00:00Expanded career, progression, and strengthening of access to education are just a few of the accomplishments of DEPEDD in 2024.
00:09Aside from this, plans are also being prepared for the upcoming year.
00:14Joshua Garcia is in the center of the news. Yes, Joshua.
00:18Angelique, in the presence of DEPEDD Secretary Sonny Angara, the accomplishments of DEPEDD Secretary Sonny Angara are being shared with us for 2024.
00:27Their plans are also included for 2025.
00:30According to the Department of Education, P100,000 was earmarked for their expanded career, progression.
00:37At the same time, President Ferdinand R. Marquez, Jr. is ordering salary standardization, where P30,000 per year was increased for teachers.
00:45Angelique Angara also emphasized their efforts to strengthen access to education or what they call Alternative Learning System or ALS
00:53for those who are having a hard time reaching or those who want to return to education.
00:57When it comes to addressing the shortcomings of their studies,
01:00DEPEDD is currently promoting the Public-Private Partnership for the Construction of more than 100,000 classrooms across the country within the terminal of President Marquez, Jr.
01:09where the government is positive to close the gap or the backlog in the shortcomings of their studies.
01:15Angelique, aside from these, the accomplishments of DEPEDD also include the full P20,000 SRI for the first time for more than 100,000 teaching and non-teaching personnel.
01:26Earlier, Angelique also talked about bullying, where the government is promoting the revision of the IRR of the Anti-Bullying Law
01:33to be more careful in monitoring incidents of bullying, so that there will be a more concrete policy to stop it.
01:40In helping President Marquez, Jr. and his plans this year,
01:46the classroom gap should not be limited to the topic of digitalization,
01:50where they will serve as the foundation for their studies,
01:53where DEPEDD is continuously promoting the Computerization Program
01:57so that the Department of Education can work together on digitalization, which is also one of President Marquez, Jr.'s mandates.
02:02Meanwhile, Angelique, Angara also announced that the return of students to school will be on track by June this year.
02:10That's all for the latest news. Back to you, Angelique.
02:13Okay. Thank you very much, Joshua Garcia.
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