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@here WALA NANG SHIFTING SA ALBAY SCHOOL!

The Marcial O. Rañola Memorial School (MORMS) in Guinobatan, Albay, just got 3 new buildings comprising 48 classrooms, which means all its Grades 7–12 students will no longer have to endure shifts in holding their classes. 

Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, August 7, inaugurated the buildings, which were funded under the Department of Education’s Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF).

Before this, MORMS’ 6,977 Junior and Senior High School learners shuffled between morning, afternoon, and regular shift schedules. They will now have regular, full-day class schedules, according to DepEd.

Photos courtesy of DepEd   

Creation of new positions for inclusive education implementation approved – DepEd

The Department of Budget and Management has approved the creation of 133 plantilla positions to provide inclusive education nationwide, the Department of Education said on Monday, August 10.

The DepEd said there will be 128 vacancies in the 32 inclusive learning resource centers across the country. Each center will have an opening for a Senior Education Program Specialist, Education Program Specialist II, Physical Therapist II, and Occupational Therapist II.

Another five staff positions will be created for the Bureau of Learning Delivery’s Student Inclusion Division, which serves as the secretariat to the Inter-Agency Coordinating Council for Learners with Disabilities. @here

5 students among deaths in Baguio landslide

Five young students were among those who died after a landslide struck Barangay Guisad Surong in Baguio City following non-stop rain in the area, the Department of Education said on Tuesday, August 11.

“Nakikiramay po kami nang buong puso,” the DepEd said in a statement. @here

Here’s another change in the K to 12 program: the Department of Education is no longer mandated to only use the “spiral progression” approach in implementing the curriculum. What does this mean? Read more:

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/explainer-removal-mandatory-spiral-progression-k-12-program/

Comelec: Teachers can now use poll service credits ‘at any time’

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has removed the expiration of poll service credits, allowing teachers to use them at any time after the conduct of elections.

Previous Comelec guidelines had specific periods when teachers and other government officials and employees for the availment of service credits earned in various elections or electoral exercise. @here