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3 days ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Vergel Labesig |Celeste Tamayo |Jove Moya

SENATOR-ELECT Bam Aquino hopes to reclaim the Senate Committee on Education to fulfill his campaign promises and advance reforms in the country’s education system. “Para sa akin kasi, mahalaga iyong Committee on Education. I’m really hoping to get that committee para iyong mga napangako natin during the campaign matupad natin at lahat ng mga adbokasiyang nasimulan natin, matuloy rin,” Aquino said in an interview.

6 days ago | thepost.net.ph | Celeste Tamayo |Dang Garcia |Nicole Rile |Jove Moya

A LAST mile school in Agusan del Norte is now connected to electricity and satellite internet under the Marcos administration’s 295-school Last Mile Electrification Program. Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School, located in Sitio Tagpangi, Barangay Simbalan, has become the first school energized through solar power under the program—a joint initiative of the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

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1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Dang Garcia |Celeste Tamayo |Jove Moya |Pauline Nacar

FOLLOWING the opening of School Year 2025–2026, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for sustained support for teachers amid the rollout of basic education reforms. One of these reforms is the Strengthened Senior High School Program, which will be piloted in 800 schools this school year. The revised K to 12, also known as the MATATAG curriculum, is likewise being implemented in phases and is set for rollout in Grades 2, 3, 5, and 8.

1 week ago | thepost.net.ph | Celeste Tamayo |Dang Garcia |Jove Moya |Nicole Rile

EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara announced that the Department of Education is studying the possibility of providing overtime pay for teachers. Angara, however, noted that current law permits teachers to teach only up to six hours per day. For School Year 2025–2026, DepEd has opened 20,000 new teaching positions, as approved by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.In addition, the department has created 10,000 administrative officer positions to take over non-teaching tasks.