pampanga.

This was disclosed by Pampanga Governor Lilia G. Pineda during a forum with 500 principals and also heads of open public elementary and secondary schools in the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center here as governor required them to submit their respective list of requirements for school room, chairs, teachers and comport rooms.

Of the P82M funds, P42m is allotted for the creating of classrooms though P40 million is being used for the on-going repair as well as rehabilitation of school properties.

Regarding P360,000.00 is to be allotted for the construction of comfort rooms for boys and girls in each of the public schools. This will be given priority among the various tasks lined-up along with the provision regarding potable water offer.

Even more so, the governor announced the release of 7,000 primary school desks, 5,000 units will be distributed to Grades 4,5, and 6 as well as the remaining 2k units for grade 1,2, and 3.

Lawmaker Seeks to Grant Free College Education to Teacher's Children

A lawmaker is seeking to grant free of charge college education to a reliant child of a community school teacher.

Rep. Antonio Tinio (Party-list, ACT Teachers), Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Fundamental Education and Culture, written House Bill 4077 to address the sad plight of the public school educators.

"In spite of the enactment of the Magna Carta for Community School Teachers within 1966, teachers have been waiting in vain for the benefits meant to somehow ease their particular hardships," Tinio mentioned.

"By shouldering the educational expenses of a instructor's child, the government should provide substantial monetary relief for instructors, give due reputation to their dedication and effort and enhance the status of the instructing profession," Tinio mentioned.

The measure looks for to uplift the economic condition of public college teachers through the supply of a non-wage benefit by means of free tuition and additional fees for their centered children who are accepted to public post-secondary education institutions.

The bill exempts a public school teacher's dependent child through paying tuition and all the fees provided they meets the bare minimum requirements of the state university, university or any community technical/vocational schools under the Specialized Education and Skills Improvement Authority (TESDA).

"If both spouses are public college teachers, the exemption shall apply to 2 dependent children," Tinio said.

The Division of Education (DepEd), Fee on Higher Education (CHED) and TESDA should jointly promulgate the applying rules and regulations essential to carry out the functions of the measure.

Details
http://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=5031

DepEd strengthens Preschool teachers’ Competencies

Designed to equip preschool instructors along with much better understanding of the developing qualities associated with young learners, the actual Department of Education through the Bureau of Elementary Training (BEE) will conduct Summer time Institute Program with regard to Preschool Instructors from May 2-27 2011.

DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro believes the conduct from the program will give preschool teachers quality formulations within the actual standards required by the department. “This summer instruction shows that absolutely nothing can stop us in pursuing r an institutionalized preschool in our public education system.

He furthered that enhancing the competencies associated with pre-school teachers may have an excellent impact towards the youthful learners. “We should ensure that mentors are prepared for that problem of making our young kids' very first learning encounter be enjoyable as well as providing them with an optimistic encounter which will motivate these pupils, remain in school and complete their education.”

The program is anticipated to make deped preschool teachers qualified in the utilization of developmentally suitable methods and techniques to build up the child's physical, socialiazation, emotion and cognitive areas.