___________________________________________________________________ While it expressed full support to the “Bakunahang Bayan” drive which strats on monday, December five, the Department of Education (DepED) riiterated that vacination against Covid 19 remained voluntary among learners and its personnel. In depEd order No. 051 series of 2022 signed by vice president and Education Secretary sara Duteret, the department enjoined learners, personnel parents guardians, and other stakeholders to participate in “Bakunahang Bayan” of the Department of Health scheduled until December 7. epED said it seeks to further protect its high risk teaching and non teaching personnel from Covid 19 death with boster vacinations and provide opportunities for its laerners to make informed decisions on Covid-19 and vaccinations. Nonetheless DEPED reiterated that the Covid-19 vaccination program is “NOT mandatory and will remain to be voluntary” for all school personnel and learners. There shall be no disrimination of individualswho choose not to get vaccinated or who refuse a booster DepED said However DepED stressed that “continued counseling and Education should be provided by haelth personnel to allow everyone the right to an informed decision.” Moreover DepED said that all minors who volonteer to be vaccinated should have the consent of their parent or logal guardian DEDED noted that all Minors who want to be vaccinated but can t secure the consent of their parents or legalguardian should seek the assistance of social workers from, the Department of Social welfare, and Development (DSWD). Private Schools and community learning centers, as well as state/local universities and colleges (SUCs/LUCs), DepED said, have the option to abide by the provisions of the recently-issued Order. Starting Nov. 2, DEPED has directed all public schools to implement the five days of face-to-face classes after the transition period from august to octobEr. Meanwhile, private schools and select public schools — particularly in areas affected by recent calamities — were allowed to continue the implementation of blended learning this school year. ____________________________________________________________________ Inihayag sa opisyal na facebook page ng Office of the Press Secretary ngayong linggo, SETYEMBRE 18 2022, na pinag iisipan na umano ng department of Education na tanggalin ang administrative taks sa mga guro at ibigay sa mga non teaching Personnel, upangmas makapagpokus sa sa sila pag-hahanda sa kanilang pag-tuturo. Tumutukoy ang administrative task sa mga paper works na ginagawa ng mga guro, madalas na ay mas ay kumakain pa ng kanilang oras kaysa paghahanda at pagawa ng kanilang visual aid at learning plan Maglulunsad ang Department of Education ng work-balancing tool na magissiyasat ang oras ang trabaho ng mga guro upang alaminang, panahong kanilang ginugugol sa pagtuturo at pagsagawa ng pang-administratibong tungkulin, ayon sa sa post. “Nais ng DepEd na ibigay ang mga matutukoy na pang-administratibong gawain sa mga non-teaching personnel upang maituon ng mga guro ang oras sa pagtuturo.” Umani naman ito ng iba t ibang reaksiyon at kumento mula sa mga netizen Ang kasalukuyang Kalihim ng DepEd ay mismong si Vice President sara Dutereto. Noong Huwebes, Setyembre 15, isinagawa ang Joint Press Conference ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) at DepEd kung saan tinalakay at binigyang-pansin ang iba;t ibang isyo hingil sa sektor ng edukasyon, gaya ng update sa proposal ng 2023 budget sa Kamara, pagbabawas sa workload ng mga guro, sexual harassment case, at ang classroom shortage, sa pangunguna nina OVP Spokes person Atty Reynold munsayac at DepEd Spokesperson Atty Michael Poa na ginanap sa tang gapan ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa mandaluyong City. The Philippines bags first place for two categories in the recently concluded wins the asia pacific Regional Ozone2Climate artContest hold in celebration of september sixteen as world Ozone Day The Department of Environment and natural Resuorces – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) called for submisions of art work to be submitted to the UNEP OzonAction team in the Asia Pacific Office and UNESCO with support from Mmahidol University, Thailand. For the youth drawing category, the philippine secured first place with the entr\y of adrianne Nicole Sitjar “Let there be Shield on Earth.” For the Youth Graphic Design Category, Shaina Akmad won first place with her entry, “A Seed of Hope.” The Philippines also won in other categories namely, Khaytel Cabanlong who won 3rd place under the Adult Graphic Design Category and Jayson Alcano as honorable mention under the Adult Drawing Category. According to EMB Assistant Director, Engr. Vizminda Osorio, this is a testament of the Philippines’ strengthened campaign against ozone depleting substances highlighting the increased environmental consciousness of the youth on ozone protection as reflected in each artwork. We are very proud of the achievements of our youth With their artwork, we can inspire more and generate awareness on the importance of our continued cooperation to protect the ozone layer, Osorio said. Thirty-four countries from Asia and the Pacific participated in the contest, which was launched on 16 September 2021 by the UNEP OzonAction team in the Asia Pacific Office and UNESCO with support from Mahidol University, Thailand. More than 6,000 pieces of artwork in the categories of drawing, graphic design, and photography were submitted for the national level contests, of which 55% and 60% were submitted by youth and females respectively. At the end of the national contests in April 2022, 98 pieces of art work from participating countries were nominated for the regional-level contest and were posted in a dedicated website for public vouting until the end of august 2022. The Philippines will officially hold the awarding ceremony for the winning artists on November 29, 2022 in celebration of November as National Environmental Awareness Month.