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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CHINESE IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE – GATCHALIAN

Discrimination is not right. And Filipinos ought not to be discriminatory. This is what Senator Win Gatchalian stressed in the wake of increasing negative sentiments towards China and the Chinese nationals in this time of the novel coronavirus scare. Gatchalian, who has always believed that discrimination in the country is very low, reiterates that the […]

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IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE TUITION LAW – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) to have clear and definite guidelines for an improved implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act 10931) or the free tuition law. Gatchalian, co-author and co-sponsor of the […]

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PH SHOULD SKIP 2021 PISA – GATCHALIAN

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recommended that the Philippines skip the 2021 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) so that changes in the curriculum, which were introduced by the Department of Education (DepEd), can be absorbed by students. In an interview at the Senate, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education said the DepEd has […]

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47% OF FILIPINO FAMILIES NATIONWIDE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH K-12 – GATCHALIAN

Almost half of Filipino families nationwide are dissatisfied with the K-12 program, revealed Senator Win Gatchalian, who commissioned a Pulse Asia survey to measure public satisfaction on the program’s implementation. With 1,200 respondent-families nationwide, Gatchalian shared that 47 percent of Filipino families are not satisfied with the K-12 program. Meanwhile 38 percent said they are […]

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TIME TO CONSIDER WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian expressed dismay over a report by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that only 30% percent of barangays nationwide, or an estimated 12,614 out of 42,045, are practicing segregation, emphasizing that the waste hierarchy of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ (3Rs) is a failure. “The 3Rs is a failure, yung reuse, reduce, […]

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REFORM K-12 CURRICULUM – GATCHALIAN

No better. This is how Senator Win Gatchalian sees the Philippines’ performance in the forthcoming Programme for International Student Assessment 2021 (PISA 2021) if no significant reforms are implemented in the K-12 curriculum. In a policy forum evaluating the implementation of the K-12 program, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and […]

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ESTABLISH MATH AND SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOLS IN EVERY PROVINCE – GATCHALIAN

Following the results of a global survey that revealed low math and science proficiency scores among Filipino high school students, Senator Win Gatchalian is calling anew for the establishment of a public math and science high school in every province. According to Gatchalian, the results of the global Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018, […]

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FILIPINOS SHOULD SUPPORT LOCAL TOURISM AMID THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THREAT – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on Filipinos to help support the country’s local tourism industry as he expects the temporary travel ban on mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)threat to hurt the tourism sector. Gatchalian said avoiding trips abroad can also help contain the spread of the virus which experts […]

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SENATE TO PROBE POOR PERFORMANCE OF PINOY STUDENTS IN GLOBAL STUDY – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the state of basic education in the Philippines, especially in the context of the global survey 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018). According to Gatchalian, the inquiry is not a mere post-mortem of the Filipino students’ dismal performance in the global study. […]

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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 […]