PH Education News: Week of November 9 to 15, 2026
This week
Money for families led the week. DepEd won the first increase in ESC tuition grants since 2017: from SY 2027-2028, incoming Grade 7 grantees get up to ₱17,500 a year in Metro Manila. Grade 12 TechPro learners in public schools get bigger training vouchers this school year, up to ₱18,450 from a flat ₱12,000. DepEd also began rolling out EO 130, which replaces blanket class cancellations with local, automatic suspensions and a four-level response that runs from normal classes to a full stop. PRC released the veterinarian and midwife board results, and the reset civil service exam for NCR and parts of Region IV and CAR is next Sunday, November 22.
ESC grant goes up for the first time since 2017, starting with SY 2027-2028 Grade 7
The State Assistance Council approved DepEd's request to raise the Educational Service Contracting grant for incoming Grade 7 grantees in private junior high schools. From SY 2027-2028 the yearly grant rises from ₱13,000 to ₱17,500 in NCR, from ₱11,000 to ₱14,500 in highly urbanized cities outside NCR, and from ₱9,000 to ₱12,000 elsewhere. DepEd says this covers roughly 34 to 50 percent of mandatory fees.
What this means for parents
This matters if your child enters Grade 7 in SY 2027-2028 and you are weighing a private junior high. The new rates are for incoming Grade 7 grantees, and the grant is paid to the school for four years as long as your child stays enrolled and is promoted each year. DepEd did not say the increase applies to grants already running. Our ESC guide explains who qualifies and how schools rank applicants; its rate table shows the amounts in force until the new rates start. Ask schools in your area whether they take ESC grantees before you apply.
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- DepEdNovember 11, 2026
Bigger training vouchers for Grade 12 TechPro learners this school year
DepEd raised the Joint Delivery Voucher Program subsidy for qualified Grade 12 public senior high learners whose schools lack TechPro workshops, equipment or teachers. The flat ₱12,000 is replaced by rates per elective, starting SY 2026-2027: up to ₱18,450 for ICT, ₱17,450 for Agri-Fishery Arts, ₱16,450 for Home Economics and ₱15,450 for Industrial Arts. DepEd pays the training institution directly, and TESDA covers the NC II assessment.
What this means for students and parents
If your Grade 12 child is in a TechPro elective and their school sends learners to a partner training center, DepEd pays that center directly, so there is no administrative fee for you to pay. The voucher also covers the last Grade 12 batch on the 2016 K to 12 curriculum. After training, learners can take the NC II assessment right away, and TESDA pays the assessment fee. Our guides explain the new senior high curriculum, what each TVL specialization leads to, and how to claim and verify an NC II.
EO 130 replaces blanket class cancellations with local, automatic suspensions
DepEd started nationwide orientations on Executive Order No. 130, s. 2026 and DepEd Order No. 14, s. 2026, the new rules for class suspensions and learning during emergencies. Instead of blanket cancellations, suspensions and resumptions become automatic and local. Schools follow a 4H system: Hayo (normal classes), Hinay (distance learning or modules), Hinga (lighter workload and check-ins) and Hinto (all lessons stop).
What this means for parents, students and teachers
Expect fewer region-wide "walang pasok" announcements and more decisions made for your city or your child's school. A suspended face-to-face day will not always mean a day off: under Hinay or Hinga your child may get modules, distance lessons or a check-in instead. DepEd asked LGUs to let each school head choose the alternative mode, so follow your school's own page as well as the LGU. Our class suspension guide explains who announces walang pasok and where to check. It was written before EO 130, so use it for the channels and your school for the new steps.
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- DepEdNovember 12, 2026
PRC releases November veterinarian and midwife board results
PRC announced that 1,083 of 1,503 examinees passed the November 2026 computer-based Veterinarians Licensure Examination, released November 9, one working day after the exam. A Central Luzon State University graduate topped it at 92.50 percent. On November 11, PRC announced that 1,343 of 2,632 passed the Midwives Licensure Examination held November 7 and 8 in 18 testing centers.
What this means for exam takers and students
That is about 72 percent passing for veterinarians and 51 percent for midwives. If you took either exam, check your name on the PRC list. Online registration for your PRC ID and certificate opens December 7 for veterinarians and December 18 for midwives, and oath-taking dates will be announced later. If you are choosing a course, our board exam results page tracks pass rates by profession across past sittings, and our exam guides cover what each test includes.
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- GMA NewsNovember 9, 2026
- Rappler (PRC release)November 11, 2026
Reset civil service exam for NCR and parts of Region IV and CAR is on November 22
The CSC moved the August 9 Career Service Examination (pen and paper), suspended by monsoon rains, to Sunday, November 22 for all NCR testing centers, four in Region IV (Dasmariñas, Sta. Cruz, Batangas City, Morong) and three in CAR (Baguio, La Trinidad, Bangued). Affected examinees take it without a new fee or registration, at the same testing centers unless told otherwise. School assignments were posted on November 5.
What this means for exam takers and job seekers
If you were registered for August 9 in one of these areas, this is your only reset date: missing it forfeits the exam and the fee. Bring a valid ID, since the CSC enforces a no ID, no exam rule, and leave phones, smartwatches and calculators at home. If a red or orange rainfall warning hits any of the testing centers, the reset is cancelled in all three regions and moved to January 24, 2027. Our 2027 exam guide covers the next sittings if you are not in this group.
DepEd starts handing out new teacher laptops, first-timers first
The national rollout of 172,654 MacBook Neo units and 62,717 Windows laptops started November 9 at Dagupan City National High School and runs to March 2027. Teachers who have never had a government laptop get priority, starting with ICT coordinators and EdTech champions. The units stay government property, and sold or pawned ones can be locked remotely.
What this means for teachers
If you teach in a public school and have never been issued a laptop, you are in the first tiers. Owning a personal laptop or sharing a school unit does not disqualify you, and you can check the proposed list for errors before it is final. A raffle is used only when a tier has more qualified teachers than units. The laptop is issued to you but is not yours to sell. Our guides cover the other benefits public school teachers get and the path into DepEd teaching.
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