DepEd SDO Ilocos Norte Legal Unit

07/10/2025

29/04/2025

This case underscores the need for School Administrators to process all complaints of bullying.

Good thing that the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte has its own SDOIN Omnibus Learners' Code of Discipline to provide School Administrators within the SDO a comprehensive and uniform procedure in handling learner discipline cases.

JUST IN: The Supreme Court (SC) Second Division has affirmed the PHP 650,000 civil liability of a school who was found negligent for snubbing a complaint regarding a bullying incident that happened inside the premises of the school.

The SC found Mother Goose Special School System, Inc. negligent for its failure to address a punching incident involving three grade school students inside one of its classrooms. When the victim’s parents informed the school about the said incident, it just took the complaint for granted. This paved the way for them to file formal requests for investigation. Mother Goose School ultimately concluded the incident was mere "teasing" or "rough play" and took no disciplinary action.

Dissatisfied, the parents filed a complaint for damages against the school, the teachers, and the other students’ fathers.

The high court noted that the school was guilty of negligence for its lack of proper protocols, failure to inform the victim’s parents promptly, and inaccuracies in its investigation. The high court ordered Mother Goose School to pay the victim’s parents PHP 650,000 in damages and attorney’s fees, emphasizing that schools have a contractual obligation to ensure a safe learning environment.

It also reiterated that schools must maintain peace and order within their premises and even outside campus during school activities adding that they may avoid liability only upon proof that they exercised due diligence.

31/03/2025

The Sites Titling Office (STO) of DepEd Central Office is hiring TA IVs (Geodetic/Civil Engineers) and TA IIs for school sites titling processes.

One (1) TA IV and five (5) TA IIs shall be deployed to the province of Ilocos Norte.

Deadline form application is 31 MARCH 2025, 11:59 pm. Please see attached pictures for instructions on how to apply.

19/02/2025

A public school principal in Virac, Catanduanes has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for alleged falsification of public documents and pocketing P5,000 in government funds. https://tinyurl.com/5xck9bny

20/01/2025

You can now request online for your Certificates of No Pending Case (CNP) through this link: https://bitly.cx/CNPRequest

Kindly use your DepEd e-mail addresses to access the form.