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SCOUTING PROGRAM IN BASIC ED CURRICULUM URGED

Agusan del Norte 2nd  District Representative Dale Corvera filed a bill seeking to include the scouting program in the elementary and junior high school curriculum in all public and private schools in the country. Corvera said he introduced House Bill No. 3035 before the House of Representatives plenary. In his explanatory note, the legislator said […]

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REFINE K TO 3 CURRICULUM – GATCHALIAN

While the incoming administration is set to review the K to 12 programs, Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing to refine the K to 3 curriculum to make it more focused on literacy and numeracy. According to Gatchalian, who is set to retain his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture in […]

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PROMOTE LOCAL HISTORY IN CURRICULUM — BRIONES

Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the Department of Education’s efforts in enriching knowledge of Philippine history through the promotion of local history and reexamining the current curriculum. “We are emphasizing local history, and I believe in local history. Ang national heroes natin taga saan ba sila?” Briones said during the EduAksyon press conference recently. “Hindi natin dapat […]

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ABANTE: INTEGRATE VOTER EDUCATION IN CURRICULA

With the 2022 national elections less than a year away, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to integrate a voter education program in its curricula, one that would provide future voters with criteria for choosing candidates––especially those vying for the two highest positions in the land. “Next year […]

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ANGARA: MAKE PRIMARY, SECONDARY STUDENTS AWARE ABOUT PANDEMICS, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH EMERGENCIES

Senator Sonny Angara wants students in the primary and secondary schools in the country to be aware of pandemics, epidemics and other health emergencies. Angara noted that the experience of the Philippines with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic leaves a lot to be desired on the behavior of many Filipinos. According to the veteran senator, […]

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CONGRESS APPROVES GMRC BILL – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) will soon be taught again as a regular subject in schools as both houses of Congress approved the measure that will institutionalize GMRC and Values Education in the K-12 curriculum. On the part of the Senate, Gatchalian headed the bicameral conference which reconciled differences in […]

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INCLUDE GMRC IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM – ZUBIRI

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri pressed for the immediate inclusion of Good Manners and Right Conduct into the curriculum of public and private schools as the Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1224. “Most recently we witnessed how teenagers badly injured a balloon vendor by setting fire a bunch of […]

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INCLUDE GMRC IN K-12 CURRICULUM – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva stressed the importance of including Good Moral and Right Conduct (GMRC) and character building activities in the K-12 curriculum. Villanueva said Senate Bill 860 also known as the Comprehensive Values Education Act aims to educate the whole person. “We should put value in Values Education,” the veteran legislator said. “There is a […]