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Education Secretary Sonny Angara called on parents and guardians to closely monitor their children’s online activities while urging teachers to act as compassionate “foster parents” at school, pointing out that teenagers are increasingly vulnerable to harmful online influences. Secretary Angara highlighted the vulnerability of today’s youth to digital influences and underscored the need for stronger […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called for systemic reforms that would give families and schools more “quality time” with children to help the country “get ahead” of rising youth violence and other problems. Cayetano made the call in his manifestation during the Senate’s approval on third reading on September 21, 2026 of the proposed […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called for nationwide community town hall dialogues in schools after the Department of Education (DepEd) postponed its planned live-shooter drills amid concerns over students’ mental and emotional well-being. Cayetano cited the joint statement of the Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA) and the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP) […]
Amid growing concerns over student mental health and school violence, the national government plans to spend P802 million next year to hire a total of 2,021 new guidance counselors for public elementary and high schools in a bid to strengthen the mental health services of the Department of Education (DepEd), House Minority Leader and 4Ps […]