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SENATE RATIFIES GMRC BILL – ZUBIRI

Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) is set to return to the curriculum, as the bicameral report for the GMRC and Values Education Act bill was approved recently. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, principal author of the bill, stressed that GMRC is lacking in the current K-12 curriculum in both public and private institutions. The […]

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ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL PUBLIC PRIMARY, SECONDARY SCHOOLS NEEDED – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed Senate Resolution No. 330 to conduct an inquiry on the electrification of public primary and secondary schools across the country. A September 2019 data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed that there were 1,664 public primary and secondary schools nationwide that remain unenergized, affecting a total of 380,529 students. […]

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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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SCHOOLS NEED TO BE MORE VIGILANT VS NOVEL CORONAVIRUS – GATCHALIAN

Following the Department of Health’s announcement that the Philippines has confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Senator Win Gatchalian underscored the need for schools to be more vigilant and ensure that protocols are in place to prevent students from getting infected. Gatchalian also emphasized that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the 2019-nCoV […]

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PROTECT STUDENTS FROM NEW CORONAVIRUS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to put schools on alert and ensure that preventive measures are in place to protect students from a new coronavirus strain that has already infected 222 people across neighboring China, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. Gatchalian underscored the need for safety measures following an announcement […]

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ENFORCE ANTI-BULLYING LAW IN SCHOOLS – GATCHALIAN

The global education survey Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 — which ranked the Philippines as the lowest in reading and second to the lowest in science and math among 79 countries — also showed that Filipino students are the most exposed to bullying. Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) […]

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IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION OF FILIPINO STUDENTS – VILLAR, VILLANUEVA, PANGILINAN

Following reports that Filipino students are lagging in terms of reading comprehension, and in math and science, at least three senators have offered proposals to improve the learning and academic performance of young Filipinos. The Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension according to the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) […]

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GATCHALIAN TO DEPED: PREVENT CONSUMPTION OF ASF-POSITIVE PORK PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education to heighten precautionary measures and prevent students from consuming pork products that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, has called for DepEd’s vigilance following reports that processed pork from China tested positive for ASF. […]

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MMDA TO INSPECT SCHOOLS FOR CIGARETTE, TOBACCO PRODUCTS – LIM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be checking if cigarettes and other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are being sold or promotes within the 100 meters of public and private schools. Smokers will also receive verbal warnings if they were found to be smoking within 100 meters from schools, the MMDA added.  The initiative, which […]

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SCHOOLS MUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MEASLES – BELARO

1-Ang Edukasyon Party list Rep. Bong Belaro has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (Ched) on Thursday to direct all school heads to take precautions against measles for the health and safety of their students and faculty. “Schools can be hotspots of the spread of measles and other contagious diseases […]