A PIDS paper projects public elementary school enrollment to decline by 2040, from the current 18 million to between 10.5 and 12.8 million, depending on changes in fertility rates ...

the Cebu province alone is lacking over 3,000 classrooms. DepEd 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez said during the Openline News Media forum on Tuesday, June 3, calling it the highest classroom shortage in ...

According to DepEd-7 officials, Cebu Province is bearing the brunt of the crisis, with over 3,000 classrooms still lacking. Nationally, classroom backlogs have reached a staggering 165,000 ...

The classroom shortage is just the tip of the iceberg. Cebu’s public schools are not only grappling with a lack of classrooms, now pegged at over 3,000 in the province alone, but also with damaged ...

Garcia announced this during her post-election meeting with town and city mayors of Cebu Province on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall. For the first time, Garcia has ...

WITH classes opening in two weeks, Cebu Province faces a shortage of more than 3,000 classrooms and facilities. Department of Education (DepEd) 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez revealed the deficit ...

According to SunStar Cebu in August 2024, DepEd 7 was more than 100,000 students short of its target enrollment two weeks after the start of classes. / CDF ...

The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas or Region 7 (PSA-7) revealed that 92.2 percent of ...

Cebu Province had the lowest scores ... "So hopefully we also see increased funding for building more classrooms and other support facilities," Menjares added. DepDev-7 supports the Philippine ...