THE Department of Education (DepEd) is hopeful that the Philippines will get a higher Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results in 2025, the third time that the country will join the assessment of 15-year-old students, an official said.
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS. Education Undersecretary for School Infrastructure and Facilities Epimaco Densing III delivers his speech during the National Planning Conference on the School Building Program in Subic, Zambales on Monday (Feb. 27, 2023). Densing said addressing the shortage of classrooms requires collective actions of the government and the private sector. (Courtesy of DepEd) MANILA - A Department of Education (DepEd) official on Monday called for a whole-of-society approach to address the perennial problem of classroom shortage. In a speech, DepEd Undersecretary for School Infrastructure and Facilities Epimaco Densing III said support from various sectors will help solve infrastructure challenges. "We want to make sure that we have non-government organizations, private institutions, civil society organizations, and development partners to bring in the additional funding for us to add more classrooms outside of the budget provided for by the government, and this is something
To address gaps in basic education facilities nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) renewed their partnership in strengthening the School Building Program (SBP).
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DepEd Undersecretary for School Infrastructure