Responding to claims linking the alleged mass promotion policy of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the staggering incidence of functionally illiterate high school graduates reported by the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is not implementing an “auto pass” or “mass promotion” policy for public school students. Education Secretary Sonny Angara ...

While Angara may be correct that there is no mass promotion policy, he must also acknowledge that DepEd could have prevented the unmitigated disaster of the 18.9 million functionally illiterate ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) has clarified that there is ... and fairer teacher evaluation mechanisms. “Mass promotion isn’t a written rule—but it’s become a silent norm in some ...

When I was first offered to write a column, the chairman instructed me to make sure that what I wrote could be understood by ...

Contrary to some media reports based on last year’s Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), the Department of Education (DepEd ... mapping, promotion of literacy ...

The recently released results from the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS ... the PSA and the Department of Education (DepEd) since 2023 to amend the FLEMMS ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 7, reiterated that there is no automatic pass or "auto-pass" policy in the Philippine public school system, amid growing concerns about the trend ...

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday maintained that there is no “auto-pass” policy being imposed in public schools. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, however, emphasized the need to ...

A Department of Education (DepEd) official highlighted the positive outcomes of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS ... of Learning Action Cells, the promotion of ...

“For me to be clear with the directive, I would like to ask whether the mass promotion will involve an interview or promotion exams—or neither,” he questioned. He urged the government to monitor the ...