Law & Government
The Department of Education has just released the Service Marks and Visual Identity Manual (DSVMVIM), 2018 Edition. This contains the “guidelines on the specifications and applications of the Department’s name, seal, and logo to produce a unified look in all DepEd communications and publications.”
The National ID Law system has been signed into law by President Duterte in August 2018 to streamline the National Ddentification (ID) system to suppress corruption and to improve government services among others. This coming September, the pilot testing commences.
he theme for this year’s Nutrition month is “Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo… push natin ‘to!” The theme encourages everyone to advocate and realize the consumption of healthy diets, increased physical activity, and reduced sedentary behavior. Pushing the advocacy means that each and everyone can contribute to better nutrition and physical activity for better health.
Regional Memorandum 18, s. 2019 – aims to protect teachers and school heads from possible abuses, harassment and complaints, and to prevent them from becoming victims by participating and tolerating illegal and unauthorized activities that were perceived to be acceptable due to prolonged practice and unbridled systems, hence this reiteration and guidance.
The Human Resource Development Division of the DepEd’s Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development releases the updated version of the Results-based Performance Management System (RPMS) Manual in reference to the implementation of the RPMS Manual and tools based on the first 12 PPST Indicators for SY 2019-2020 which you can download now.
On Prohibiting the Use of Social Media in Class Projects – A DepEd Memorandum or Order on the matter of “Prohibiting the Use of Social Media in Class Projects and Homeworks” is in order and may be released soon by the Curriculum and Instruction strand. This is in relation to the recent update given by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT appeals for DepEd schools to stop the use of social media in the classroom since learners become vulnerable to different cyber threats.
The office of the DepEd Undersecretary for Administration, Usec. Alain Del B. Pascua, recently issued a memorandum last June 11, 2019, requesting all officials and personnel of the department to assess and submit information regarding the state of every school faculty room in the country. This is a response after the central office received reports of restrooms and other spaces or facilities being converted and used as faculty rooms.
The Department of Education thru Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones signals the increase of Public School Teachers’ salary aside from the recently received increase for the final tranche of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL).
The guide how to use the RPMS Tools for Teachers from Portfolio preparation to assessment has been circulated on the internet especially in different social networks in order to disseminate the latest information on how to improve teachers’ quality of teaching and learning process. Enhancing teacher quality ranks foremost in the many educational reform efforts toward quality education (RPMS Manual for Teachers and School Heads, 2018).