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With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting both educators and students alike, the circumstances faced by learners with special needs requires a slew of interventions to maximize their potential, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Higher and Technical and Vocational Education, urged his colleagues to pass Senate Bill No. 1907 or the […]
Discrimination of learners on the basis of their background or religion has no place in the country’s education system. This is Senator Win Gatchalian’s reminder to the Philippine National Police (PNP) amid an uproar on a Manila Police District (MPD) memorandum, which called for the creation of a database of Muslim students in Manila high […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the establishment of Special Education (SPED) centers in all public school divisions will help address an issue uncovered by a think tank following a study of the country’s education system. According to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies discussion paper presented at a research forum on inclusive education, “accessibility to basic […]
To aid the government in its bid to improve the quality of education in the country, the Senate is pushing for the revival of the Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM). Five senators, led by Sonny Angara, have filed Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 calling for the creation of the EDCOM, which will be composed of […]