Manila, October 27, 2021—As part of its continuing efforts to improve reading outcomes and basic education for children in the Philippines, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over 44,000 Minasbate language supplementary reading materials to the Department of Education (DepEd) at a virtual event on October 25. The event also recognized writers, illustrators, editors, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 27 October, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project, Department of Education, Masbate, Minasbate, U.S. Agency for International Development
Manila, October 18, 2021 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child on Oct. 14 by deepening their commitment to produce gender-responsive and socially inclusive DepEd TV episodes. In line with the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child theme, “Digital generation. Our generation,” which calls for increased access to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 October, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: All Children Reading Philippines, Department of Education, DepEd TV, International Day of the Girl Child, United States Agency for International Development
Manila, March 23, 2021 – On March 22, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) launched a new six-week virtual webinar training series on “Teaching Grammar Communicatively in the Philippines” for DepEd teachers and supervisors. More than 3,700 DepEd teachers and supervisors will participate in the series, which will run through the week of May ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Education, DepEd, RELO
Manila, March 11, 2021 — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd), signed a new, five-year bilateral assistance agreement valued at more than Php4.8 billion ($100 million) to improve basic education outcomes in the Philippines. Through this agreement, USAID and DepEd continue and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Education, DepEd, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, February 22, 2021 – As part of the United States’ ongoing commitment to support the Philippine government’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) turned over 371 laptop computers worth more than Php16 million ($333,000) to the Department of Education (DepEd). At a ceremony ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 22 February, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Education, DepEd, TESDA, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, September 28, 2020 — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) signed a new, five-year bilateral assistance agreement valued at more than Php10.5 billion ($213 million) to boost the country’s economic development and growth. This agreement enables USAID and the Philippines to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, Department of Finance, National Economic Development Authority, Philippine Department of Health (DOH), USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, September 14, 2020 — The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), on Monday launched a new virtual series for teachers and educators in support of the country’s transition to digital learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio and U.S. Embassy ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, English, Regional English Language Office
Manila, August 19, 2020 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new project that will support the education, employment, and livelihood needs of at least 180,000 out-of-school youth across the Philippines. Through the five-year, Php1.9 billion ($37.5 million) Opportunity 2.0: Second-chance Opportunities for Out-of-school Youth project, the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, TESDA, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, June 18, 2020 — The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing Php126 million ($2.5 million) to help the Philippine government’s implementation of the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan to advance education delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the COVID-19 emergency began, USAID and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, Department of Education, Lawrence Hardy II, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, July 31, 2019 — As part of its continuing commitment to improve education outcomes for Filipino youth, the U.S. government today launched the Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project to support Department of Education (DepEd) efforts to strengthen the quality of education in the Philippines. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Law and representatives ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 31 July, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project, Department of Education, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, July 15, 2019 — Seventy-five new U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Manila on July 7, 2019. They join the more than 9,000 Americans who have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines since 1961, making the Philippines the second oldest Peace Corps program. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy, the goal of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: Education, Environment, Events, News, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development, DSWD, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Manila, May 3, 2019 — The U.S. and Philippine governments celebrated the successful conclusion of the six-year, Php832-million Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) project. The partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Education (DepEd), and 11 local government units across Mindanao expanded access ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, Lawrence Hardy II, Mindanao, Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev), TESDA, USAID, USAID Philippines
The U.S. Peace Corps signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Education and Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency on December 17, 2018. The MOU outlines the roles and responsibilities of the three agencies in the design, promotion, implementation, evaluation, and support of Peace Corps Philippines projects and activities in the Education ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Philippines
Marawi City, June 5, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated over 3,500 teacher’s kits to the Philippine Department of Education to benefit schools affected by the conflict in Marawi. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, DepEd-ARMM Regional Secretary Rasol Mitmug, Jr. and over a hundred DepEd officials attended ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 5 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Education, Marawi, Mindanao, USAID, USAID Philippines
Manila, May 9, 2018 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) completed its five-year, Php1.9 billion
Basa Pilipinas project, which improved literacy and reading comprehension among more than 1.8 million students from kindergarten to grade three. USAID partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement the project in eight school divisions in the provinces ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 May, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Basa Pilipinas, Department of Education, USAID, USAID Philippines
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Michael Klecheski (back row, second from right) led the ceremonial handover of 1.1 million library books to the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd). Witnessing the event were students of Highway Hills Integrated School in Mandaluyong City and (L-R, back row) DepEd Region VII Officer-in Charge Juliet Jeruta; DepEd Region I Regional ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 13 December, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of Education, Michael Klecheski, USAID, USAID Philippines
Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur ,October 4, 2017— The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Department of Education, delivered its first batch of tablet arm chairs to schools in Mindanao, where displaced Marawi students are currently enrolled. USAID’s Basa Pilipinas provided five schools in the municipality ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 4 October, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Department of Education, Marawi, Mindanao, USAID, USAID Philippines
