Philippine Daily Inquirer

Schools given more flexibility for ‘Matatag’ curriculum

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has released a new set of guidelines for a more “flexible” implementation of the “Matatag” curriculum, including adjustable timetables, in ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DepEd issues list of schools that will pilot test ‘Matatag’ curriculum

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) released on Sunday the official list of participating schools for the pilot implementation of the “Matatag” curriculum. DepEd said that there ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

A one-year reading handicap under the ‘Matatag’ curriculum

The “Matatag” curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) starts the English reading competency in the first semester of Grade 2, an improvement on the K-12 curriculum which introduces the ...
Rappler

Teachers dismayed by ‘chaotic’ rollout of Matatag curriculum

The Matatag curriculum, launched in August 2023, was the banner program of the DepEd under Vice President Duterte. In a speech during its launch, Duterte noted that the new curriculum was the product ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

‘Matatag’ curriculum keeps teachers’ workload heavy

MANILA, Philippines — The revised Kinder to Grade 10 (K-10) curriculum has reduced classroom teaching time as teachers reallocated hours to lesson preparation, a new Philippine Institute for ...
Rappler

New K-10 curriculum in the Philippines: What you need to know

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) launched its “Matatag” (Firm) curriculum on Thursday, August 10. The new curriculum is supposed to be a response to the learning crisis in the ...