June 19, 2022 – The entire Department of Education (DepEd) family is one with the nation in congratulating Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte on her ina uguration for the second-highest post in the country.

Likewise, we are enthusiastic to welcome VP Sara to DepEd as the incoming Education Secretary and work with her in proactively addressing the challenges in basic education.

Outgoing Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones and her team are eager to assist the Vice President in ensuring a smooth transition of priority education programs and policies, including the Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030, which can help the incoming administration in implementing further reforms.

We call on our stakeholders, including our teachers, non-teaching personnel, field officials, parents, and partners, to unite and collaborate anew under the leadership of VP Sara, for the benefit of the Filipino children. 

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In his first official speech after the installation, Regional Director Allan G. Farnazo defined the roles that each one play in the Department like an orchestra.

Himself acting as conductor, RD Farnazo wants to harmonize DepEd Davao Region like a huge orchestra playing one beautiful symphony.

“Let us create together,” he said.

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THE SCHOOLS Division Office of the Department of Education in Digos City vowed to strengthen its literacy programs to ensure that learners will be able to read comprehensively.

Dr. Melanie Estacio, division superintendent, said school heads will evaluate the current literacy and numeracy programs and will make data available during the monitoring or school visits.

The SDS said that among the plans to bolster the literacy of children include reading and numeracy camps during school breaks and a reading program involving the barangay.

Estacio said that all teachers should provide quality teaching and learning to increase proficiency.

They should prioritize teaching subjects that entails more on analysis and evaluation like Mathematics, Science and reading, she added.

She also presented her plan on how to help schools in times of calamities.

“Create a resilient curriculum where schools can easily shift to flexible learning in times of calamities by making sure that kids have complete set of materials or resources to use,” she said

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