As the province of Negros Occidental deals with rising cases of cholera, education officials in Western Visayas have directed the 21 schools divisions in
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) here is optimistic the target number of enrollees for this school-year here would be reached or even surpassed.
Grade 3 pupils attend their face-to-face classes in Rita Lovino Elementary School in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental during the scho
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Education Negros Occidental strongly condemns all forms of violence, especially in schools, following the killing
BACOLOD CITY - Some 24 schools in various levels under the Department of Education Schools Division Office of Negros Occidental (DepEd-NegOcc) are holding limited face-to-face classes while 13 others approved this week will follow suit. Ian Arnold Arnaez, DepEd-NegOcc information officer, said on Thursday those approved on April 5 are expected to start in-campus classes after the Holy Week. At least 12 more schools have signified their intent to implement in-person classes and their applications are now being validated, he added. Those with limited face-to-face classes are Valladolid National High School-Senior High School and Aguntilang Elementary School, which were the initial two selected in the pilot last December. Arnaez said the DepEd uses the school safety assessment tool to determine the readiness of the school for the limited face-to-face classes. Schools eligible to participate in the in-person classes are those in minimal-risk areas based on criteria set by the Department of