MANILA - To raise awareness and appreciation of Gabaldon schoolhouses and other heritage buildings in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has instituted Gabaldon Schoolhouses Day to be celebrated every 20th of December. The policy is under Republic Act (RA) 11194 or the Gabaldon School Buildings Conservation Act that aims to preserve the architectural, historical, and social significance of these legacy structures. "Witness to historical events and personalities, Gabaldon and other heritage school buildings played a pioneering role in the development of the Philippine public school system," Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said in a statement on Thursday. She recognized the need to strengthen efforts to pursue a more proactive role in the conservation and restoration of heritage schools across the country. "The Gabaldon Schoolhouses are forerunners and treasures of Philippine education, it goes without saying that this nationwide project is no eas
(FILE PHOTO / DEPED) In order to formulate policies that would help improve education quality in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that studies on distance learning delivery modalities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as well as the possible factors on why stude
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Education Secretary Leonor Briones / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored the importance of effective communications in order to highlight and further promote the advocacies of the Department of Education (DepEd). “I believe in effective communicati
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Before the term of Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones ends next year, the Curriculum and Instruction strand of the Department of Education (DepEd), has committed to unveil the updated version of the K to 12 curriculum for basic education. Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio