DDEPED AMENDS PANATANG MAKABAYAN

epartment of Education (DepEd) announced the revision of the national pledge ‘Panatang Makabayan’ from ‘nagdarasal’ to ‘nananalangin’ in accordance with DepEd Order No. 004, s. 2023, signed by Vice President Sara Duterte on February 14, 2023.

The Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching (OUCT) took the initiative on briefing different organizations concerning the terminology change in Panatang Makabayan. The Linguistic Society of the Philippines stated that they found the proposal for the changes to be “well-written and sufficiently rationalized.” On the other hand, the Pambansang

Quezon City Welcomes New Schools Division

•Claire Ashlee D. Ramirez

With the reassignment of Schools Division Superintendent in the National Capital Region on April 3, 2023, Quezon City warmly welcomes Carleen S. Sedilla, CESO V, to be appointed as the new Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) for Quezon City.

The reassignment was officially announced in Memorandum No. ROP-2023-17 from Department of Education National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Director Wilfredo E. Cabral, CESO III, released on March 28, 2023, and effective on April 3, 2023. The reassignments were done and signed by the Undersecretary for Human